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 106-467 Latin Paleography and Codicology

Credit Points

16.7 4th year

Coordinator

Bernard Muir

Prerequisites

Introductory classical or medieval Latin (or the equivalent, as approved by the Coordinator)

Semester

1

Contact

One 2-hour seminar per week including occasional laboratory sessions

Subject Description

Students taking this subject will study: textual theory; the elements of codicology and paleography; and examples of the major European bookhands. They will complete exercises in transcription and learn to implement their new editorial skills by preparing a rudimentary edition of a manuscript text.

Assessment

Written work of not more than 6000 words including weekly assignments tailored to the particular backgrounds and needs of students.

Prescribed Texts
  • B Bischoff, trans. D O Croinin and D Ganz, Latin Paleography: Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Cambridge U P 1990.
  • D C Greetham, Textual Scholarship. Garland 1994.
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