September 2019

Next Wednesday 30th October 2019, at 5.30 pm, in our Institute, the launch of the catalogue of the XVIth century books of the library of the La Verna Franciscan convent in Tuscany will take place. The catalogue is edited by Chiara Razzolini and Chiara Cauzzi and it has been published by the editor Olschki of Florence. Chaired by f. Fortunato Iozzelli ofm, Carlo Ossola and Anna Scattigno will discuss on the historical, literary, philosophical and theological meanings of the XVIth century books used to read and study by the friars of one of the most important convents of the Franciscan order. Download here for more details.

Here is the fifth edition of our international workshop for young researchers, that will take place in Florence from the 2nd to the 4th of October 2019, and during which they will have the opportunity to discuss their scientific topics with renowned Italian and foreign scholars. ‘Entangled Knowledges: Education and Culture in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (XIIIth-XIXth c.)’: a long periodization for a conference which aims to compare the rabbinic and christian schools, together with the islamic madrassas, paying attention to the multiple ways of the transmission of knowledge, to their influences, to the numerous relations in general with the culture of the different people and religions. Also this year the workshop will be under the auspices of the Waldensian Church of Florence and the Protestant Cultural Center ‘Pietro Martire Vermigli’, and will be introduced by the On. Flavia Piccoli Nardelli, member of the Cultural Commission of the Italian Chamber of Deputees, and by Alessandro Martini, Counsellor to the religious confessions of the Municipality of Florence. Download here the program for more details.