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Introduction to Palaeography

From Bologna to the Blogosphere. A History of Written Correspondence ’ Summer School June 23rd - July 4th 2014. Introduction to Palaeography. Tuesday 6/24, 11-13. Maddalena Modesti. The Palaeography studies: the  history of handwriting in its different  stages

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Introduction to Palaeography

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  1. From Bologna to the Blogosphere. A History of Written Correspondence’ Summer School June 23rd - July 4th 2014 Introduction to Palaeography Tuesday 6/24, 11-13 Maddalena Modesti

  2. The Palaeography studies: • the history of handwriting in its different stages • the techniques applied to writing in different eras • the production process of written evidences • the products of this process

  3. Tasks of Palaeography: • interpret mss. • dating mss. • locate mss. • trace from their physical appearance all the elements useful for the study of their content and, in general, for cultural history.

  4. Arabic Greek As Many Palaeographies as many Scriptures Armenian Hebrew

  5. Latin Palaeography 7th cent. b.C. 16th cent. a.C.

  6. Birth of Palaeography De re diplomatica 1681 dom Jean Mabillon

  7. 1708 Bernard de Montfaucon Palaeographia Graeca 1750-1765 dom Toustain and dom Tassin Nouveau Traité de Diplomatique

  8. 1765 De antiquorum codicum interpretatione et dispositione

  9. The Blogosphere

  10. Rustic capital Insular Majuscule Merovingian chancery script Uncial Italian chancery minuscule Litterae caelestes Humanistic cursive

  11. Bologna, Archive of the Fabbriceria of S. Petronio, l. 353 n. 3, 7th sec., fragm. Agostino – De civitate Dei, upper script

  12. Bologna, Archive of the Fabbriceria of S. Petronio, l. 353 n. 3, 7th sec., fragm. Agostino – De civitate Dei, particular of the lower script.

  13. Rome, Biblioteca Angelica, ms. 123, Gradual, Troper, Sequence, 11th sec., ll. 31r e 101r.

  14. II-IV cent. a.C Volumen Roll (papyrus, parchment) Codex Code (parchment, paper)

  15. Nonantola, Archive of the Abbey, III n. 30, Pavia – March 4th, 899, placito, particular of the handwritten signatures.

  16. Nonantola, Archive of the Abbey, II n. 11, April-August 21th, 828, particular of the handwritten signatures.

  17. Arezzo, Archivio Capitolare, Canonica n. 23, Colonia – [September] 876, imperial diploma of Charles the Bald

  18. Changes in the signs are always signs of change Malcolm B. Parkes

  19. Bologna, Biblioteca Universitaria, ms. 2226, XIV sec. – Institutiones cum glossis, c. 16r

  20. Modena, State Archive, Casa e Stato 1 n. 3, Pavia – June 8th, 781, Imperial diploma of Charlemagne

  21. Bologna, State Archive, Suppressed Religious Corporations, S. Giovanni in Monte 2/1342 n. 27, church of S. Giovanni in M. – February 1133, contract of enfiteusi, notary: Angelo I

  22. Bologna, State Archive, Uff. dei Rif. degli estimi, s. II b. 25 n. 14, 1296-97, cedola of estimo in vernacular

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