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Tabella Editioni in Fieri 19/06/2012 Foglio1 A B C D E F G 1 Author Title Editor Language Note Institutions Emails Università “Ca’ Foscari”, Venezia Agathias Scholasticus Epigrams: critical edition and commentary Valerio, Francesco Greek MPhil/PhD theses in progress [email protected] 2 – Italy Hexaemeron: editio princeps, introduction, Kuehn, Clement & Pontificio Istituto Orientale, Independent scholar, New Haven, Anastasius Sinaita Greek Orientalia Christiana Analecta 278, [email protected] 3 and English translation Baggarly, John Rome 2007 USA Terzopoulos, Independent scholar, Aegina, Anastasius Sinaita Homilia de sacra synaxi Greek [email protected] 4 Konstantinos Greece To be published in Corpus Independent scholar, New Haven, Christianorum: Series Graeca, Anastasii Sinaitae Opera. You can follow the progress of the editio maior at Anastasius Sinaita Hexaemeron: editio maior Kuehn, Clement A. Greek [email protected] http://www.anastasiosofsinai.org / and http://www.newmoses.org/index. html 5 USA Terzopoulos, Independent scholar, Aegina, Anastasius Sinaita Homilia de sacra synaxi; Greek [email protected] 6 Konstantinos Greece Terzopoulos, Independent scholar, Aegina, Anastasius Sinaita Homilia in sextum Psalmum; Greek [email protected] 7 Konstantinos Greece Terzopoulos, Independent scholar, Aegina, Anastasius Sinaita Sermo in defunctos; Greek [email protected] 8 Konstantinos Greece Terzopoulos, Independent scholar, Aegina, Anastasius Sinaita Sermo de transfiguratione; and Greek [email protected] 9 Konstantinos Greece Terzopoulos, Independent scholar, Aegina, Anastasius Sinaita Homilia in ramos palmarum Greek [email protected] 10 Konstantinos Greece Corpus Christianorum: Series Andronikos Kamateros Ἱερὰ Ὁπλοθήκη: critical edition Bucossi, Alessandra Greek Ars Edendi, Stockholm, Sweden [email protected] 11 Graeca 12 Andronikos Kamateros Ἱερὰ Ὁπλοθήκη: English translation Bucossi, Alessandra Greek Liverpool University Press, TTB Ars Edendi, Stockholm, Sweden [email protected] English translation for Dumbarton Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, Anonymous Miracles of the Pege Talbot, Alice-Mary Greek [email protected] 13 Oaks Medieval Library DC, USA English translation for Dumbarton Washington and Lee Univ., Anonymous Miracles of St Thekla Johnson, Scott Greek [email protected] 14 Oaks Medieval Library Virginia, USA Life of Nichols of Stoudios (BHG 1365), ed. Department of Linguistics and Anonymous Heldt, Johan Greek MPhil/PhD theses in progress Philology, University of Uppsala, [email protected] 15 and English tr. Sweden Life of Blasios of Amorion (BHG 278), ed. and Anonymous Heldt, Johan Greek University of Messina (Italy) [email protected] 16 English tr. Murzaku, Ines in Anonymous Vita of Neilos of Rossano (Eng. Tr.) collaboration with Greek Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library Seton Hall U., S. Orange, NJ [email protected] 17 Milewski, Douglas The Hagiographical dossier of the Martyr University of Ioannina / Ioannina Anonymous Apserou, Stephanie Greek MPhil/PhD theses in progress [email protected] 18 Eugenia (BHG 607w – 607z) / Greece Critical edition and Russian Anonymus De sordidis operibus romanorum Barmin, Alexey Greek Academy of Sciences, Russia [email protected] 19 translation (Translator’s preface to retranslation of George Washington University, Anonymus Fisher, Elizabeth Greek [email protected] 20 Apocalypsis Danielis) Washington DC, USA Corpus Christianorum: Series Università degli studi di Udine - Anonymus Etymologicum Symeonis Baldi, Davide Greek [email protected] 21 Graeca Italy 22 Athanasios I Patriach of Constantinople The whole unpublished corpus of his works Patedakis, Manolis Greek University of Crete, Greece [email protected] An unpublished Byzantine prayer attributed Classics Department, King’s Attributed to Saint Augustine Grafiadelli, Maria Greek MA dissertation, 1997 23 to Saint Augustine College London, UK Correctio interpretationis librorum Platonis Tiftixoglou, Viktor in Institut für Byzantinistik, Byzantinische Kunstgeschichte Bessarion collaboration with Greek [email protected] und Neogräzistik der LMU 24 De Legibus a Trapezuntio compositae Mariev, Sergei München Critical Edition of the Greek and Institut für Byzantinistik, Latin Versions of the text, a Byzantinische Kunstgeschichte Bessarion De natura et arte Mariev, Sergei Greek [email protected] German translation and a und Neogräzistik der LMU 25 commentary München Institute for Byzantine Studies, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Bessarion Refutatio syllogismorum Maximi Planudis Silvano, Luigi Greek Critical edition Vienna, Austria/ [email protected] Università degli studi di Torino, 26 Italy Opera omnia: Kritische Gesamtausgabe der Institut