Cologne, Erzbischöfl. Diözesan- und Dombibliothek, Cod. 203, fol 1r.
Latin Philology of the Middle Ages and the Modern Era examines the Latin language and its literature from the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Era (ca. 5th/6th - 16th/17th centuries). It follows the paths that the language took after the fall of the Roman Empire beyond its borders with Christianity to the Irish and Anglo-Saxons, Scandinavian and West Slavic tribes, and also examines various Latin technical languages that developed congruent to the circumstances and needs in the Middle Ages. Much of the extraordinarily extensive literature, which touches on all areas of Medieval cultural life, has yet to be investigated; time and again, ancient and especially late antique-Christian models and their history of effect and transmission have yet to be included in the historical investigation. An important component of the subject is Latin palaeography (manuscript studies). Medieval Latin Philology is of central importance for the study of medieval educational and intellectual history and in the effort to understand the people of the Middle Ages.
About us
Research in Cologne focuses on Latin poetry and Epistolography, their indexing through editions and repertories, and the impact of Medieval Latin literature on early humanism.
The Cologne Chair has existed for nearly 50 years, making it one of the oldest of the chairs founded in Germany after the Second World War. Karl Langosch (1958 to 1969), who with numerous anthologies and introductions and the publication of the specialist journal Mittellateinisches Jahrbuch played a significant part in establishing and propagating the subject in the 1960s and 1970s, , followed by Alf Önnerfors (1970-1990), Udo Kindermann (1991-2006) and Peter Orth (since 2006).
The history of the subject in Cologne, however, began earlier with Goswin Frenken, who came from a well-known family in Cologne, wrote his habilitation in Cologne in 1922 and held teaching positions until 1935. In 1935 / 1936 he was removed from teaching and his doctorate was revoked. At the beginning of 1945, Frenken died in the concentration camp Flossenbürg.
Our Courses
We offer 7 or 8 courses with a wide sprectrum of themes every semester often in cooperation with other subjects (Classical Philology, History, German); there are also excursions as well as visits to exhibitions and libraries.
Library
Our library contains around 6000 volumes, 25 journals as well as important data banks. There is also a comprehensive collection of micro films that can be are used for courses and editorial work.
Secretariat
The Secretariat is closed from 27.12.2017 - 5.1.2018.
Office
Birgit Overmann
Philosophikum
5th Floor, Room 5.113
Tel.
+49 (0)221 470 2520
Fax
+49 (0)221 470 5931
Email
b.overmann@uni-koeln.de
Student Office
Credits
Assignments
Information
Christiane Kaduk
Philosophikum
5th Floor, Room 5.111
Öffnungszeiten
Monday - Friday 09.30 - 12.00
Tel.
+49 (0)221 470 2357
Email
christiane.kaduk@uni-koeln.de
Address
Postal Address University of Cologne Department of Classics Medieval Latin Philology Albertus - Magnus - Platz 50923 Cologne
Germany
Visitor Address Department of Classics Albertus Magnus Platz (103) Philosophikum, 5th Floor 50931 Cologne
Germany
Köln, Erzbischöfl. Diözesan- und Dombibliothek, Cod. 203, fol. 49r.
