Over the past two years, the project has undergone significant developments in a number of areas. Some of these tasks were of a preparatory nature, while others were related to research, writing, and planning activities with the potential for future impact and output. The initial phase of the project involved the formation of an international research team comprising seven scholars from five different countries (excluding the Principal Investigator), selected through an open competition. Moreover, from the outset, regular online and in-person meetings have been held, and continue to be held, by project members to discuss their work on their subprojects and methodological approaches.
In the initial stages of the research, the team engaged in a comparative analysis of the existing state of the art and also compiled a working bibliography, which is updated regularly and published on the project website. Subsequently, field trips were conducted, and researchers engaged in research stays in various locations, including Budapest, Esztergom, Vienna, Prague, Bratislava, Warsaw, Krakow, Gniezno, Bucharest, Iași, Ljubljana, Maribor, Zagreb, Belgrade, Rome/Vatican, London and Washington. These endeavours have yielded a substantial corpus of original research material, which has facilitated structured deliberations on the interpretation of primary sources in both internal and open workshops. In this second phase, the initial findings were also presented to the wider academic community at various conferences.
The principal outcomes at the time of reporting are as follows: satisfactory advancement of individual subprojects in regard to the preparation of presentations and manuscripts; and the organisation of two principal events (a workshop and a conference) from which presentations will be processed for future publication.
