SCRIPTO VII
22 April – 28 June 2014
The SCRIPTO graduate programme (Scholarly Codicological Research, Information & Palaeographical Tools) at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg aims to provide a systematic, research-oriented introduction to the study of medieval and early modern books and their interpretation. It combines research and instruction within the framework of a uniquely innovative course, each candidate will be awarded a diploma from Friedrich-Alexander-University.
SCRIPTO is made up of a broad spectrum of subjects and offers the following courses:
- Module 1: History and principles of cataloguing, text typology & medieval Latin
- Module 2: Book illumination & palaeography
- Module 3: Codicology & incunabula studies
- Modul 4 SCRIPTO digital: Informatics & digitizing medieval manuscripts
SCRIPTO VII offers additional research seminars and lectures by Jeffrey F. Hamburger (Harvard), Marilena Maniaci (Cassino), Marco Mostert (Utrecht) and Dáihbí Ó Cróinín (Galway) as well as a study trip to work with manuscripts.
Sessions will take place in Erlangen as well as in Nuremberg, Munich and Wolfenbüttel (in cooperation with the manuscript departments of the Erlangen University Library, the Public Library in Nuremberg, the Bavarian State Library in Munich and the Herzog August Bibliothek in Wolfenbüttel).
The application deadline is 1 February 2014. Those applicants accepted to the course will be charged 1280 Euros (which includes travel and accommodations for seminars outside of Erlangen; reduced fee when booking early or taking part only in chosen modules).
Further information may be obtained online: www.mittellatein.phil.fau.de