Special issues of Codicology

Course Information
TitleΕιδικά θέματα Κωδικολογίας / Special issues of Codicology
CodeΠΠΑ632
FacultyPhilosophy
SchoolPhilology
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID600024036

Programme of Study: VYZANTINĪS FILOLOGIAS KAI PAPYROLOGIAS-PALAIOGRAFIAS

Registered students: 5
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
Vyzantinī FilologíaElective CoursesWinter/Spring-15
Papyrología-PalaiografíaCompulsory CourseWinter/Spring-15

Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600267170
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course students will be able to: 1. Know the peculiarities of the various forms of book (scroll, codex) 2. Describe the structural elements of the codex and date manuscripts on the basis of these elements 3. To be able to study the ruling patterns of the manuscript and to distinguish between the various categories of parchment or paper and their characteristics. 4. To be able to distinguish between the various types of bindings and to be able to describe and date them.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Work autonomously
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
In-depth study of the structural elements of the codeχ with emphasis on the writing materials and the types of bindings and their dating.
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 Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures39
Seminars80
Reading Assigment151
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities50
Written assigments100
Total420
Student Assessment
Description
The examination of the course will take the form of short papers per thematic unit of the course, as well as a broader final paper related to individual codicological topics. It is noted that the students' workload is particularly increased because a large percentage of the secondary literature is in foreign languages.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
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Pérez-Martín, El “estilo Salonicense”: Un modo de escribir en la Salónica del siglo XIV, στο: G. Prato (έκδ.), I manoscritti greci tra riflessione e dibattito: atti del 5 Colloquio internazionale di paleografia (Cremona 4-10 ottobre 1998) [Papyrologica Florentina 31], Florence 2000, 311-331.• D. Bianconi, Tessalonica nell’età dei Paleologi. Le pratiche intellettuali nel riflesso della cultura scritta [Dossiers byzantins 5], Paris 2005.• D. Bianconi, La biblioteca di Cora tra Massimo Planude e Niceforo Gregora. Una questione di mani, Segno e Testo 3 (2005) 391-438.• J. Clérigues, Nicéphore Grégoras, copiste et superviseur du Laurentianus 70, 5, Revue d'histoire des textes 2 (2007) 21-47.• D. Bianconi, La "biblioteca" di Niceforo Gregora, στο: B. Άτσαλος – N. Τσιρώνη (έκδ.), Πρακτικά του ΣΤ’ Διεθνούς Συμποσίου Ελληνικής Παλαιογραφίας (Δράμα, 21-27 Σεπτεμβρίου 2003), Αθήνα 2008, 2, 225-233· 3, 1049-1059.• D. Bianconi, I libri di Niceforo Gregora. Un aggiornamento, στο: M. D'Agostino – L. 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Last Update
10-04-2025