Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
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), offer some basic elements of palaeography, and consider 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. If possible, visits to the ULg Manuscript Room.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
30 hours in the second term.
Lectures in class or online or both (depending on the COVID-19 situation, students will receive detailed information at the beginning of the paper) and, if possible, one or two visits to the University manuscript collections.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
A dossier and a full bibliography will be provided during the course.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
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.