für Ägyptologie und Chenouté d’Atripe (Schenute von Atripe) Emmel, Stephen Coptic Koptologie, Münster, [email protected] 27 Werke Deutschland Bernard, Floris in Christopher of Mytilene English translation of poems collaboration with Greek Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library U. of Gent, Belgium [email protected] 28 Livanos, Christopher 29 Christophoros Mytilenaios (?) Eis ton Maniaken peri tou moultou Broggini, Matteo Greek Editor of www.porphyra.it [email protected] Pagina 1 19/06/2012 Foglio1 A B C D E F G The Chartographical Tradition of Claudius Hellenic Institute, Royal Ptolemaeus' Geographike Hyphegesis in the Claudius Ptolemaeus Chrysochoou, Stella Greek PhD thesis, 2010 Holloway, University of London, Palaeologan Period and the Renaissance 30 (13th-15th Century) UK An annotated critical edition of Demetrios Hellenic Institute, Royal Demetrios Chrysoloras Chrysoloras’ fictitious Dialogue on Demetrios Pasiourtides, Vasos Greek MPhil/PhD theses in progress Holloway, University of London, 31 Kydones’ Antirrhetic against Neilos Kabasilas UK De rationibus fidei ad cantorem Antiochenum http://www.eie.gr/nhrf/institutes Centre d’histoire et civilisation de /ibr/programmes/thomas-gr.html Demetrios Kydones Blanchet, Marie-Hélène Greek Byzance / Bibliothèque [email protected] or http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Hellenic- 32 of Thomas Aquinas Institute/Research/Thomas.htm byzantine, Paris, France 33 Demetrios Kydones Defensio Sancti Thomae Aquinatis Searby, Denis Greek Ars Edendi, Stockholm, Sweden [email protected] Griechische Konzilsreden in Basel. Ausgabe Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Demetrius Hyaleas, Isidor von Kiev Hajdú, Kerstin Greek [email protected] 34 und Kommentar München, Deutschland Vita et miracula s. Symeonis Treverensis To be published in the Monumenta University of Helsinki, Eberwinus, abbas Treverensis Heikkilä, Tuomas Latin Germaniae Historica Scriptores Monumenta Germaniae Historica, [email protected] 35 (BHL 7963-7964) rerum Germanicarum Finland 36 Elias Ecdicos Capita alia (critical edition) De Ridder, Eva Greek MPhil/PhD theses in progress Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [email protected] Department of Linguistics and Eustathius of Thessalonica Commentary on the Odyssey α–β Cullhed, Eric Greek MPhil/PhD theses in progress Philology, University of Uppsala, [email protected] 37 Sweden Critical edition and Russian Eustratios of Nicaea Antirretica Barmin, Alexey Greek Academy of Sciences, Russia [email protected] 38 translation An annotated critical edition of Euthymios Queen’s University Belfast, Euthymios Zigabenos Zigabenos’ Panoplia Dogmatike, Book II, Berke, Metin Greek MPhil/PhD theses in progress 39 Chapters 22-28 Institute of Byzantine Studies, UK Opera omnia: Edition und Übersetzung der Institutum Iudaicum Flavius Josephus Siegert, Folker Greek Delitzschianum, Münster, [email protected] 40 Schriften Deutschland Institute for Byzantine Studies, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Gabalas, Manuel (alias Matthew of Ephesos) Opuscula de Homero Silvano, Luigi Greek Critical edition Vienna, Austria/ [email protected] Università degli studi di Torino, 41 Italy An annotated electronic edition and In collaboration with Wright, Ch., Hellenic Institute, Royal George of Cyprus translation of George of Cyprus’ Dendrinos, Ch. Greek Holloway, University of London, [email protected] 42 Correspondence Palaiologos, K. and Pasiourtides, V. UK Commentaria in Aristotelem Berlin-Brandenburgische George Pachymeres Commentaria in Aristotelis Metaphysica Pagani, Fabio Greek [email protected] 43 Graeca et Byzantina Akademie der Wissenschaften A critical edition and French translation of Edition of Conciliorum Centre d’Histoire et Civilisation Georges-Gregorios of Cyprus Stavrou, Michel Greek Oecumenicorum Generaliumque de Byzance / Institut Saint-Serge, [email protected] 44 his Expositio fidei contra Beccum Decreta, CC, éd. Brepols Paris, France An annotated editio princeps of G. Georgios Phrankopoulos (?) Ucciardello, Giuseppe Greek University of Messina (Italy) [email protected] 45 Phrankopoulos' Lexicon In Poeti cristiani Series. In Austrian Academy of Sciences, Georgios Pisides De vanitate vitae Hörandner, Wolfram Greek collaboration with Taragna, Anna Institute of Byzantine Studies, [email protected] 46 Maria (University of Torino, Italy) Vienna, Austria Università degli Studi Di Napoli- Georgius Cedrenus Historiarum compendium Tartaglia, Luigi Greek CFHB- Series Italica [email protected] 47 L’Orientale, Napoli, Italy Fondation Thiers – IRHT (CNRS, Gregorios Nyssenus Contra Eunomium III Cassin, Matthieu Greek Sources chrétiennes, Cerf [email protected] 48 Paris, France) A French
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