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litteracarolina , 3 days ago to histodons group

Here is another lovely #Arabic #manuscript from @subugoe (8 Cod. MS pers. 14), containing the Šerḥ-i Sabḥat al-abrār, a literary text. This is from the 17th or 18th century. @historikerinnen @histodons @medievodons #palaeography

litteracarolina , 3 days ago to histodons group

Looking at #Arabic #manuscripts with my students today. This is a stunning frontispiece from @subugoe Cod MS arab. 190, containing the Kitāb al-wāfīya fi šarḥ al-kāfīya from 1478, collated with the author’s own copy. @historikerinnen @medievodons @histodons #palaeography

litteracarolina , 13 days ago to histodons group

Update from the eManuSkript project: we've mocked up a website with a holistic interface for all the apps; we're starting tagging of the 200GB supplementary training set for our neural network; the students are developing script & #manuscript training sets for online tutorials; and much, much more. I have such a brilliant team!

We're looking for a student with graphic design skills for a short project - if you're it, please get in touch! #palaeography @historikerinnen @histodons @medievodons

litteracarolina , 17 days ago to Medievodons group

These are digital #microscope photos of a camel from a 15th-century Persian manuscript in the @subugoe (Cod. MS pers. 14). The purple image was taken with ultraviolet light and the grey picture with infrared. Because infrared goes right through most pigments, it reveals the preliminary sketch of the camel underneath the pigment (which you see in the UV photo). Really interesting for the history of art!

#palaeography @histodons @medievodons @historikerinnen #arthistory

Infra-red light photo of a drawing with a man (left) and a camel (right).

litteracarolina , 19 days ago to histodons group

Just got my new DinoLite digital #microscope! All ready for some ink and pigment analysis with my students on Thursday. #palaeography @medievodons @histodons @historikerinnen

litteracarolina , 20 days ago to Medievodons group

Please spread the word about this! We need more applicants. Deadline is tomorrow but late applications can be accepted. #palaeography @medievodons @historikerinnen @histodons

From: @litteracarolina
https://mastodon.online/@litteracarolina/111935843148645383

litteracarolina , 24 days ago to Medievodons group

Apparently in pre-modern Arabic writing, the macron also encodes an n abbreviation (in combination with a vowel). Does anyone know if this is in any way related to #medieval Latin abbreviation with the macron? #palaeography @medievodons

litteracarolina , 27 days ago to Medievodons group

Please share the information about the below as widely as you can - this is a #palaeography course for the general public, which is super rare!

"Join Dr Manuel Muñoz in a one-day overview of Iberian late-medieval books at the London International Palaeography School. We will explore the evolution of book scripts between the 13th and the 15th centuries, and we will discover what makes late-medieval Iberian #manuscripts unique."

https://ies.sas.ac.uk/london-international-palaeography-school/course-descriptions/books-documents-late-medieval-spain

@medievodons @histodons @historikerinnen

litteracarolina , 1 month ago to Historikerinnen group

I’ve put a starter Zotero #palaeography bibliography I share with students online: https://palaeography.hypotheses.org/1025. It’s now shareable and editable by everyone.

@historikerinnen @medievodons @histodons #medieval #manuscripts

litteracarolina , 1 month ago to Historikerinnen group

I got to see the Fulda Sacramentary today: a stunning example of Ottonian (tenth-century) art and one of the major treasures of the @subugoe.

@medievodons @historikerinnen @histodons #medieval #manuscript #palaeography

An illustrated medieval manuscript page with a central figure surrounded by a circular zodiac calendar, with human figures representing the months and symbols for the astrological signs.
Illuminated manuscript page with a large ornate initial "P," featuring gold leaf, blue and red pigments, and decorative flourishes extending into the margins.
An illuminated manuscript page with Latin text and decorative borders.

litteracarolina , 1 month ago to Random stuff

I’m really excited to be part of this incredible project. To learn more, see the press release (in English and German) on my university’s website: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/3240.html?id=7427

From: @InsularMSS
https://mastodon.social/@InsularMSS/112253102162278330

litteracarolina , 1 month ago to History

Very cool that the oldest known Polish prose text is actually assembled from binding fragments. It really highlights the importance of #fragmentology, and the possibility of more treasures hidden inside early modern book bindings.

