Postgraduate Course: Palaeography and Codicology II (CLLC11095)
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 |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | A detailed study of vernacular scripts (book and cursive hands). Further consideration of manuscript production. An introduction to the principles and practice of textual editing. Study of individual vernacular scripts will occupy weeks 1-7; weeks 8 & 9, dealing with textual editing, will be taken in common. Week 10 devoted to private study on semeser 2 assessment excercises. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Palaeography and Codicology I (CLLC11094)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will acquire the ability to read and transcribe from manuscript sources texts written in the vernacular language selected by them from the list offered in the programme handbook. Building on experience from P02353 they will further develop their understanding and appreciation of manuscript production and decoration, and of a variety of scripts; they will develop their ability to describe page layouts and letter forms. They will develop an understanding of approaches to different types of textual edition and of the relationship between modern published editions and the manuscripts on which they are based. They will develop an elementary ability to produce an edition from manuscript sources. |
Assessment Information
| 1 transcription exercise in the chosen vernacular (50 marks) including descriptions of the page(s) and notes on the letter forms, abbreviations and the transcription; an estimate of date (by half century) where appropriate; 1 exercise in editing a short passage from the chosen vernacular, including translation of a designated passage into modern English (100 marks). The overall mark for the course will count as one unit of assessment (100 marks) towards interim assessment of the MSc. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
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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