Projects
The Presence of Classics in Early Modern Book History (PreCEM) KU Leuven
Preliminary research for publication and exhibition A History of Belgian Book illustration Hasselt University
The History of Exegesis and Marginal Books of the New Testament: The Patristic Reception History of 1 Peter KU Leuven
The History of Exegesis and “Marginal” Books of the New Testament: The Patristic Reception History of 1 Peter KU Leuven
This project revolves around the volume of Novum Testamentum Patristicum that I have been assigned by the editors of the series, which will contain a thorough assessment of, and commentary on, the Patristic reception of 1 Peter 2:11-5:14 up to the eight century. It is an enquiry into the nature of the authority assigned to a marginal New Testament letter — 1 Peter — in Late Antiquity. As such, it builds upon the results of my recently ...
Bringing Bergson Back into the History and Philosophy of Biology Ghent University
In 1907, French philosopher Henri Bergson published a metaphysical interpretation of biological evolution, Creative Evolution. The book became a bestseller and propelled him to international fame. Historians of biology have mostly considered that Bergson’s ideas left little or no lasting impression on biologists. In addition, in Anglo-American analytic philosophy of biology, Bergson’s ideas are widely ignored. However, the problems Bergson ...
Poetry from the Margins. Literary, Philological, minguistic and historical analysis of a new corpus of byzantine Book Epigrams (800-1453) Ghent University
Literary, linguistic and historical analysis of a corpus of book epigrams from medieval Greek manuscripts. Unknown texts will be published with a commentary, both in paper version and on-line. The analysis will shed new light on the literary aesthetics of the Byzantine period, the evolution of medieval Greek language, orthography and verse forms, and the socio-historical context of the emergence of books and manuscripts.
Thomas of Marga and the Book of Superiors: texts, formation and socio-cultural context of a East-Syrian bishop in the mid-ninth century Ghent University
Composed by Thomas of Marga, a bishop in northern Iraq (9th century), the Book of Superiors tells the story of Christianity in the Middle East between the 6th and 9th centuries. The Syriac text was edited and translated at the end of the 19th century, only to be largely neglected by scholars. The originality of Thomas' work can be seen in the depth of its historiographic reconstruction, coupled with a rigorous research method. The innovation ...
Liber Floridus 1121. The World in a Book Ghent University
Liber Floridus 1121. The World in a Book makes the early 12th-century encyclopedia of Lambert, a canon of the Church of our Lady in Saint-Omer, more widely known. Besides the material aspects of the manuscript, attention is paid to the content of the Liber Floridus. Through an exhibition, publications and lectures the world view of Lambert of Saint-Omer is explained.
Liber Floridus 1121. The World in a Book Ghent University
Liber Floridus 1121. The World in a Book makes the early 12th-century encyclopedia of Lambert, a canon of the Church of our Lady in Saint-Omer, more widely known. Besides the material aspects of the manuscript, attention is paid to the content of the Liber Floridus. Through an exhibition, publications and lectures the world view of Lambert of Saint-Omer is explained.