Gaining an understanding of medieval written culture, in which knowledge of the making, keeping and using of written texts, but also of the principles guiding their study, is acquired.
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An advanced course, in which the culture of writing in the Middle Ages is studied. After a general introduction, attention is paid to codicology, the relation between images and texts, early printed books, the study of MS fragments, editorial principles, and archival studies. There will be one excursion.
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