Nicholas Melvani

Nicholas Melvani, Research Associate of the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, has worked extensively on Mount Athos and its history and has deep knowledge of the monuments and the relevant primary sources. As a researcher at the Institute of Historical Research in Athens, he took part in research projects dealing with the archival documents and manuscripts of Athonite monasteries from the Byzantine and Early Modern periods and published original studies about the art and architecture of the monastic community. His research also deals with Byzantine sculpture, Byzantine monasticism, and the history and topography of Constantinople. He is a PI of the research project Patronage and Power in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean: Monumental Donor Epigraphy on Mt Athos (DFG-AHRC Research Project, 2026-2029).