The manuscript is digitised at https://polona.pl/item-view/032eb921-7c51-4d0e-a9aa-deb98a51cb4e?page=7.

@histodons @medievodons #palaeography #medieval #history

taoish , 1 month ago to Medievodons group

Is anyone on Mastodon knowledgeable about Tironian notes? I've got tentative readings of two headings in a 9th c. Text from the Loire Valley, which mix Tironian notes and Latin charaters. But there are 13,000 T. Notes in Schmitz, many of which look very similar. Thanks!!

@histodons @litteracarolina @medievodons @chaprot #bookhistodons @mssprovenance

litteracarolina , 1 month ago to Historikerinnen group

Lists like these really drive it home how many #medieval #manuscripts have been lost over time - nearly 1,500 manuscript were destroyed at the National Library of Warsaw alone in WW2.

#palaeography @historikerinnen @medievodons @histodons

litteracarolina , 2 months ago to histodons group

I still have a #job available for a #historian!

Conditions:

-Half-time (50%)
-From 1 April for two years
-You need an MA (PhD desirable, not essential)
-You need experience with #medieval Latin #palaeography

Job:

-Co-manage a group of programmers & assistants
-Help develop innovative digital teaching tools in #manuscript studies

Apply here: https://obp.uni-goettingen.de/de-de/OBF/Index/74428 (deadline is 22 March)

@historikerinnen @medievodons @histodons

litteracarolina , 2 months ago to Historikerinnen group

This #medieval #manuscript roll in the Biblioteca Capitolare in Vercelli is full of expressive drawings. The sacrificial lamb is very nervous! #Vercelli2024

@medievodons @histodons @historikerinnen

Parchment skin laid flat, with intricate diagrams, text, and symbols.
Illustration from a medieval manuscript showing a figure with horns holding a red-striped jug upended over a person’s head, alongside text and round red decorative elements.

litteracarolina , 2 months ago to histodons group

Had a fabulous time in Pavia today - we visited the tombs of Augustine and Boethius, saw the church where Barbarossa was crowned, watched parakeets nesting in the medieval skyscrapers and had a guided tour by a Carthusian monk. #Vercelli2024

@historikerinnen @medievodons @histodons

Two tall medieval brick towers with visible architectural details under a cloudy sky, with surrounding buildings partially visible at the base.
Side view of an old stone church with arched doorways and decorative patterns on the façade.
An ornately decorated church facade with visitors walking towards the entrance along a pathway flanked by hedges.

litteracarolina , 2 months ago to histodons group

This afternoon we went hunting for #manuscript #fragments inside the bindings of printed books, with the help of an endoscope. We made some very interesting finds, from ninth-century strips to Gothic music.

#Vercelli2024 @histodons @medievodons @historikerinnen

Endoscope-generated close-up of a book cover, showing the spine partially torn away with sewing and medieval text visible inside.
Close-up of an old book with worn pages and visible text, held by a hand with red nail polish.
An antique book with embossed golden fore-edge and a leather string, held in someone’s hand.

litteracarolina , 2 months ago to histodons group

It’s time for some #manuscript work! The students here are looking at the St Eusebius Gospels from c. 370 CE. 😍 #Vercelli2024

@medievodons @histodons @historikerinnen

litteracarolina , 2 months ago to Medievodons group

Today my students and I are on our way to beautiful #Vercelli and #Verona for our annual week-long spring school! We’re working with some amazing #medieval #manuscripts there (including the Vercelli Book!), but also with modern technologies like #multispectral imaging and endoscopy. I’ll try to post images of some of our activities using #Vercelli2024. But first - 11 hours on the train…

@medievodons @histodons @historikerinnen

litteracarolina , 2 months ago to histodons group

I may soon be collaborating with Wiki #Education to help my students create articles on #palaeography. Does anyone have any advice about how best to do this? (I will get lots of support but would be interested to hear individual opinions too!).

