Pierre Chambert-Protat (École Française de Rome) will give a lecture entitled “The Corpus of Ambrose in Lyon during the Carolingian Period: Between Ecdotic Contributions and Medieval Reception.” The lecture is organized in collaboration with the Circolo Medievistico Romano.

The Carolingian era was a crucial time in the transmission of antique texts, but we understand little of why and how they were practically transmitted. Preserved documents from IXth century Lyon, texts and first-hand documents, give us a glimpse of what really happened in a Carolingian library and scriptorium. The particularly rich example of Ambrose reflects his reception and the making of a Church Father's authority in the Carolingian era, while simultaneously providing new information on the manuscript tradition of some of his works.

The event will be held in English.