Codicology [ LHIST2210 ]
5.0 crédits ECTS
15.0 h
2q
This biannual course is taught on years 2010-2011, 2012-2013, ...
Teacher(s) |
Bertrand Paul ;
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Language |
French
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Place of the course |
Louvain-la-Neuve
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Main themes |
The first part of the course is theoretical : it involves the examination of different stages in the composition of a code : written supports - composition of copy-books - folding the leaves - page setting - stitching and ruling - transcription methods - the copyist 's working tools- decoration and binding. Thus the course is more interested in the study of the container than the contents. With the help of facsimiles, we shall try to show the particularities a researcher may encounter in a codex while doing a codicological description. The course seeks to show the links existing between the material stages in the fabrication of a manuscript and the transmission of the texts conserved therein : the manuscript is by its essence the cultural witness to its epoch. The second part of the course is practical. Each student is asked to describe a manuscript of his choosing and to put the theoretical information that was presented during the first part of the course to work.
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Aims |
By the end of instruction, students should be able to :
- understand the codex as an archeological witness to our cultural past;
- reconstitute the various stages in the composition of a medieval book;
- point out the material indices helping us find a manuscript's origin and sometimes date it.
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Evaluation methods |
Evaluation : One half of the evaluation bears on knowledge of theoretical fundamentals taught in the course. Codicological description of a manuscript is considered a practical exercise and constitutes the second part of the evaluation.
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Teaching methods |
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Content |
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Bibliography |
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Other information |
Teaching materials : Student notes. Didactic material (videodiscs, material from the period, parchment, ruled copy-books, quill pens, elements of decoration, etc.) serve to illustrate each course. Students are invited to use as their reference manual : Introduction à la codicologie , de J. LEMAIRE (Publications de l'Institut d'Etudes Médiévales. Textes, études, congrès, 9). Louvain-la-Neuve, 1989.
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Cycle et année d'étude |
> Certificat universitaire en langue, littérature et civilisation latines
> Master [120] in Information and Communication Science and Technology
> Master [120] in History
> Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics
> Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies
> Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General
> Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures
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Faculty or entity in charge |
> HIST
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