Monday |
Wednesday |
Jan 5
Prolegomena |
Jan 7
From Roll to Codex
reading and discussion: Gamble |
Jan 12
Making the Medieval Book
preparation: C&G Part 1 |
Jan 14
Making the Medieval Book |
Jan 19
NO CLASS
Martin Luther King Day |
Jan 21
Describing the Manuscript Book
reading and discussion: Pfaff |
Jan 26
Interactive Museum: Tools of the Trade
reading and discussion: John
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS |
Jan 28
Describing Letterforms
preparation: Bischoff, M. Brown, John |
Feb 2
Working with Medieval Manuscripts
reading and discussion: C&G Chapter 5 |
Feb 4
Scripts of the Late Roman Period
preparation: script examples 1-4
due: working glossary |
Feb 9
Punctuation and Abbreviation
reading and discussion: C&G Chapter 6 |
Feb 11
Insular Scripts
preparation: script examples 5-8
due: progress report on WMU manuscript |
Feb 16
Encounters with Damaged Manuscripts
reading and discussion: C&G Chapter 7 |
Feb 18
Regional Minuscules
preparation: script examples 9-12
due: transcription from the Stuttgart Psalter |
Feb 23
Assessing Manuscript Origin and Provenance
reading and discussion: C&G Chapter 8 |
Feb 25
Caroline Minuscule
preparation: script examples 13-16
due: ID and description assignment 1 |
Mar 2
NO CLASS
Spring Recess |
Mar 4
NO CLASS
Spring Recess |
Mar 9
Manuscript Description
reading and discussion: C&G Chapter 9 |
Mar 11
Proto-Gothic and Gothic Scripts
preparation: script examples 17-20
due: transcription from the Luttrell Psalter |
Mar 16
Gothic Scripts
reading and discussion: van Dijk, Derolez |
Mar 18
Gothic Scripts
preparation: script examples 21-24
due: transcription from a travel text |
Mar 23
Interactive Museum: Manuscripts
preparation: C&G Part 3
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS |
Mar 25
Interactive Museum: Manuscripts
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
due: ID and description assignment 2 |
Mar 30
Naming Scripts
preparation: Bischoff, M. Brown, T. J. Brown, C&G Chapter 10, Derolez, John |
Apr 1
NO CLASS |
Apr 6
Medieval Orthography
preparation: Elliott, Thorley |
Apr 8
The Vinland Map
due: final glossary |
Apr 13
Student Seminar Reports
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS |
Apr 15
Student Seminar Reports
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS |
Apr 20, 12:30 p.m.
Ersatz Final Exam
due: ID and description assignment 3 |
Apr 22 |
