ANZAMEMS Seminar #2: Intensive Palaeography Workshop

The University of Melbourne, 2 December 2025

The ANZAMEMS Postgraduate and Early Career Training Seminar will take place on the 2 December 2025 (the day before the 2025 ANZAMEMS Conference begins) and will offer participants a foundational knowledge of medieval and early modern palaeographical skills.

This intensive workshop capitalises on the range of palaeographical expertise at the University of Melbourne across the disciplines of Classics, History, Philosophy, Art History, Italian, English, and French.

The morning sessions will introduce participants to modern movements in palaeographical studies, including a guided engagement with the Professor Margaret Mannion Memorial Exhibit on display in The University of Melbourne Old Quad later this year.

The afternoon demonstration and practice sessions will each involve an introduction to the script of a specific manuscript, its text, period, and region, followed by transcription and reproduction exercises. These sessions will also incorporate a consultation of manuscript folios within The University of Melbourne Art Collection in the Object Based Learning Labs.

Further details about the seminar and the application process will be announced shortly.

More details: https://conference.anzamems.org/anzamems-seminar/