2019 Summer Scholars
Dumbarton Oaks welcomes an international cohort of summer fellows, interns, and summer school participants across a variety of fields and disciplines in the humanities
Cultivating Perfume
Christine Griffiths tells a story about plants, artisanal knowledge, and experimentation in early modern England
The Ancient World’s TV
Reyhan Durmaz argues that storytelling facilitated Christian-Muslim dialogue in the Middle Ages
Dumbarton Oaks Announces 2019 Summer Interns
Eight Harvard students will undertake an array of projects
Digging into the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library: Spotlight on “Saints of Ninth- and Tenth-Century Greece”
Saints, pirates, and armed invaders in the Byzantine provinces
Written in the Stars
Alberto Bardi examines astronomical manuscripts and cross-cultural exchanges in Byzantium
Romancing the Virgin
Annemarie Weyl Carr tracks Mary’s journey from Byzantine hymns to romantic knights
Digging into the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library: Spotlight on “Tria sunt”
Composition 101 for the medieval university
Meet Robyn Bollinger, the Next Early-Career Musician in Residence
Rising star violinist breaks down barriers to classical music
Digging into the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library: Spotlight on “Two Works on Trebizond”
What makes a medieval city great?
Swamps, Skulls, and Aztec-Mexica Identity
Ángel González López reconstructs an empire from fragments of stone sculpture
Revival and Restoration in Stained Glass
Artist Jeffrey Miller discusses the state of contemporary stained glass production in France
Modern Encounters with Medieval France
Hannah Weaver reflects on two Juggling the Middle Ages events
Moody Ancients, Renaissance Heroes
Glenn Most discusses Greek philosophers, Dutch art, and ancient trash culture
Reflecting on Botanical Gardens and the Urban Future
Bliss and Mellon conference award recipients discuss the 2018 Garden and Landscape Studies colloquium
Hagia Sophia’s Hidden History
Dumbarton Oaks is digitizing original records of Hagia Sophia’s restoration
