Postgraduate Course: Palaeography and Codicology I (CLLC11094)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | An introduction to codicology using materials in Special Collections (EUL). Manuscripts of various dates and kinds will be examined. Topics to be covered: Page preparation and layout; formation of quires; hierarchy of scripts and decorations; illumination and illustration; binding; evidence for provenancing (shelf and press marks, indication of ownership).
An introduction to Latin Palaeography. Early capitals and their descendants; carolingian minuscule and gothic textualis scripts from continental (predominantly French) and Insular soursces; systems of abbreviation. This part of the course will concentrate on reading material, mostly in facsimile, from the 9th to the 15th century, to familiarize students with a variety of scripts, in book and cursive hands, and to introduce them to concepts of the evolution of scripts during the period. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| An ability to identify, decipher and transcribe scripts used in manuscripts written in continental Europe and the British Isles written in Latin between ca. 600 CE and ca. 1500 CE; an ability to identify different scripts and assign an approximate date to them; an appreciation of the implications of various forms of page layout and decoration and an ability to describe and analyse such layouts and decorations. |
Assessment Information
| 2 transcription excercises (50 marks each) including descriptions of the page(s) and notes on letter forms, abbreviation and the transcription; an estimate of date (by half-century). |
Special Arrangements
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Philip Bennett
Tel: (0131 6)50 8413
Email: philip.bennett@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Catherine Mcdonald
Tel: (0131 6)51 1822
Email: Catherine.McDonald@ed.ac.uk |
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