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Summer School - Syriac Codicology and Paleography, 8 - 13 June, 2020, University of Pisa, Italy

Publish Date: Mar 22, 2020

Deadline: Apr 10, 2020

Event Dates: from Jun 08, 2020 12:00 to Jun 13, 2020 12:00

Syriac Codicology and Paleography

Codicology of Syriac Manuscripts from Late Antiquity to the present: the making of the Syriac book (materials, tools, layout; the scribe at work).
The book and its content: typology of Syriac book production.
The art of the Syriac book: illustration and decoration.
Syriac paleography.
Cataloguing Syriac books: old catalogues and new web tools.
A comparative perspective: Arabic, Coptic, Armenian codicology and illustration.

Aim

The summer school will enable students and scholars who already know Syriac, and/or have a basic knowledge of codicology, to study, analyze and describe Syriac manuscripts, from Late Antique age to the present, in a comparative perspective (with respect to Arabic, Coptic, Armenian manuscript culture), as cultural products, both material and immaterial.
Skills in cataloguing and arthistorical analysis will be attained.

Who can apply

MA students, PhD students, anybody interested in Syriac codicology.

Language

English

Program intensity

Full-time

Application

Application requirements

Basic knowledge of the Syriac language, and/or basic knowledge of codicology and book studies, Eastern and/or Western.

Required documents

  • Identity Document (*PASSPORT in case you are a foreign student*)
  • Enrolment Form
  • Curriculum Vitae

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Disciplines

Arabic Studies

Armenian Studies

Art History

Arts

Culture

History

Study Levels

MA

PhD

Host Countries

Italy