The LiBer project(Les Décades by Bersuire, first French translation of Livy's Histoire Romaine) examines the reception of Livy's Ab Urbe Condita in the Middle Ages, focusing on Pierre Bersuire's 14th century translation of three of the Decades into Romance language.
The LiBer project, funded by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche from 1 October 2021, aims to study the reception of Livy's Ab Urbe Condita in the Middle Ages, focusing on Pierre Bersuire's 14th century translation of three of its decades into Romance language. The main aspects of the project are a study of Bersuire's sources (Livy's manuscripts circulating in his time, Latin commentary by Nicolas Trevet), a digital edition of two of the three Decades translated by Bersuire, a study of the political vocabulary, the text's contribution to the development of historical science, and the influence of this translation in France, Italy, and Spain in the late Middle Ages.
The project, led by Marylène Possamaï, is attached to CIHAM-UMR 5648 (Lyon). The Centre Jean-Mabillon is one of two external partners with Sorbonne-Université. Frédéric Duval is one of the two scientific directors of the ANR and co-supervises the twoDécades digital publishing doctorates, one of which is attached to the Centre Jean-Mabillon.
School referent(s)
Frédéric Duval
Professeur de Philologie romane
