The monk Theophanes presents his book to the Virgin Hodegetria.  Byzantine Gospel Book, Constantinople, 2nd quarter of the 12th century; an inscription identifies the scribe and illuminator with the donor.  Felton Bequest 1960 710-2; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Formed in 1977, the Australian Association for Byzantine Studies is a non-profit organisation that aims to foster links between scholars, students and laypersons within Australia and New Zealand who are interested in Byzantium and related fields.

The Australian Association is a member of the Association Internationale des Etudes Byzantines. It also has close working links with Byzantine groups in a number of countries.  The Association supports:

• A biennial conference, which offers the opportunity for members to present papers or to hear discussions of interest from scholars within Australia, as well as from overseas. Participation comes from a wide range of disciplines and covers a broad time span, so that papers, even when devoted to a particular theme, are always diverse.
• The publication of Byzantina Australiensia, an academic series which aims to provide access to texts of the Byzantine period in translation, as well as to relevant scholarship.

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