L-160. Digital Codicology & Book History
This course explores the interplay between books as physical objects and their digital counterparts. The materials focused on will include Western manuscripts and printed books up to 1600, and non-Western …
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M-60. Researching Medieval Manuscripts: From Cataloging to Cultural History
Oxford is home not just to lost causes and dreaming spires but to the largest concentration of medieval manuscripts within any European university. This course will give you privileged access …
H-195. Transmission of the Bible from the Beginnings to 1500
Probably no other book has had a deeper and more wide-reaching impact on human culture and history than the collection of sacred texts we know today as the Bible. Billions …
L-145. Medieval Manuscript Fragments: Cataloging & Discoverability
The study of medieval manuscript fragments has developed into its own specialization in recent years, incorporating paleography, codicology, liturgiology, musicology, textual studies, art history, bibliography, provenance, and digital humanities, among …
M-100v. Fragmentology
The study of medieval manuscript fragments has developed into its own specialization in recent years, incorporating paleography, codicology, liturgiology, musicology, textual studies, art history, bibliography, provenance, and digital humanities, among …
M-85v. Introduction to Islamicate Manuscripts
Length: 10 hours Format: Online This course is for students who have not yet had the opportunity to study Islamicate manuscripts. It is an introductory course and will take a …
M-55. The Book of Hours, 1250–1550
This seminar focuses on the Book of Hours—the medieval “bestseller”—popular for three hundred years, from the mid-thirteenth to the mid-sixteenth century. The course will consider both the textual and pictorial contents …
H-130. The History & Construction of the Mesoamerican Codex, 600–1550
Of the thousands of pre-Columbian books produced, only a handful have survived to the present day, all of which shed a bright light on the history, language, and book production …
M-85. Introduction to Islamicate Manuscripts
Though the arts of the manuscript book constitute one of the most vital forms of artistic creativity and practice within the Islamic world, they have received relatively little attention within …
M-90. Advanced Seminar in Medieval Manuscript Studies
“I would definitely recommend the course to anyone who is past the introductory level and would like to enhance their skills.” —2017 student This advanced course in medieval manuscript studies …
M-50. Introduction to Illuminated Manuscripts
This course is aimed at those who, whether by professional or personal interests, seek some basics on what can be a difficult field. Because of their light-sensitive nature, manuscripts are …
M-20. Seminar in Western Codicology
The course includes a survey of the development of the physical features of manuscript books and practical work by the students on particular points. Applicants must have considerable background in …
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