This graduate seminar will introduce students to the study of medieval manuscripts and provide a foundation of the editorial practices, technical methods, and epistemological projects associated with the digital critical edition. It will introduce graduate students to the paleography and codicology of medieval manuscripts, digital editing and TEI markup, and project-based collaboration in the digital arena. Students work closely with one another to transform these skills into a concrete digital artifact. Upon completion of this course, students will acquire the necessary skills to edit medieval texts and work in a digital environment.
Course requirements
Required Textbooks:
Clemens, R. and Timothy Graham, Introduction to Manuscript Studies (Cornell University Press, 2007)
Burghardt, M. et al, Digital Editing of Medieval Texts: A Textbook, (OA)
Burghardt, M. et al, Creating a Digital Scholarly Edition with the TEI (selections) (OA)
Petrucci, A. and Franca Petrucci Nardelli, Le Scritture dei volgari italiani (secc. XIII-XVI) (selections)
This course will require you to collectively select a manuscript, or a portion of one, for which you will collaboratively create a digital critical edition. This selection will be guided by language abilities and research interests in the class. There are no technical prerequisites for this course.