Greek Paleography and editing of patristic texts
| Title | ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΠΑΛΑΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΤΕΧΝΙΚΗ ΕΚΔΟΣΕΩΣ ΠΑΤΕΡΙΚΩΝ ΚΕΙΜΕΝΩΝ. / Greek Paleography and editing of patristic texts |
| Code | ΠΓ35 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Social Theology and Christian Culture |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Symeon Paschalidis |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 60005038 |
| Academic Year | 2016 – 2017 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600054407
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600054407
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction)
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. Introduction to paleography and its sub-branches. Archaic writing systems and the Greek alphabet
2. Provisory and permanent material and tools of writing. Manuscript types
3. Epigraphic writing, majuscule writings (2nd-6th c.): general features, Bacchylidian and Roman majuscule, biblical majuscule
4. Majuscule writing after the 6th c.: Alexandrian or copic majuscule, normal or italics, liturgical rounded writing
5. Italics and the beginnings of the minuscule writing (9th - mid. 10th c.)
6. Types of minuscule writing
7. Copyists and writins in late Byzantine and post-Byzantine period
8. Copying issues: copyist, copying procedures, dating-notes
9. Reading a manuscript: punctuation, accents, numbers, cyptography
10. Reading a manuscript: abbreviations, complexes, signs and symbols
11. Paleographic examination and description of a manuscript
12. Text criticism - stemma of the codices
13. Text criticism apparatus and techiques
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | ✓ | ||||
| Reading Assigment | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | ✓ | ||||
| Total |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Last Update
13-01-2015
