The Odyssey in the Library
The CHS library possesses numerous editions of and critical works on the Odyssey, to piggyback on Jill Robbins' post above about CHS publications on this celebrated epic. Read more
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Library Newsletter, Summer 2026
A brief update on the library's summer activities. Read more
Masterpieces of Ancient and Medieval Astrology
In connection with the acquisition of facsimiles of some noteworthy medieval illuminated manuscripts dealing with astrology, Tejas S. Aralere, residential fellow 2025-2026 and assistant professor of classics and the humanities at the University of New Hampshire, introduces us to Yavana Jātaka, a 2nd-cent. CE Sanskrit astrological treatise often translated as the “Greek Horoscopy” because it appears to be the earliest source translating the Greco-Babylonian zodiac into Sanskrit, preceded by an introductory section on ancient Greek astrology by Rebecka Lindau, followed by descriptions of the items acquired for the CHS library. Read more
Library Updates
Spring 2026 has been a busy time for the CHS library as is true also throughout the year. We are now getting ready for the summer residential fellows and for readers who will utilize the library when teaching responsibilities are coming to an end for this academic year. During the summer the library will also try to catch up on the many tasks that have to take a back seat to assisting our spring and fall fellows and ordering and processing books. While several projects are in progress, some major tasks have been completed this spring. Read more
The Beauty of Geometry: Two Seminal Works added to the Library Collection
The works of the ancient Greek mathematicians Euclid and Archimedes have been immensely influential since antiquity. Two medieval/renaissance manuscripts and printed works which the library recently acquired in the form of facsimiles were especially important as they were the first Latin translations into a language understood by most European intellectuals of the time as opposed to Greek and Arabic. In addition, the translators not only had to tackle Greek, Arabic, and Latin but also mathematical and astronomical calculations and geometric symbols. Read more
CHS Library Newsletter, Spring 2026
A newly-acquired facsimile of a complete Book of Hours manuscript, a gift from Pope Leo X to celebrate the wedding of Lorenzo II de’ Medici and Madeleine de la Tour d’Auvergne. It is a miniature book with exquisite paintings by Boccardino the Elder, Stefano di Tommaso, and Boccardino the Younger. Produced in Florence ca. 1518. Learn about the library's new and ongoing activities. Read more
Library: Landing
Research at the CHS Library The CHS Library collection focuses upon and supports research in all areas of Ancient Hellenic Civilization. Subject coverage includes literature (archaic, classical, Hellenistic and early imperial), history, philosophy, religion, art, archaeology, architecture, epigraphy, papyrology, medicine, mathematics, science and numismatics. Collections in Latin Literature and Roman Studies are less complete, but very useful for comparative purposes and interdisciplinary projects. In its early years the Library was… Read more