Summer School in Manuscript Studies − June 2026
The Summer School in Manuscript Studies 2026 will be held June 15—25 in Reykjavik, Iceland.
The Summer School is a collaboration between the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, the University of Iceland, the University of Copenhagen and the National and University Library of Iceland.
It offers training in palaeography, codicology and transcription of Scandinavian manuscripts as well as editorial technique and textual criticism.
Application deadline is January 15, 2026.
Please note: We have not yet opened for applications, but the form will be available on this page soon.
For more information please contact beeke.stegmann@arnastofnun.is or hsae@hi.is.
The Summer School is a collaboration between the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, the University of Iceland, the University of Copenhagen and the National and University Library of Iceland.
It offers training in palaeography, codicology and transcription of Scandinavian manuscripts as well as editorial technique and textual criticism.
Application deadline is January 15, 2026.
Please note: We have not yet opened for applications, but the form will be available on this page soon.
For more information please contact beeke.stegmann@arnastofnun.is or hsae@hi.is.
Practical information
General information
Course Instructors and Coordinators
Photo gallery
Manuscripts in exhibition
World in Words, an exhibition of Icelandic medieval manuscripts, opened in the Institute's new building, Edda, in the autumn of 2024.
Three manuscripts from the Institute’s collection are currently on display in the National Museum in Reykjavik in addition to some fragments from the Museum’s own collection.
Three manuscripts from the Institute’s collection are currently on display in the National Museum in Reykjavik in addition to some fragments from the Museum’s own collection.