Luisa Andriollo, Carlo Pernigotti and Maria Cristina Rossi (University of Pisa) invite scholars to submit abstracts of contributions for the upcoming book Medieval Texts as Space of Cross-Cultural Exchange. Writing, Multilingualism and Mediators between East and West. Possible topics would include :
- Graphic and documentary models in the imperial chancelleries of East and West
- Coexisting graphic and linguistic systems in literary or documentary texts
- Multilingualism in texts and documents
- Translations of texts across various literary genres
- Key figures in cross-cultural exchange: ambassadors, interpreters, translators,
and scribes
and more generally the examination of texts as both literary and material products across their multiple dimensions (material, linguistic, symbolic)
Abstracts should be sent in by December 15, 2024, in English, Italian, French, or German, and have a length of 300-500. For more more details, contact etc., please refer to the enclosed, comprehensive call for contributions.
Commission internationale de diplomatique 