For LIPSS 2020, we have devised some thematic strands to help you choose which combinations of courses to take. The strands of courses listed below complement each other, and follow five themes; Classics, Insular, Italian, Post-Medieval England, and How Manuscripts Were Made - you can use these to guide your decisions, but you can combine any courses you like!
Please refer to the main page to see other courses on each day of the Summer School.
Classical Languages (4.5 Days)
Monday: Introduction to Latin Palaeography (Dr Marigold Norbye)
Tuesday: Intermediate Latin Palaeography (Dr Marigold Norbye)
Wednesday: Editing from Manuscripts (Dr Daniel Hadas) (half-day am)
Thursday: Introduction to Greek Palaeography I (Dr Laura Franco)
Friday: Introduction to Greek Palaeography II (Dr Laura Franco)
Insular (4 Days)
Monday: Introduction to Old English Palaeography (Dr Debby Banham)
Tuesday: Insular Caroline Scripts (Dr Colleen Curran)
Thursday: The Book of Kells and its Contemporaries (Dr Carol Farr)
Friday: Bilingual Manuscrpts in England, c.950-1200 (Dr Francisco J. Alvarez)
Italian (3 Days)
Monday: The Book in Italy (400 A.D. - 1400 A.D.) (Dr Matilde Malaspina)
Tuesday: The Development of Informal Cursive Hands (Dr Laura Nuvoloni)
Post-Medieval England (5 Days)
Monday: Reading and Editing Renaissance English Manuscripts (Dr Chris Stamatakis)
Tuesday: Introduction to English Palaeography 1500-1900 (Mr Christopher Whittick)
Wednesday: English Palaeography: Records of Criminal Justice 1650-1800 (Mr Christopher Whittick) OR Transcribing and Editing Manuscripts: Palaeography after 1700 (Dr Wim Van Mierlo) (half-day pm)
Thursday: Probate Records and the Historian, 1500-1858 (Mr Christopher Whittick)
Friday: Early Modern English Palaeography 1500-1700 (Dr Nigel Ramsay)
Making Manuscripts (5 Days)
Monday: Introduction to Codicology (Dr James Freeman)
Tuesday: Introduction to Cataloguing Medieval Manuscripts (Dr James Freeman)
Wednesday: Codicology and Cataloguing: A Hands-on Workshop (Dr James Freeman and Mr Peter Kidd)
Thursday: How Manuscripts Were Made (Ms Patricia Lovett)
Friday: Illumination Masterclass (Ms Patricia Lovett) OR The Development of Penflourishing (Dr Cynthia Johnston and Dr Lynda Dennison) OR Cognitive Elements of Medieval Manuscript Layouts
History of Science (2 Days)
Please note, these courses are not on consecutive days.
Monday: Introduction to Arabic Scientific Manuscripts (Dr Bink Hallum)
Thursday: Medieval Philosophical and Scientific Manuscripts (Dr Anna Somfai)