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LECTIO Institute

@lectio-institute.bsky.social

KU Leuven Institute for the Study of the Transmission of Texts, Ideas and Images in Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (posts mainly by @dareiadareia.bsky.social)

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EMoDiR@emodir.bsky.social · 2w ago

#CfP 📢 Conference: “TransLATINg the Bible: The Creation, Transmission, and Reception of the Latin Bible”, KU Leuven 📆 7–9 April 2027 | 🌍 Leuven ⏰ 1 October 2026 🔗 reforc.com/events/translating-the-bible #Bible #TranslationStudies #LatinStudies #BookHistory

TransLATINg the Bible: the Creation, Transmission, and Reception of the Latin Bible - REFORC

The text of KU Leuven’s call for papers follows below: We welcome proposals for 30-minute papers (including discussion) engaging with the conference theme and methodological approaches outlined below....

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LECTIO Institute@lectio-institute.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The summer is usually quieter, but we are doing some work behind the scenes to prepare for the first event of the next academic year, the summer school. In two days we'll see how many people applied to participate, and soon thereafter, we hope to send out a lot of confirmation emails. Almost there!

LECTIO Institute@lectio-institute.bsky.social · 4mo ago

V LECTIO Interdisciplinary Summer School “Translations in the Premodern and Early Modern World” 8-9 September 2026, Old Abbey of Kortenberg. Masterclasses, research pitches, and a lot of conversations across disciplines! Program and registration (until 30 June): www.kuleuven.be/lectio/event...

A banner with a white background and an image of the Abbey of Kortenberg as an illustration, as well as the logos of LECTIO Institute and KU Leuven. The text reads: "Translations in the Premodern and Early Modern World. V LECTIO Interdisciplinary Summer School. 8-9 September 2026, Oude Abdij Kortenberg. 8 masterclasses - 7 disciplines - 3 main topics: material dimensions of translation, translation techniques and methods, and translators and interpreters in their societies. Register by 30 June at [link].
Pieter Beullens@pieterbeullens.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are looking for a postdoc @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social! And they are looking for another postdoc @unituebingen.bsky.social! If you want to work on the Latin translations of Aristotle's De anima and De sensu, this is your chance! www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... #ancientbluesky #philosophysky

Postdoctoral fellow for the FWO-WEAVE-project ‘Aristotle on Soul and Senses: Exchanges between Latin and Greek Transmissions of De anima and De sensu’ (EXDADS)

Interested in postdoc research on Aristotle?

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LECTIO Institute@lectio-institute.bsky.social · 4mo ago

One of our Institute's contributions to the celebrations of KU Leuven's 600th birthday in 2025, this volume is available in Open Access. Do have a look!

Yale Classics Library@yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Charting the Future of Historical Humanities / Pieter d’Hoine, @dareiadareia.bsky.social & Wim Decock, eds. www.brepolsonline.net/content/book... #openaccess @brepols.net @lectio-institute.bsky.social @tolonen.bsky.social @monica-berti.bsky.social

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Blog of the European Society for Comparative Legal History@esclh.bsky.social · 5mo ago

BOOK: Violet SOEN, Wouter DRUWÉ, Wim FRANCOIS & Ralph DECONINCK (eds.), Innovationes Lovanienses: Arts, Law and Theology at the University of Louvain (1425–1797) [Lectio; 18] (Turnhout: Brepols, 2026) esclh.blogspot.com/2026/04/book...

BOOK: Violet SOEN, Wouter DRUWÉ, Wim FRANCOIS & Ralph DECONINCK (eds.), Innovationes Lovanienses: Arts, Law and Theology at the University of Louvain (1425–1797) [Lectio; 18] (Turnhout: Brepols, 2026)...

(image source: TRN ) Abstract: Throughout the first centuries of its existence, the University of Louvain functioned as a crossroads for t...

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LECTIO Institute@lectio-institute.bsky.social · 7mo ago

An exciting lecture, which illustrated the challenges and possibilities of HTR as well as some fantastic pages from the Magister Dixit collection of student notebooks. Thanks to Serena and to KU Leuven Special Collections for organising this event!

KU Leuven Libraries Special Collections@speccoll-kuleuven.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Serena Crespi’s research residency, as a joint fellow of @lectio-institute.bsky.social and Special Collections, is drawing to a close. On Tuesday, she presented her research to the members of LECTIO and the Library Fund, under the title ‘Making the Past Readable: AI, Handwriting, and Manuscripts’.

LECTIO Institute@lectio-institute.bsky.social · 7mo ago

One more week left to apply and get a chance to spend some time in Leuven (and stay at Groot Begijnhof) next academic year!

Photo of a street in Groot Begijnhof, Leuven. The photo shows red-bricked houses of two or three stories, there is a house with wooden beams in the middle of the frame. The cobblestone street is empty.
LECTIO Institute@lectio-institute.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The call for Visiting Fellowships is open! In a nutshell: 📚 Open topic (x2) or a more specific theme (x3) ⏳ 4–6 weeks in the academic year 2026–2027 💶 Non-stipendiary (alas!), but we will cover travel to/from Leuven and accommodation 📆 Apply by 6 March 2026 🔗 www.kuleuven.be/lectio/visit...

@marghefant.bsky.social · last yr.

*Last day* to apply for a PhD position in medieval history and DH, a joint project between Ugent, VUB and KU Leuven! Come and investigate the circulation of ideas in the Low Countries with a great interdisciplinary team!

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LECTIO Institute@lectio-institute.bsky.social · last yr.

Apply until 20 May for our joint Visiting Fellowship program with DigiSoc – KU Leuven Institute for Digital Society! We invite scholars working on the reception of the past in digital society – for example, our current fellow will give a lecture on "history as aesthetic" and videogames next week. ⬇️

Leuven.AI@leuvenai.bsky.social · 2y ago

Do you want to study the 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱? We have an open postdoc position at the intersection of #AI and #SocialNetworkAnalysis. www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... Apply by 19 Apr 2025. @marghefant.bsky.social @lectio-institute.bsky.social

Postdoctoral Position in AI and Social Network Analysis

Unravel the intellectual networks of the past with AI-driven methods

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LECTIO Institute@lectio-institute.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hello BlueSky! This is a new account for the LECTIO Institute. We are an interdisciplinary research institute based in Leuven devoted to the study of the intellectual history of pre-modern and early modern Europe. www.kuleuven.be/lectio

KU Leuven Institute LECTIO

Institute for the Study of the Transmission of Texts, Ideas and Images in Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

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Daria Kohler@dareiadareia.bsky.social · 2y ago

I have finally prepared everything to send out the next call for Visiting Fellowships in Leuven (www.kuleuven.be/lectio/visit...). They are non-stipendiary, but we do cover accommodation and travel costs and strive to provide a great academic experience. Check it out? The deadline is 16 March.