Supervisors info:
Διονύσιος Καλαμάκης, Αναπληρωτής καθηγητής Βυζαντινής Φιλολογίας, ΕΚΠΑ
Κωνσταντίνος Παΐδας, Αναπληρωτής καθηγητής Βυζαντινής Φιλολογίας, ΕΚΠΑ
Χαράλαμπος Μεσσής, ΕΔΙΠ Βυζαντινής Φιλολογίας, ΕΚΠΑ
Summary:
This study considers the establishment and evolution of Saint John the Theologian library at Patmos island. Specifically, it focuses on examining parts of manuscripts and printed books housed in the library. One of the most important libraries in Greece, with a history of nine hundred years, Saint John the Theologian library has been operating without interruption since the 11th century when it was founded by Saint Christodoulos. Its content, remarkable yet since the Byzantine period, has greatly increased over the centuries, thus offering the opportunity for historical, philological, palaeographic and codicological research. Apart from the impressive library content, it is also worth noting that many people, both educated and uneducated, monks or laypeople have passed through the library’s doors throughout the years, either as readers, lenders and book donors or as copyists, librarians and book restoration masters.
