INTRODUCTION TO GREEK PALAEOGRAPHY: PROBLEMS OF TEXTUAL CRITICISM AND EDITION (SEMINAR)
| Title | ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΠΑΛΑΙΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ:ΠΡΟΒΛΗΜΑΤΑ ΚΡΙΤΙΚΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΕΚΔΟΣΕΩΣ ΚΕΙΜΕΝΩΝ (ΣΕΜΙΝΑΡΙΟ) / INTRODUCTION TO GREEK PALAEOGRAPHY: PROBLEMS OF TEXTUAL CRITICISM AND EDITION (SEMINAR) |
| Code | ΜΕΦ278 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | Philology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 280000919 |
Programme of Study: UPS School of Philology 2015
Registered students: 14
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesaiōnikīs kai Neóterīs Ellīnikīs Filologías | Mandatory Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600171638
|
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/1/600171638
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=3817
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students would be able to read representative samples of majuscule and miniscule scripts. They would also be able to identify and date characteristic types of these cripts. Finally, they would be in a position to explain how and why paleography is a vital tool in the hands of the editor of Classical and Byzantine texts.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
Course Content (Syllabus)
Study of the development of Greek script from Late Antiquity to Late Byzantium, through the close reading of selected samples of majuscule and minuscule scripts. Study of basic elements of textual criticism (e.g. types of scribal errors) and editorial technique.
Keywords
Greek Palaeography, Textual Criticism
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminars | 42 | 1.5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reading Assigment | |||||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | ✓ | ||||
| Written assigments | 56 | 2 | |||
| Exams | 70 | 2.5 | |||
| Total | 168 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
Assignments during the semester and written exam at the end of the semester.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Report (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Elpidio Mioni, Εισαγωγή στην ελληνική Παλαιογραφία, μετάφρ. Ν. Παναγιωτάκη, Αθήνα 1977 (6η ανατ. 2009)
Ευθύμιος Κ. Λίτσας, Σύντομη εισαγωγή στην ελληνική παλαιογραφία και κωδικολογία, τεύχος 2ο, Θεσσαλονίκη 2001.
Additional bibliography for study
Η. Hunger, "Παλαιογραφία" στο Heinz Günther Nesselrath (επιμ.), Εισαγωγή στην Αρχαιογνωσία, τ. Α: Αρχαία Ελλάδα (επιμ. Δ.Ι. Ιακώβ, Α.Ρεγκάκος), Αθήνα: Παπαδήμας, 2001
H. Hunger, Ο κόσμος του βυζαντινού βιβλίου: γραφή και ανάγνωση στο Βυζάντιο, μετάφρ. Γ. Βασίλαρος, Αθήνα 1995.
N. Wilson, “Palaeography” στο Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies, New York 2008), 101-114.
Last Update
16-02-2018
