SCRIPTO IV at Erlangen | Medieval Studies Workshop

SCRIPTO IV at Erlangen starts in May

The SCRIPTO programme (Scholarly Codicological Research, Information &

Palaeographical Tools) at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg

aims to provide a systematic, research-oriented introduction to the study of

medieval and early modern books and their interpretation. It combines research

and instruction within the framework of a uniquely innovative course, at the end

of which each candidate will be awarded a diploma from Friedrich-Alexander-

University.

SCRIPTO is made up of a broad spectrum of subjects and offers the following

courses:

– History and principles of cataloguing

– Text typology (philosophical and theological texts; literary texts; liturgy;

music; law, medicine; medieval Latin)

– Book illumination (technology, stylistic history, illustrational typology,

iconography); palaeography

– Codicology; incunabula studies

– Informatics (use and construction of databanks for the interpretation, drawing

up and administration of information about manuscripts; preparation of printed

catalogues).

SCRIPTO IV offers research seminars by Guglielmo Cavallo (La Sapienza, Rome),

Nicole Bériou (IRHT, Paris) and Rudolf Gamper (Vadiana St Gall).

The German Manuscript Centres in Berlin, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Munich, Stuttgart

and Wolfenbüttel are supportive of the SCRIPTO programme.

SCRIPTO sessions will take place in Erlangen (Universitätsbibliothek), Munich

(Bayerische Staatsbibliothek), Nuremberg (Stadtbibliothek) and Wolfenbüttel

(Herzog August Bibliothek) at a fee of 1080 € (which includes travel and

accommodations for seminars outside of Erlangen (Munich; four days in Prague;

Wolfenbüttel) per participant. Further information may be obtained online:

SCRIPTO IV will run from 2 May 2011 until 13 July 2011. Applicants should write

enclosing a full CV to:

Prof. Dr. Michele C. Ferrari

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität

Mittellatein und Neulatein

Kochstr. 4/3

D-91054 Erlangen (Germany)

The application deadline is 4 April 2011. The language of instruction is German.

Foreign participants, however, will be able to take German language courses at

Friedrich-Alexander-University if they so wish. They should mention this in

their application.

Those applicants accepted for the course will be charged 1080 € Euros and will

receive a document stating the terms of agreement and detailed information

about the course, including the timetable.

If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Michael Allen

(frechulf@uchicago.edu).