Gaelic Manuscript Culture (U03811)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LLC-3-U03811

The course will provide a theoretical and practical introduction to the knowledge and techniques required to approach the Gaelic manuscript record. Teaching will consist of one two-hour session per week, split between a one-hour lecture and an hour of practical work which will include reading practice, transcription, and editorial exercises. The course will aim to balance the provision of practical palaeographical skills with an introduction to and exploration of the conceptual framework required to handle texts in their manuscript contexts.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Gaelic 1A (CT0047) or 1B (CT0048) and Gaelic 2A (CT0049) or 2B (CT0050) OR Cetlic Literature 2A (U01978) and 2B (U01979)

? Co-requisites : In the case of Medieval Honours students, normally Early Irish Texts 1 and 2 (CT0085, CT0086).

? Costs : Course Materials, cost not to exceed £5.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Celtic, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Friday	12:10	13:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will be given practical training in Gaelic palaeography and editorial methods, and introduced to appropriate aspects of the training of Gaelic scribes and poets, the historical development of scripts and orthography, and theoretical approaches to manuscript compilation and layout. The course aims to develop competence in reading and transcribing unedited Gaelic texts and an understanding of the way in which different editorial and theoretical approaches to manuscript sources can provide a methodology for approaching textual study.