Transcribing and Editing Manuscripts: Palaeography after 1700
One Day Course: Thursday 6 June 2024
This course will introduce students to the basic characteristics of ‘modern' manuscripts produced from 1700 onwards. This includes documents that belong to the composition and transmission of literary, philosophical and historical (notebooks, rough drafts, fair copies, etc.) as well as letters, diaries and other private documents. In this course, you will learn about changes in handwriting from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, about the conventions of writing in this period, and more generally about commonly-used methods of transcription and the principles of editing manuscripts. This in-depth study of theoretical and methodological issues will be rounded off with practical exercises in which you will try your hand at transcribing a variety of materials.
Course Requirements
The course is suitable for beginners.
Essential Reading
- De Biasi, P.-M., 2004. “Toward a Science of Literature: Manuscript Analysis and the Genesis of the Word”, in Deppman, J., Ferrer, D., Groden, M. (Eds.), Genetic Criticism: Texts and Avant-Textes. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, pp. 36–68.
- Hunter, M., 2009. Editing Early Modern Texts: An Introduction to Principles and Practice. Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Sassoon, R., 2000. The Art and Science of Handwriting. Bristol: Intellect Books.
- Van Mierlo, W., 2013. The Archaeology of the Manuscript: Towards Modern Palaeography. In: C. Smith and L. Stead, eds, The Boundaries of the Literary Archive: Reclamation and Representation. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate, pp. 15-29.
Location
This course will take place in Senate House.
Fees
Course fees for LIPS 2024 are below:
