London Palaeography School 2008

The London Palaeography Summer School 2008

For those who attended Summer School 2007, we should be grateful if you would provide feedback using this questionnaire (Word DOC) which can be returned by email, post or fax.

In 2008, the Summer School will run a series of half-day and full-day courses from Monday 23 June to Thursday 26 June.

Monday 23 June

Dr Marigold Norbye (University College London) Introduction to Latin Palaeography
Dr Jenny Stratford (Institute of Historical Research and Royal Holloway University of London) Books of Hours

Tuesday 24 June

Dr Debby Banham (Birkbeck College and University of Cambridge) Anglo-Saxon Palaeography This course is now fully booked
Ms Mura Ghosh (Senate House Library) Electronic Resources for Manuscript Studies
half day - am
Professor Charles Burnett (Warburg Institute) Western Scientific Manuscripts
half day - pm

Wednesday 25 June

Professor David d'Avray (University College London) Papal Diplomatic
Ms Patricia Lovett (Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society) How manuscripts were made

Thursday 26 June

Dr Dorothea McEwan and Dr des Claudia Wedepohl (Warburg Institute) ~~German Palaeography~~ CANCELLED
John Mellors and Anne Parsons Manuscript book making in Ethiopia: the survival of ancient techniques

Details about most of the teachers listed above can be found here.

Fees:

Course fees cover the provision of documentary material, plus tea, coffee and sandwich lunches.

Daily Rates for individual courses:

There is no reduced or concessionary rate available for individual daily bookings.

£50 for half-day courses
£75 for two successive half-day courses on the same day
£75 for full-day courses

Reduced rates for combinations:

£200 for 3 full days
£265 for 4 full days

Forms to download:

To apply, please download and submit an application form:

Application Form:

Venue:

Classes will take place in seminar rooms located in Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU. Click here for a map.

Accommodation:

The School of Advanced Study does not have its own halls of residence. Summer School participants will need to make their own arrangements for accommodation where necessary. Please have a look at the various suggestions on our accommodation page. It may be possible to to find a room in one of the University of London's intercollegiate halls of residence. In all cases you will need to arrange accommodation directly.

Cancellation of courses:

Students will be notified by 6th June if there are insufficient numbers for a course to run. In this event, students will be given a place on another course.

For further information please contact:

Centre for Manuscript and Print Studies
Institute of English Studies
Senate House
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HU
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7862 8680
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7862 8720
Email: cmps@sas.ac.uk