RESEARCH
The Robbins Collection Research Center sponsors comparative research and study in the fields of religious and civil law by organizing workshops, conferences, lectures, and fellowships on a range of topics related to religious and civil law traditions.
COLLECTION
The Robbins Collection Research Center holds over 300 rare manuscripts that date as far back as the 12th century. The Collection is comprised of over 300,000 holdings, including books, incunabula, microfilm, and periodicals related to religious and civil law.
PUBLICATIONS
The Robbins Collection Research Center publishes scholarly books as part of our “Studies in Comparative Legal Research” series. Research that is pertinent to Robbins Collection Research Center workshops, fellowships, and conferences are published on our website.
News from the Robbins Collection Research Center
Opening Doors: Robbins Collection Digitization Project Expands Access to Extraordinary Holdings
Research libraries and museums have been digitizing their collections for years, but Robbins’ offerings were scant. Now, that’s changing: For more than a year, the center has taken on the arduous and painstaking task of creating research-quality electronic replicas of some of its holdings, including more than 350 manuscripts.Robbins Fellow Spotlight: Frédéric Gabriel
Frédéric Gabriel, currently a Directeur de Recherche at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and affiliated with the Institut d’histoire des représentations et des idées dans les modernités in Lyon, had previously visited the Robbins Collection Research Center for an academic conference approximately 15 years ago. Familiar with the advantages of conducting […]Robbins Collection Research Center hosts Access to and Interpretation of Medieval Legal Sources Conference
The Robbins Collection Research Center is delighted to be hosting the “Access to and Interpretation of Medieval Legal Sources” conference from September 5-6 in the Robbins Collection Research Center reading room. This conference brings together a small group of legal historians from France, Italy, and throughout the United States. These scholars all share a common […]
