Event at the French School of Athens, Friday 31/10/2025 at 12.00 noon

 

Event at the French School of Athens

Friday 31/10/2025 at 12.00 noon

Conference Hall, 6 Didotou str., 10680 Athens

 

François de Callataÿ

Royal Library of Belgium / Free University of Brussels

 

THE REPUBLIC OF MEDALS (16th-18th centuries)

Or how the science of medals developed, in the light of the Fontes Inediti Numismaticae Antiquae website.

The Republic of Medals has long formed a vibrant community occupying a large place within the Republic of Letters.

To account for this, we have until now relied almost exclusively on printed works, which are numerous (nearly 2,000 dealing solely with numismatics for the 16th-18th centuries).

The FINA project (for Fontes Inediti Numismaticae Antiquae) aims to provide information for the tip of the iceberg, namely everything that has never been published. In its current state, the FINA website contains nearly 6,000 letters, 2,500 bibliographic entries, 2,350 individuals, and 450 handwritten works that have never been printed.

 

A Wiki-like structure, the website allows this information to be analyzed by submitting it to a wide variety of search options.

 

Information:

French School of Athens, Τ. +30 2103679900