Applications are open for the London International Palaeography Summer School (LIPSS), running 15 – 19 June 2015.

The London Palaeography Summer School is a series of intensive courses in palaeography and manuscript studies, held at the Institute of English Studies, Senate House, University of London. Courses range from one to two days and are given by experts in their respective fields, from a wide variety of institutions.

Full-day course fee: £90
Half-day course fee: £55
Block bookings discounts and discounts for full-time MA/PhD students available.

Monday 15 June

Early Modern English Palaeography
Introduction to Greek Palaeography I
Introduction to the Insular System of Scripts to AD 900
Vernacular Editing: Chaucer and his Contemporaries

Tuesday 16 June

Approaches to the Art of Insular Manuscripts
European Palaeography to AD 900
How Medieval Manuscripts Were Made
Introduction to Greek Palaeography II
Reading and Editing Renaissance English Manuscripts I

Wednesday 17 June

Codicology and the Cataloguing of Manuscripts I
German Palaeography
Liturgical and Devotional Manuscripts I
Quills and Calligraphy
Reading and Editing Renaissance English Manuscripts II

Thursday 18 June

Codicology and Cataloguing of Medieval Manuscripts II
Intermediate Old English Palaeography
Introduction to Keyboard Music Manuscripts from 16th – 18th Centuries (half-day)
Introduction to Latin Palaeography
Latin Gospel Incipits, 7th – 9th Centuries
Liturgical and Devotional Manuscripts II

Friday 19 June

Intermediate Latin Palaeography
Middle English Palaeography
Transcribing and Editing Manuscripts: Palaeography After 1700 (half-day)
Writing and Reading Medieval Manuscripts: Folio Layouts in Context

Questions? Contact the Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London at IESEvents@sas.ac.uk or +44 020 7862 8679