On 8-11 September 2026, the CODEX Centre is organising the international conference “Medieval Books in the Early Modern Period: Comparative Perspectives” within a research project financed by the Romanian Research Council (“Medieval Books in the Early Modern Period: The Case of Cluj in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries”, PN-IV-P1-PCE-2023-0465).
The conference is attended by specialists from the France, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, and the UK.
During the conference, we will open an exhibition of medieval books and fragments at the Academy Library in Cluj (9 September). The exhibition catalogue, written by Adrian Papahagi and Carmen Oanea, will be presented on that occasion. Participants and the general public can attend a concert of music from of medieval and early modern Transylvanian manuscripts, directed by our colleague, Dr Szabolcs Márton (10 September, 5 pm, St Michael’s Church, Cluj). The conference trip will take us to the Batthyaneum Library on 11 September.
Here is the conference programme:
Centrul CODEX 