Visualizing Countryside: Syriac Orthodox Architecture of Northern Mesopotamia

Visualizing Countryside: Syriac Orthodox Architecture of Northern Mesopotamia is a digital archive of photographs of medieval churches and monasteries in the Tur Abdin region in northern Mesopotamia (modern day south-east Turkey). It includes images of buildings, decorations, architectural details, and landscapes. Although most of the buildings photographed were built in the medieval era (roughly from … Read more

Late Antiquity: Lectures on Religion and Culture by Leading Scholars

This Youtube playlist compiles a variety of lectures available from recognized scholars in the field of late antiquity. Chronologically, these presentations range from the formation of early Christianities to the rise of Islam and the medieval trajectories of society and culture in both the east and west. Special focus is given to the international scope … Read more

VHMML School for Paleography and Codicology

VHMML School teaches about scripts and manuscripts, introducing learners to the sciences of paleography and codicology, as well as transcription.

VHMML: Online Resources for the Study of Manuscript Cultures

VHMML offers resources and tools for the study of manuscripts and currently features manuscript cultures from Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia.

Vivarium: Online Digital Collections of Saint John’s University and the College of Saint Benedict

Vivarium is the home of digitized manuscripts, art, rare books, photographs, and other resources from two Benedictine monastic and educational communities in central Minnesota. It is a searchable database delivering a variety of digital objects, with collections including material from the institutions’ history as well as their manuscript holdings.

NAPS-The North American Patristics Society

North American Patristics Society page focused on early Christianity with links to: Encyclopedias Early Christian Texts Oriental Christianity Guides and Bibliographies

Syriaca: The Syriac Reference Portal

Digital project for the study of Syriac literature, culture, and history, with geographical, prosopographical, and bibliographic databases.

The Migration of Faith: Clerical Exile in Late Antiquity

Ongoing digital project on the movement of banished Christian clerics in Late Antiquity, including a prosopographical database, utilizing quantitative as well as qualitative methods.

Teaching Early Christian Studies

Page focused on early Christianity with links to course syllabi and course-related materials, as well as early Christian texts.

The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity

Searchable database of evidence for the cult of Christian saints (up to around AD 700)
Key texts presented in their original language, all with English translation and brief contextual commentary