Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Codicology | ||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Nicola Morato | ||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | ||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Course contents :
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| General introduction to codicology: work on MSS from the University collection and on digitised MSS accessible online. We will at first consider some main features of the codex: the way it is manufactured, the way it appears, the way it is used. Then we will study in detail materials and production techniques. We will explore the concepts of mise en page and mise en texte (especially for manuscript witnesses of Romance texts) and look at manuscript tradition as the main form of textual tradition in the Middle Ages. | ||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Students will acquire a general knowledge of codicology, working directly on MSS and on digitisations. They will develop a critical attitude towards the many online databases about MSS. The course is mainly focussed on the alterity of the medieval text and of textual tradition. Full comprehension and good interpretation of a given manuscript page require a set of competences and methods partly different from that required by a printed page. An introduction to the preparation of an exhaustive codicological analysis is a complementary (but not marginal) purpose of this course. | ||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| None | ||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Analysis of MSS and MSS pages, critical usage of online resources. This course will be held in a room adjoining the ULg manuscript room. | ||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 30 hours in the second term. See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires | ||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A dossier and a full bibliography will be provided during the course. | ||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Final oral exam. Discussion of the contents of the paper (75%), presentation of an original work prepared by the student on a manuscript page or a whole manuscript, agreed with the professor (25%). | ||
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Work placement(s) :
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| None | ||
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Organizational remarks :
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| None | ||
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Contacts :
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| nicola.morato@ulg.ac.be | ||
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Items online :
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| Online Notes Notes are available on MyULg. |
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