8-11 September: CODEX organises International Conference

On 8-11 September 2026, the CODEX Centre organised 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 was attended by specialists from France, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

During the conference, we opened an exhibition of medieval books and fragments at the Academy Library in Cluj. The exhibition catalogue, written by Adrian Papahagi and Carmen Oanea, was presented on that occasion.

Participants and the general public attended 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 took us to the Batthyaneum Library on 11 September.

Here is the conference programme:

8 September: Opening Session (Prof. Daniel David, Dr Rareș Moldovan, Prof. Marilena Maniaci, Prof. Adrian Papahagi) & Keynote 1 (Prof. István Monok)

8 September: Panel 1 (Dr Anne-Margreet As-Vijvers, Dr Dominika Grabiec, Dr. Ana-Maria Gînsac)

8 September: Panel 2 (Dr Fanni Hende, Prof. Marilena Maniaci, Dr Chiara de Angelis)

8 September: Panel 3 (Dr Peter Toth, Dr Scott Mandelbrote)

9 September: Keynote 2 (Prof. Judith Olszowy-Schlanger) & Panel 4 (Dr Emma Abate, Dr Joseph O’Hara)

9 September: Opening of the Exhibition at the Academy Library (Prof. Adrian Papahagi, Revd Prof. Ioan Chirilă)

9 September: Panel 5 (Dr Adrien Quéret-Podesta, Dr Matilde Malaspina, Dr Andrei Crișan)

9 September: Panel 6 (Dr Eduard Lazorík, Dr Szabolcs Márton, Dr Eva Veselovská)

10 September: Keynote 3 (Prof. Cristina Dondi) & Panel 7 (Dr Miklós István Földváry, Mr Apor Kiss-Pető, Dr Carmen Fenechiu, Mrs Carmen Oanea, Dr Márton Szovák)