Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
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.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Analysis of MSS and MSS pages, critical usage of online resources. Visits to the ULg Manuscript Room.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
30 hours in the second term. See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Recommended or required readings
A dossier and a full bibliography will be provided during the course.
Assessment methods and criteria
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%).
Work placement(s)
None
Organizational remarks
None
Contacts
Items online
Online Notes
Notes are available on MyULg.
Programme&Bibliography (Final)
Programme&Bibliography (Final)
Programme&Bibliography (Provisional)
Programme&Bibliography (Provisional)