#Wikipedia @medievodons @histodons @historikerinnen

litteracarolina , 2 months ago to histodons group

Doing #RTI on a sixteenth-century wax tablet today! Excited to see if we can finally make the text legible.

#medieval #digitalhumanities #dh @histodons @medievodons @historikerinnen

litteracarolina , 2 months ago to Medievodons group

I'm buying an endoscopic camera for looking inside #medieval #manuscript #bindings. Can anyone recommend one they've used before?

@medievodons @bookstodon @histodons @historikerinnen

litteracarolina , 3 months ago to Programming

In meinem neuen Projekt sind 3 wiss. Mitarb.-Stellen (m/w/d) ausgeschrieben!

1. Eine/n Philologin/en mit Kenntnissen im Bereich der lateinischen Paläographie (E13 TV-L, 50%, befristet auf 2 Jahre)

2. Zwei Programmierer:innen (jeweils E13 TV-L, 100%, befristet auf 1 Jahr)

Bewerbungsportal: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/644546.html; (Stellennummer 74356 & 74357)

Bewerbungsfrist: 5.02.2024
Projektanfang: 1.04.2024

@histodons @medievodons @proghist #palaeography #programming #job #stellenangebot

Am Institut fiir Digital Humanities der Georg-August-Universiät Gottingen ist zum 1.04.2024 die Stelle als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiterin (w/m/d) mit 50 % der regelmäßigen wochentlichen Arbeitszeit (zzt. 19,9 Stunden/Woche) befristet für die Dauer von 2 Jahren zu besetzen. Die Entgeltzahlung erfolgt nach Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L. Ihre Aufgaben: 1. Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeit im Projekt ,,Manuskripte digital lesen lernen", in dem digitale Werkzeuge für Studierende zum Erlernen der Handschriftenkunde entwickelt werden sollen 2. Wissenschaftliche Zusammenarbeit mit Informatiker: innen und Studierenden 3. Mitwirkung an den Lehrveranstaltungen gem. § 31 NHG und bei den Leistungsprüfungen, im Master (auf Englisch) und Bachelor (auf Deutsch) 4. Mitarbeit bei der Entwicklung und Umsetzung neuer Lehr- und Lernformen Ihr Profil: 1. Wissenschaftlicher Hochschulabschluss und besonders qualifizierte Promotion in einem philologischen Fach, z. B. Geschichte oder Anglistik (Schwerpunkt Mittelalter) 2. Nachgewiesene Kenntnisse im Bereich der lateinischen Paläographie 3. Einschlagige Sprachkenntnisse in Deutsch, Englisch und Latein 4. Teamfähigkeit sowie eine gründliche und eigenständige Arbeitsweise 5. Weitere Kenntnisse in den Digital Humanities oder in der Informationswissenschaft sind von Vorteil

litteracarolina , 3 months ago to Programming

Three jobs are now available on my project from 1 April:

-1 Latin palaeographer, half-time for two years
-2 programmers, full-time for 1 year

To apply, go here: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/644546.html, and search for 74356 (programmers) and 74357 (palaeographer)

Please spread the word! Applications are due by 5 February. I'm happy to answer questions.

#job #palaeography #programming #medieval #manuscripts @histodons @medievodons

litteracarolina , 5 months ago to Medievodons group

Author copies have arrived!

“Reading Nature in the Early Middle Ages. Writing, Language, and Creation in the Latin Physiologus, ca. 700–1000”.

Buy it for your library and/or download a digital version here: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/85029?show=full @medievodons @histodons #palaeography #medieval #manuscripts

litteracarolina , 5 months ago to histodons group

Do you work on a text #editing project? Then consider submitting a proposal to our 2024 #symposium, "The Impact of Scholarly Editions on a Global Scale". It will take place 13-15 June 2024 in Göttingen. Travel and accommodation to Germany will be covered for all speakers.

@histodons @medievodons

litteracarolina , 5 months ago to histodons group

Digital #Palaeography at the Göttingen Institute for #Digital #Humanities has its own Hypotheses blog, with information about what we do and how you can participate: https://palaeography.hypotheses.org/about.

We're still growing and changing rapidly! If anyone is interested in doing a guest post, please get in touch.

