News

July 7, 2010

We are looking for two computer experts to work in a faced-paced office environment along with an international team of scholars in constructing a state-of-the-art interactive humanities web applic

December 6, 2009

Uncovering a Medici murder… Deciphering Renaissance script… Following Bernini to Paris… Tracking down the mysteries of Venice… Featuring archival discoveries, fellows’ scholarly insights, updates from the Chair and President, and bios of our new board members, the recent issue of the Gazzettino illustrates the achievements in 2009 as well as the many of the initiatives that MAP has lined up for 2010. These include the Kress-Delmas course on Italian Paleography, the Mellon-sponsored new interactive database, the Medici Archive Society’s Venice Trip in April, and the generous financial support from American and Italian foundations.

November 9, 2009

On November 9, 2009, I was invited to give a lecture at the University of New York in Prague by Professor Charles Webel who is teaching a class on Ethics of Business and Government. Prof.

August 4, 2009

We are excited to announce the Pilot Online Course in Italian Paleography is now posted to our website at http://www.medici.org/message/italian-paleography-online-course and scheduled to start on October 12th. The MAP team has spent much time working on this unique course over the past few months. In May and June, I met with Alessio Assonitis, MAP Research Director, Lorenzo Allori, MAP Technology Director, and the two course instructors, Father Luciano Cinelli and Dr. Sheila Barker to discuss the mechanics of the course, the selection of documents to be posted online, and several technological issues.