GREEK PALAEOGRAPHY
- Academic year
- 2018/2019 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- PALEOGRAFIA GRECA SP
- Course code
- FM0394 (AF:274115 AR:161454)
- Modality
- On campus classes
- ECTS credits
- 6
- Degree level
- Master's Degree Programme (DM270)
- Educational sector code
- M-STO/09
- Period
- 2nd Semester
- Where
- VENEZIA
Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals
Expected learning outcomes
• Will have a sound knowledge of Greek Palaeography (in particular minuscule bookhands and a general overview of the development of Greek handwriting)
• Will be able to select and apply sources and techniques required for the analysis of Greek manuscripts
Pre-requirements
Contents
Topics:
1. Introduction to Greek Palaeography
2. The Majuscule
3. Introduction to the Minuscule
4. Pure Minuscule, 9th-10th centuries
5. Minuscule ‘bouletée’, Perlschrift
6. Scripts from Southern Italy (Asso di Picche, Rossano, Reggio)
7. Scholarly Hands
8. Scholarly Hands
9. ‘Baroque style Epsilon-ny’ and Fettaugenmode
10. 12th-14th Palestine and Cyprus
11. Metochites style and τῶν Ὡδηγῶν
12. 15th-16th centuries
13. Ornamentation of Greek Manuscripts
14. The codex: introduction to codicology
15. Final Revision
Referral texts
Perria, L. (2011) Γραφίς: per una storia della scrittura greca libraria, secoli IV a.C.-XVI d.C (Rome and Vatican).
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Other warmly recommended books
• Agati, M. L. (2009) Il libro manoscritto. Da Oriente a Occidente per una codicologia comparata (Roma)
• Barbour, R. (1981) Greek Literary Hands A.D. 400-1600 (Oxford)
• Bausi, A. et al. (ed.) (2015) Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies (Hamburg). Capitoli: “Greek manuscripts” e “Greek codicology” a cura di M. Maniaci; “Greek palaeography” a cura di D. Bianconi; and “Catalogues of Greek manuscripts” a cura di A. Binggeli
• Canart, P. et alii (1998) Facsimili di codici greci della Biblioteca Vaticana, I: Tavole (Città del Vaticano)
• Crisci, E. and P. Degni (2011) La scrittura greca dall’antichità all’epoca della stampa: una introduzione (Roma)
• Easterling, P. and C. Handley (eds.) (2001) Greek Scripts. An Illustrated Introduction (London)
• Follieri, E. (1969) Codices graeci Bibliothecae Vaticanae selecti (Città del Vaticano)
• Maniaci, M. 2002 (2005, prima ristampa) Archeologia del manoscritto. Metodi, problemi, bibliografia recente (Roma)
• Wilson, N. (1973) Mediaeval Greek Bookhands: Examples Selected from Greek Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries (Cambridge, Mass.)
• Wilson, N. (2008) “Palaeography,” in Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies (New York) 101-114
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Those students who will not be able to attend classes, can prepare the exam on:
1) Perria, L. (2011) Γραφίς: per una storia della scrittura greca libraria, secoli IV a.C.-XVI d.C (Rome and Vatican).
and
2) Crisci, E. and P. Degni (2011) La scrittura greca dall’antichità all’epoca della stampa: una introduzione (Roma).
Or in English:
• Barbour, R. (1981) Greek Literary Hands A.D. 400-1600 (Oxford)
• Easterling, P. and C. Handley (eds.) (2001) Greek Scripts. An Illustrated Introduction (London)
• Wilson, N. (1973) Mediaeval Greek Bookhands: Examples Selected from Greek Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries (Cambridge, Mass.)
• Wilson, N. (2008) “Palaeography,” in Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies (New York) 101-114
Moreover, students are expected to be able to transcribe samples of Greek minuscule bookhands, so they are adviced to practice using:
Follieri, E. (1969) Codices graeci Bibliothecae Vaticanae selecti (Città del Vaticano)
Assessment methods
Teaching methods
Every week the students will have the possibility to make a transcription at home that will be corrected by the teacher in order to prepare for the final examination.
Teaching language
Further information
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Online Resources:
BIBLIOGRAPHY by Stratis Papaioannou:
https://byzbooks.wordpress.com/table-of-contents/
Byzantine Greek minuscule script - the alphabet & varied letter forms:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=21&v=A24NuGvK5cc
Latest News:
http://paleografia-greca.blogspot.it/
Some greatest hits:
http://pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr/
http://digi.vatlib.it/?ling=it
https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/
http://teca.bmlonline.it/TecaRicerca/index.jsp
http://codicologia.irht.cnrs.fr/
Basic Journals:
Scriptorium (Brussels, 1946-). Contains the “Bulletin codicologique”, the only regularly updated bibliography specializing in palaeography and codicology (since 1959).
Revue d’histoire des textes (Paris, 1971-)
Gazette du livre medieval (Paris, 1982-)
Codices manuscripti (Vienna, 1975-)
Scrittura e Civiltà = S&C (Roma, 1977-)
Byzantinische Zeitschrift (Munich, 1892-) http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/byzs
Printed catalogs online:
https://manuscriptsonmicrofilm.wordpress.com/printed-catalogs-online/
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