Ilias Taxidis is assistant professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
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A short abstract of the presentation:
During the early Palaeologan period great effort has been made in the Byzantine empire for the reestablishment and enrichment of the libraries that suffered losses and damage during the previous period of the so-called Latin occupation. At the same time new libraries have been founded in the remaining Byzantine territories by aristocratic and ecclesiastical authorities. This presentation examines a variety of sources (e.g. lists of manuscripts, historical accounts, testaments and epistles), which provide information about the availability and content of manuscripts in all public, monastic and private libraries that were active during the late Byzantine period (1261-1453). Previous research results have been collected, analyzed and reassessed, while at the same time new text editions and recent studies have been explored. This results in a better and broader view of the Byzantine libraries and the nature of their books during the Palaeologan era.