Seminar on palaeography and editing Latin texts

5 credits

30.0 h

This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2018-2019 !

Teacher(s)

Moureau Sébastien;

Language

French

Prerequisites

This course addresses students with a good command of Latin

Main themes

The course includes the following topics:

Introduction to codicology;
Handwritten copy of Latin texts and textual transmission issues;
Ancient and medieval Latin writings;
Practical training in reading Latin manuscripts (reading exercices);
Theoretical and practical training in editing Latin texts.

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

At the end of this course, the student will be able:

to decipher a Latin manuscript, or to find the necessary assistance to read it;
to locate a written text within the history of ancient and medieval Latin writings;
to read, analyse and use an edition (introduction and critical apparatus);
to collate various major manuscripts of a given text and to prepare a provisional edition;
to use bibliographical and working tools.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Content

The seminar will deals with Latin paleography and textual criticism.
The seminar will first and foremost be taught from a practical point of view: the student will learn how to read medieval manuscript and make a critical edition.
Each section of the course will be divided into two stages: the first one being a lecture (theoretical teaching and the second one a series of practical exercises.

Teaching methods

Part of the course consists of lectures (theoretical explanations). The remainder consists of practical exercises.

Evaluation methods

Oral examination and a written work.

Other information

Online resources

The documents for the course will be available on Moodle.

Bibliography

Des éléments de bibliographie seront présentés aux étudiants durant le cours. Le reste du matériel se trouvera sur la plateforme Moodle.

Faculty or entity

GLOR

Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme

Sigle

Credits

Prerequisites

Aims

Master [120] in History

HIST2M

Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures

LAFR2M

Master [60] in Ancient Languages and Literatures : Classics

CLAS2M1

Master [60] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures

LAFR2M1

Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics

CLAS2M

ELAT9CE