Postgraduate Course: Scottish Palaeography 12th-16th centuries (PGHC11125)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
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 | Postgraduate (History, Classics and Archaeology) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course provides a basic introduction to the documentary forms and the writing styles and conventions most commonly found in medieval Scotland. Starting with twelfth-century Latin charters the course moves on to look at various other forms of legal and governmental record such as notarial instruments, exchequer rolls, and burgh court books, many of which are in vernacular Scots. |
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
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The aim is to give the students
1. Familiarity with the different document/source types they are liable to encounter and use during the course of their research
2. A basic ability to read and understand the text of both Latin and Scots documents.
3. An understanding of the evolution of writing styles and materials
4. An awareness of the potential uses and limitations of the documents studies as historical sources |
Assessment Information
| Translation and Transcription exercise covering both Latin and Scots documents |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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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 | Dr Stephen Boardman
Tel: (0131 6)50 4035
Email: Steve.Boardman@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk |
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