Network for Medieval Arts & Rituals (NetMAR)

We are an international, cross-disciplinary network dedicated to the study of medieval arts and rituals.

NetMAR brings together scholars, researchers, and students from different countries, backgrounds, institutions, and disciplines, all of whom are committed to academic excellence and to widening participation.

The network is made up of three major partners:

  1. University of Cyprus (UCY) and its newly-created Centre for Medieval Arts & Rituals (CeMAR)
  2. Centre for Medieval Literature (CML) at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU)
  3. the Centre for Medieval Studies (ZeMas) at the University of Bamberg (UNI BA)


This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under grant agreement No 951875.

October 14, 2021
International Conference – Storyworlds in Collections: Toward a Theory of the Ancient and Byzantine Tale (2nd – 7th c. CE)

26 & 27 November 2021

This conference is organized in the framework of the two-year research project (2019-2022) “Storyworlds in Collections: Toward a Theory of the Ancient and Byzantine Tale (2nd – 7th c. CE)”, which is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Cyprus through the Research and Innovation Foundation.
October 1, 2021
International Conference – LACTATING BREASTS: Motherhood and Breastfeeding in Antiquity and Byzantium

5–7 November 2021

This conference is organized in the framework of a three-year research project (2019-2021) entitled ‘Lactating Breasts: Motherhood and Breastfeeding in Antiquity and Byzantium (4th c. BCE–7th c. CE)’, which is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Cyprus through the Research and Innovation Foundation.
September 30, 2021
Manuscript production in medieval Cyprus for church rituals

By Marina Toumpouri

Medieval written records are complex things; it is not easy (or often possible) to pin down their provenance, history of ownership, and transmission. In this month’s post, Dr Marina Toumpouri of the University of Cyprus considers the case of surviving Greek manuscripts and the work historians and philologists must do to access their distant but exciting world.
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Last Updated on July 17, 2023