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Alessandro Bonvini

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Amicorum communia omnia. Currently PhD researcher at KU Leuven. Working on Erasmus of Rotterdam, Classical bilingualism in Renaissance Europe, Neo-Latin literature.

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πŸ“£ The deadline to apply for our summer school on Greek-Latin bilingualism from antiquity to early modern times is approaching (Leuven, 12-18 July 2026). Please spread the word!

More information: www.dalet.be/Summer%20Sch...

@digneolatin.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy
@neolatinsociety.bsky.social

26.11.2025 09:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The deadline to submit an abstract for our HellBel conference is approaching too!

"New Ancient Greek Literature: Contexts, Audiences, Legacies" (Leuven, 8-10 July 2026)

www.dalet.be/CfP_HellBel_...

26.11.2025 09:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
IJsewijn Lecture & Laboratorium The Seminarium Philologiae Humanisticae organizes the new IJsewijn Lecture & Laboratorium. This initiative revives the annual Jozef IJsewijn Lecture in a novel format, but preserving some classical in...

πŸ“£ The deadline to submit an abstract for the 4th IJsewijn Lecture & Laboratorium is likewise approaching! Submissions due 15 December.

www.arts.kuleuven.be/sph/ijsewijn...

@neolatinsociety.bsky.social
@digneolatin.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy

26.11.2025 09:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

You can read the full conference report here πŸ‘‰https://greci-twinning.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/greci-final-conference-report-1.pdf

@ec.europa.eu @ucy1.bsky.social @uio.no @nconstantinidou.bsky.social

03.11.2025 08:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Natasha! It was a pleasure to be there – hope to see you again soon!

28.10.2025 20:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Back in Innsbruck, my thoughts go to last week’s GrECI concluding conference β€œHellenism in Early Modern Europe” in Nicosia. Grateful for the opportunity to present my research on Erasmus’ Adagia in such an inspiring setting.

28.10.2025 20:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Excited to share that from today I’ll be spending the next four months at Innsbruck University as a Neo-Latin Fellow πŸ“œβœ¨ Looking forward to this wonderful experience in the Alps πŸ”οΈπŸŽ“ #NeoLatin

01.10.2025 06:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Promotional banner graphic. On the left, the book cover for Pomponius Mela. The background is an ancient map taken from the cover. Along the bottom right, white text on a blue background reads 'A new translation and the first detailed English-language commentary of Pomponius Mela.'  In the top right, the LUP logo.

Promotional banner graphic. On the left, the book cover for Pomponius Mela. The background is an ancient map taken from the cover. Along the bottom right, white text on a blue background reads 'A new translation and the first detailed English-language commentary of Pomponius Mela.' In the top right, the LUP logo.

Recently published | The first volume in the new series Translated Texts from Antiquity: a fresh translation and the first detailed English-language commentary of Pomponius Mela.

Find out more here: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

23.07.2025 11:01 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
PEETERS ONLINE JOURNALS

Just in time for the @ianls.bsky.social conference in Aix, the Seminarium is happy to share the new, hefty volume of 'Humanistica Lovaniensia', which appeared last week.

As usual, all papers can be consulted freely online, through the following link:
poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?...

10.07.2025 06:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨 Applications are now open for the Summer School β€œClassical Bilingualism: From Greco-Roman Antiquity to Early Modern Europe”. Join us for a rich program with top experts!

πŸ“Leuven, 12-18 July 2026
πŸ—“ Deadline: 1 Dec 2025
πŸ”— Info & application: www.dalet.be/summer_schoo...

09.07.2025 06:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Non ero a Torino in realtΓ ! È da parecchio che non vado…

05.07.2025 06:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just wrapped up a fantastic
summer school in Digital Humanities organised by Antwerp University.

It was a great chance to work with XML, HTML, and OCR, and to connect with others interested in digital texts.

Grateful for the experience and curious to see where this leads next.
#DigitalHumanities

04.07.2025 18:23 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations!

03.07.2025 12:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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15.06.2025 13:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
IJsewijn Lecture & Laboratorium The Seminarium Philologiae Humanisticae organizes the new IJsewijn Lecture & Laboratorium. This initiative revives the annual Jozef IJsewijn Lecture in a novel format, but preserving some classical in...

Looking forward to welcoming you to Leuven this Thursday & Friday for the 3rd IJsewijn Lecture & Laboratorium! Join us for a lecture by Prof. Aline Smeesters and a rich line-up of speakers on Friday. See you there!
www.arts.kuleuven.be/sph/ijsewijn...

21.05.2025 06:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Flying to Pavia next Monday β€” back to my Alma Mater β€” to celebrate our Maestra Elisa Romano!
Excited to present my research on Erasmus’ Chiliades and his fascinating engagement with Poliziano, alongside an amazing line-up! βœˆοΈπŸ“š
#ErasmusOfRotterdam #EarlyModern

06.05.2025 07:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
book cover 'Student Notes from Latin Europe (1400–1750)'

book cover 'Student Notes from Latin Europe (1400–1750)'

quote 'Investigating student notes from so many centuries ago is a complex challenge, especially because they come in so many forms and you need a lot of skills to tackle them.' + cover 'Student Notes from Latin Europe (1400–1750)'

quote 'Investigating student notes from so many centuries ago is a complex challenge, especially because they come in so many forms and you need a lot of skills to tackle them.' + cover 'Student Notes from Latin Europe (1400–1750)'

Available in paperback and Open Access πŸ“–πŸ”“
✨ Student Notes from Latin Europe (1400–1750): A Research Companion, edited by Xander Feys, Maxime Maleux, Andy Peetermans, Raf Van Rooy
πŸ”— lup.be/.../student-...

#studentnotes #earlymodernhistory #bookhistory #universityhistory #Latin #intellectualhistory

29.04.2025 12:43 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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I am pleased to announce that my paper, β€œHolding out for a Hero. Erasmus and Poliziano in the Renaissance battle for Classical bilingualism”, will be presented at the Neolatinistendag tomorrow in Utrecht! πŸ“š I look forward to such an exciting programme. 🌟 Tot morgen!

06.03.2025 21:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Erasmian self-fashioning.

18.01.2025 21:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
IJsewijn Lecture & Laboratorium The Seminarium Philologiae Humanisticae organizes the new IJsewijn Lecture & Laboratorium. This initiative revives the annual Jozef IJsewijn Lecture in a novel format, but preserving some classical in...

The deadline for submitting abstract proposals to the IJsewijn Lecture & Laboratorium has been extended until 6 January 2025. Please do consider submitting an abstract!

@digneolatin.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy

www.arts.kuleuven.be/sph/ijsewijn...

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