Roberta Mazza, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History and John Rylands Research Institute Research Fellow, is organizing a conference on 4-6 September at John Rylands Library in Manchester which looks very interesting:
"From Egypt to Manchester: Unravelling the John Rylands Papyrus Collection"Admittance is free, but registration (here) is necessary.
The programme for friday afternoon (5 September) will be of particular interest for readers of this blog:
5 September, Friday afternoon (venue: Historic Reading Room)
- 2:00-2:30
AnneMarie Luijendijk (Princeton):
Unravelling the Oldest Septuagint Manuscript (P.Ryl. III 458) - 2:30-3:00
Brent Nongbri (Sidney):
Palaeography, Precision, and Publicity: Some Further Thoughts on P52 - 3:00-3:30
Coffee Break - 3:30-4:00
Thomas Kraus (Neumarkt):
Small in Size, but Fabulous Artefacts: P.Ryl. III 463, P.Ryl. I 28 and Late Antique Miniature Books - 4:00-4:30
Todd Hickey (Berkeley):
Grenfell, Kelsey, and the Dealers - 4:30-5:00
Elizabeth Gow (Manchester):
Enriqueta Rylands: Private Collector of a Public Library - 5.00- 5.30
Discussion - 5.30
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