Symposium Modern Classical Texts and the Leiden Manuscript Collection
Friday, 25 April, 2008: ‘Grote vergaderzaal’, Leiden University Library.
A symposium on textual editing to celebrate the long-standing links in classical scholarship between The Netherlands and Great Britain in the presence of the British Ambassador to The Netherlands, Mr Lyn Parker.
Programme
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10.00 |
Registration; coffee and tea available. |
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10.30 |
Opening: Prof. dr Wim Gerritsen, Scaliger Professor emeritus, Leiden University. |
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11.00 |
Session 1 |
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Chair: Prof.dr Ruurd Nauta (Groningen University) | |
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Two papers by Dutch classical editors | |
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a) Prof. Gerard Boter (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) | |
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‘The text of Plato's Republic: from Leiden via Amsterdam to | |
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Oxford and back.’ | |
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b) Dr. Maaike Zimmerman (Groningen University) | |
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‘Age and Merit: the importance of the recentiores and incunabula for the text of Apuleius’ Metamorphoses.’ | |
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12.30 |
Sandwich lunch in the Faculty Club, Rapenburg 6, Leiden |
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14.15 |
Formal welcome to the British Ambassador by the Rector Magnificus of Leiden University. |
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15.30: |
Session 2 |
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Chair: Prof.dr. Karl Enenkel (Leiden University) | |
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Introduction to Leiden University Library by Kurt de Belder, University Librarian. | |
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Introduction to the history of the classical manuscript collection by Dr André Bouwman, Curator of Western Manuscripts. | |
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15.15 |
Two papers by British editors of Oxford Classical Texts |
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a) Prof. Jonathan Powell (Royal Holloway College, London) | |
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‘From Cicero's waste paper basket? The Leiden Corpus of Cicero's philosophical works.’ | |
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16.00 |
Tea |
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16.30 |
Session 3 |
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Chair: Prof.dr. Joan Booth (Leiden University) | |
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b) Dr. Stephen Heyworth (Wadham College, Oxford) | |
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‘Leidensis Vossianus lat. O.38 and the Propertian tradition.’ | |
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17.15 |
Address by the Ambassador |
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17.30 |
Summing up and close |
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17.45 |
Reception (University Library, 2nd floor landing) with separate viewing of original manuscripts (New Reading Room, University Library, 2nd floor). Participants will be divided into two groups for viewing the manuscripts. |
Oxford University Press (OUP) will be providing a small display of published material related to textual editing. Colloquium participants will be able to some OUP books at a discount.
Registration fee
The registration fee of € 15 (students half-price) to cover refreshments, lunch and administration will be payable in cash at registration. The reception is free for all registered participants.
Because there is a numerus clausus, those who are interested in participating are requested to contact prof.dr. Joan Booth (j.booth@let.leidenuniv.nl) first to check whether any places are still available.
The colloquium has been made possible by the contributory financial support of:
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The Leids Universiteits Fonds (LUF) Van Walsem
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The Executive Board (College van Bestuur) of Leiden University
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The Faculty of Arts Research Institute PALLAS
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Leiden University Library
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OIKOS (Dutch National Graduate School in Classics)
- The Department of Classics, Leiden University