#DH @medievodons @histodons

litteracarolina , 5 months ago to Medievodons group

Happy and excited to receive this in the post today! @medievodons @histodons

litteracarolina , 5 months ago to Medievodons group

My book is now out in hardback as well as digital open access! Please do buy it for your library.

Reading Nature in the Early Middle Ages: Writing, Language, and Creation in the Latin Physiologus, ca. 700–1000. https://www.arc-humanities.org/9781802700022/reading-nature-in-the-early-middle-ages/.

The digital copy (under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license) is here: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/85029?show=full @medievodons @histodons

litteracarolina , 5 months ago to Medievodons group

I'm teaching Gothic cursive to a class of Germanists tomorrow. In the manuscript they're studying the letter h (see red boxes) looks like a curl at the top, followed by two straight strokes at the bottom. How does one get to the point where "h" is written like this??

(The answer is that there's a process of development, but this playing fast and loose with shape is why cursive scripts are hard to read).

Göttingen SUB, 8 Cod. Ms. theol. 200, 356r: https://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/DE-611-HS-3767765?tify=%7B%22pages%22%3A%5B721%5D%2C%22pan%22%3A%7B%22x%22%3A0.299%2C%22y%22%3A0.174%7D%2C%22view%22%3A%22info%22%2C%22zoom%22%3A1.946%7D @histodons @medievodons

litteracarolina , 5 months ago to Medievodons group

One of the things that Insular scribes do brilliantly is to use the shapes of letters to create elegant combinations that look completely natural. In this half-uncial script, the ligatured "gn" in "cognoscerus" makes a new graphic shape - which looks beautiful because it seems to flow from the pen.

Durham Cathedral Library MS B.II.30, 10r @medievodons @histodons

litteracarolina , 5 months ago to Medievodons group

Teaching #palaeography means I keep discovering new manuscripts week to week - like this gorgeous eleventh-century one from Italy, written in Beneventan script.

@medievodons @histodons

https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.lat.1202, IIIv

litteracarolina , 6 months ago to histodons group

Letter geometry: the best kind of geometry. #palaeography @histodons @medievodons

litteracarolina , 6 months ago to histodons group

Am teaching the transition from majuscule to minuscule scripts today in #palaeography. I had to write this slide out myself - wish there were more easy tools out there for comparing scripts in teaching (and looking forward to developing some with my team from April!).

@medievodons @histodons

litteracarolina , 6 months ago to histodons group

Am loving Booksnake (https://tally.so/r/3qGPkY), a new app - currently in beta testing - for viewing #IIIF-enabled original documents as if they were virtually lying on a surface of your choice.

Here is the #Psalter of Queen Isabella of England (https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667782/#) from the Library of Congress. I was very pleased that I could leaf through the book while it was lying there, and zoom in/out! @medievodons @histodons

Open manuscript on a floor. Blank page on left, decorated calendar in red and blue on right.
Manuscript page with brown, red and blue lettering and a foliage border on left. Golden roundel in right margin. Library stamp in bottom margin.

litteracarolina , 6 months ago to histodons group

One of my #DH students wants to do a project on word separation in #Sanskrit manuscripts. The project is very interesting, but unfortunately I have no experience with any Indian languages/scripts. Can anyone recommend

a) a database of transcribed (not transliterated) Sanskrit texts;

or

b) a palaeographical manual for Sanskrit?

@histodons

litteracarolina , 6 months ago to histodons group

Proofs!!

Very excited to see this out in a couple of short weeks! Now available for pre-order from ARC Humanities Press (https://www.arc-humanities.org/9781802700022/reading-nature-in-the-early-middle-ages/) and others. But it will also be available in open access online! @histodons @medievodons

litteracarolina , 7 months ago to Medievodons group

The Freiburg #HsTagung conference – on #palaeography, #DigitalHumanities, #HeritageScience, #manuscripts and much, much more – is now available in its entirety under "livestream" here: https://archaeologie-der-handschrift.de. It's long, but highly recommended for anyone interested in the most up-to-date methods for manuscript study, and in current debates. @medievodons @histodons