Fribourg University (UNIFR)
Fribourg (canton of Fribourg), Switzerland
Languages: French and German, with much material in English
The site of the Faculty of Letters was redesigned in February 2008
Chair of General and Swiss Medieval History
Presentation of associated academics and their research interests, list of their publications, information concerning research projects, list of interesting links for students of medieval history. Possibility to download documents for courses offered.
Institute of Medieval Studies
Languages: French, German, English
An interdisciplinary institute which depends from the Faculty of Letters; the institute coordinates research concerning the Middle Ages.
Excellent presentation of the professors who are members of the institute and of their domains; information concerning the research projects of the Institute and of conferences organised by it; information concerning the certificate in Medieval Studies and the doctoral training organised by the institute.
Chair of Medieval Latin and the Auxiliary Historical Sciences
This department is part of the Faculty of Letters. Presentation of associated academics and their research interests; lists of their publications, information concerning their research projects; facsimiles and transcriptions of Franz Steffens, Paléographie latine are available free online; it is possible to do palaeographical exercises with these texts. In cooperation with the abbatial library of St Gall, the Chair provides free access to the medieval manuscripts of this library in a virtual library with excellent resolution. (consult).
Chair of Early Christian and Byzantine Archaeology
Language: French only
Chair of the History of Art
Department of Ancient Science
Chair of ‘Germanistischen Mediävistik’
Language: German only
This Chair is part of the ‘Department für Germanistik’ of the Faculty of Letters. Presentation of academic staff, information on conferences organised by the Chair. List of internet links, information concerning research projects. Detailed information on current research projects.