Medieval Latin and Latin paleography

Frank Mantello

Medieval Institute Summer 2006

Bischoff, Bernhard, Latin Palaeography: Antiquity and the Middle Ages (1990)

· ---, Manuscripts and Libraries in the Age of Charlemagne (1994)

· Boyle, Leonard E., Medieval Latin Palaeography: A Bibliographical Introduction (1984) – updated online here.

Bryn Mawr CR Review of Bischoff
Elements of Abbreviation in Medieval Latin Paleography
Latin Paleography (Cambridge)

Thompson, An Introduction to Greek and Latin Paleography

Paleography and Codicology Bibliography


wiki
Latin Paleography Network
Abbreviationes
Exercises in Latin Paleography
Paleographic Fonts
Medieval Latin Paleography
Latin Paleography
Codicology 2007

Courses
Hist 509

Some Online Resources (links last checked 30 Jan. 06)

· Arrighi, Ludovico degli, La Operina (1522): introduction to Italic script.

· Cappelli, Adriano, Lexicon Abbreviaturarum (Leipzig, 1928): scanned images of the German translation.

· Cours de paléographie: mostly (very) late medieval and early modern in scope.

· Dave Postle’s Palaeography Tutorial: a great interactive site.

· Digital Scriptorium

· Ductus: demo version of commercial palaeography software.

· English Handwriting 1500-1700: An Online Course: hosted by the Cambridge English Renaissance Electronic Service.

· Exercises in Latin Palaeography: English version of Italian web-site.

· Introduction to Palaeography and Bibliography: homepage for a course at Lancaster University, UK. [dead link!]

· Lector - Transkription von mittelalterlichen Quellentexten computergestützt üben: pdf file.

· Lindsay, W. M., Notae Latinae (Cambridge, 1915): scanned images can be downloaded in various formats, inc. pdf.

· Manuscript Studies: Medieval and Early Modern: homepage for a course at University of Alberta, Canada.

· Medieval Writing: excellent links section as well as palaeography exercises.

· Palaeography: Reading Old Handwriting 1500 – 1800: A practical online tutorial from the National Archives, UK.

· Paläographisches Lesetraining für lateinische Schriften des 5. – 20. Jahrhunderts: German site by Thomas Frenz, Universität Passau.

· Paléographie & manuscrits en ligne: useful collection of links.

· ScottishHandwriting.com: Early modern palaeography based on MSS from Scotland.

· Steffens, Franz, Paléographie latine (Paris, 1910): pdf files of French translation of his Lateinische Paläographie.

· Vocabulaire codicologique: Explanations of terms used in codicology.

Stanford Phil 314
Latin 260
RBS Course M-40
University of Verona
Indiana Hist H715
UNC course reserve

Byzantine Paleography
Greek and Byzantine Paleography Links