# 156. The Menologion of Basil II, with Charlie Kuper

An episode of [Byzantium & Friends](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1480963005), 7 May 2026, 1 h 04 min.

Audio: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/23525azf724256rc/CharlieKuper.mp3

A conversation with Charlie Kuper (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) about the Menologion of Basil II, a lavishly illustrated manuscript pairing brief notices about the saints with images of them and their ordeals, arranged according to the liturgical calendar. We talk about how this manuscript was made and how it can be read, specifically the texts in relation to the images. Charlie has just reedited those texts and made them available in translation in the DOML series (vol. 89): The Menologion of Basil II (2025). For a digitized version of the entire manuscript (Vat.gr. 1613), where you can see the images as well, go here. Look around in it, skim it, zoom in, enjoy!

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