Coordinator: N. G. Moschonas
Team members: Ch. Gasparis, Angeliki Panopoulou, K. Tsiknakis
Attached Collaborators: Vaso Belavjeni, Marios Bletas Olga Katsivela, Despoina Michalaga, Gerassimos Pangratis, Christos Vagionakis

The project aims to study the relations between Byzantium and Western Europe focusing especially on the interaction of the people but also on the following themes: treaties, war activities, intercommunication, traffic and trade, establishments and colonies of western peoples in Greek lands, Latin states in the Levant, Greek Diaspora in the West.

This aim is served by means of:
I. The compilation of an Atlas in digital and conventional (printed) form,
II. The research and edition of related historical sources and
III. The dissemination of the results through the organisation of conferences, seminars and publications.

1. Publications

• Aνδρέας Aμάραντος, Nοταριακές Πράξεις. A ράκλι K εφαλονιάς (1548-1562) / Andreas Amarantos, Notarial Acts. Arakli in Cephalonia (1548-1562), edited by Christos Vagionakis, Olga Katsivela, Despoina Michalaga, Vaso Belavjeni, Marios Bletas, under the supervision of N. G. Moschonas, Athens 2001 (pp. 383, tables 14, map 1).
• Catastici feudorum Crete. Catasticum Sexterii Dorsoduri, 1227-1428 , two volumes edited by Charalambos Gasparis, Athens 2004 (vol. I, pp. 502, tables 20, maps 2, vol. II, pp. 735).
• E κθέσεις B ενετών Προβλεπτών K ερκύρας , 16 ος αιώνας / Reports of Venetian Provisors of Corfu in the sixteenth century, edited by Gerassimos Pangratis (this work is already finished and we are in search of fund raising for the publication).
• A volume containing the Acts of an International Symposium held in Chalkis and organised by the same research team, entitled X ρήμα και A γορά στην εποχή των Παλαιολόγων / Money and Markets in the Palaeologan Era, edited by N. G. Moschonas, Athens 2003.
• A volume entitled K ύπρος , Σταυροδρόμι της M εσογείου / Cyprus, a Crossway in the Mediterranean Sea, edited by N. G. Moschonas, Athens 2001.

2. Under preparation

• Eκθέσεις Bενετών Προβλεπτών Kεφαλονιάς , 16 ος αιώνας / Reports of Venetian Provisors of Cephalonia in the sixteenth century, editor Kostas Tsiknakis. To be published until 2006.
• H ''Mariegola'' της E λληνικής A δελφότητας της B ενετίας / The ''Mariegola'' of the Greek Confraternity in Venice, editor N. G. Moschonas. To be published until 2007.
• Catastica Feudorum Crete. Catasticum Canee, 14th century (State Archives of Venice, Duca di Candia), editor Ch. Gasparis. To be published until 2007.
• Catastica Feudorum Crete, Catastica Varia, 13th-15th centuries (State Archives of Venice, Duca di Candia), editor Ch. Gasparis. To be published until 2008.
• Offices of the Venetian State, 16th century (Marciana Library, Venice), editors N. G. Moschonas, A. Panopoulou, K. Tsiknakis. To be published until 2006.
• Reports of Venetian Provisors of Cephalonia, 16th century (State Archives of Venice), editor K. Tsiknakis. To be published until 2006.
• Reports of Venetian Provisors of Crete, 16th century (State Archives of Venice), editor K. Tsiknakis. To be published until 2008.
• Notarial Acts written by Petros Kastrofylakas, notary in Candia, 1558-1559 (State Archives of Venice, Notai di Candia), editor A. Panopoulou. To be published until 2007.
• Notarial Acts written by Nikolaos Kapianos, notary in Cephalonia, 1572-1576 (State Archives of Cephalonia), editors Ch. Vagionakis, Despoina Michalaga, M. Bletas under the supervision of N. G. Moschonas. To be published until 2007.
• Notarial Acts written by Georgios Karantinos, notary in Cephalonia, 1585-1600 (State Archives of Cephalonia), editors M. Bletas, Ghika Caterina, A. Kaponis, Ch. Papagrigoriou under the supervision of N. G. Moschonas. To be published until 2008.
• Furthermore, the Team has planned the publication of a collected studies volume entitled The Fourth Crusade and the Greek World with contributions by the members of the Research Team and other experts of the field. The book is under preparation. To be published until 2006.

Dictionary of Palaeography and Diplomatics
Another initiative of this Programme is the compilation of a Dictionary of Palaeography and Diplomatics.
This project in progress, initiated by N. G. Moschonas is undertaken by the Institute in collaboration with the Hellenic Institute of the Royal Holloway College, University of London. The project is directed by N. G. Moschonas, Prof. Julian Chrysostomides (Director of the Royal Holloway Hellenic Institute) and Dr. Charalambos Dendrinos (research fellow at the same Institution). A team of young researchers in Athens and London also work on the subject.

Seminar on Historical Sciences
A special Seminar on Historical Sciences is being organised every academic year during the period November - May since 1987. The Seminar is intended for graduate and post-graduate students (but for other people interested) who wish to obtain a deeper understanding of the Historical Sciences. Towards this end the seminars offered cover the research areas of Methodology and Teaching of History, Archival Studies, (Greek and Latin) Palaeography, Epigraphy, Papyrology, Codicology, Numismatics, Sigillography, Diplomatics, Chronology, Byzantine Ceramic, Cartography, Heraldry, Ancient Greek Religion, Geography of the Greek Mythology, Reading Byzantine Texts, Research on Mediaeval Archival Sources, Introduction to the Western Middle-Ages, Architectural Archives, Greek Illumination. The lessons are taught by researchers of our Institute and invited speakers from other Institutes and Universities.