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LATIN PALAEOGRAPHY AND DIPLOMATICS Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
A basic knowledge of Paleography, of Mediaeval History and the Latin language is highly recommended.
Objectives Contents The course will address the main themes of medieval epigraphy, mainly through the analysis of specific cases. Particular attention will be paid to the epigraphy of Abruzzo, taking into account the work which is being done in view of the publication of the volume "Inscriptiones Medii Aevi Italiae", Abruzzo.
Extended Syllabus The first part of the course, to be considered propedeutic to the second one, will aim to: 1) define methods and aims of medieval epigraphy in relation to paleography; 2) to describe the main bibliographic tools of the research about medieval epigraphy; 3) to highlight the main elements of the epigraphic analysis: materials , executive techniques, "lay-out" of epigraphic texts, epigraphic typologies and forms, and the chronological elements.
Recommended Bibliography Readings from:
• Armando Petrucci, La scrittura. Ideologia e rappresentazione, Torino, Einaudi, 1986.
• R. Favreau, Épigraphie médiévale, Tournhout 1997
• C. Treffort, Paroles inscrites. À la decouverte des sources épigraphiques latines du Moyen Âge (VIIIe-XIIIe siècle), Paris 2008.
Further readings will be suggested during the course.
Teaching Methods In addition to the front lesson and exercises, study tours will be carried out at some sites of epigraphic interest in the area of Chieti and Pescara. Interdisciplinary seminars will be organized.
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
Oral examination about some of the topics discussed in class and about the recommended readings. In addition, the student will have to demonstrate his/her ability to decipher and comment upon one or more inscriptions.
Contacts/More Information Given the practical setting of the course, class attendance is strongly recommended.
