Palaeography

Code:

MHP016

Acronym:

PAL

Instance: 2016/2017 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of History, Political and International Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in History and Heritage

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MHP	8	MHP - Study Plan	1	-	6	60	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

• To develop students’ ability to read and interpret written historical sources of medieval and modern times; • To enable students to scientifically transcribe original texts of different types and to prepare their briefs; • To provide students with theoretical knowledge to enable them to examine the internal characteristics of the documents; • To provide students with theoretical knowledge to enable them to examine the external characteristics of the documents; • To enable students to answer specific questions stemming from research practice with primary sources, including identifying writing agents and sites, the time period when the acts were carried out, the purpose of the different texts, etc.; • To develop analytical and synthetic skills, and present research findings

Learning outcomes and competences

The program, giving students the ability to transcribe different scripts and documents, provides the elements considered essential for a reading and interpretation of various historical sources written

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Being integrated in a post-graduation course, it is recommended that students have had some contact with paleographic practices.

Program

1. Routes of Palaeography in Portugal 2. Palaeography of reading and scientific palaeography 3. The palaeographic method 4. The act of writing and the material conditions 5. Writing in Portugal in medieval and modern times 5.1. Brachigraphy 5.2. Typologies 5.3. Document Transcription 6. Writing agents and sites 6.1. Clerks 6.2. Notaries 6.3. Other

Mandatory literature

COSTA, Avelino de Jesus da; Normas Gerais de Transcrição de Documentos e Textos Medievais e Modernos, 3ª edição, Coimbra, 1993
PETRUCCI, Armando; Breve storia della scrittura latina, Roma:, 1989
MARQUES, José; L'écriture de Francesco Cavalcanti, une nouveauté au Portugal. 1482, sep. «Revista da Faculdade de Letras - História», II série, vol. XII, pp. 151-182, Porto: Faculdade de Letras, 1995
SANTOS, Maria José Azevedo; Ler e compreender a escrita na Idade Média, Col. Textos pedagógicos e didácticos, nº 10 , Lisboa: Edições Colibri / Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra, 2000
STIENNON, Jacques; Paléographie du Moyen Age, Paris: Armand Colin, 1991
MARQUES, José; Práticas paleográficas em Portugal no século XV, sep. de «Revista da Faculdade de Letras - Ciências e Técnicas do Património», I série, vol.1, pp. 73-96 , Porto: Faculdade de Letras, 2002
COELHO, Maria Helena da Cruz et alii; Estudos de Diplomática Portuguesa, Lisboa: Edições Colibri / Faculdade de Letras a Universidade de Coimbra, 2001
GUYOTJEANNIN, Olivier ; Conseils pour l'Édition des Textes Médiévaux. Fascicule I : Conseils Généraux. Fascicule II: Actes et documents d'Archives, Paris: ed. du CTHS, École des Chartes, 2001
SANTOS, Maria José Azevedo; Da visigótica à carolina: a escrita em Portugal de 882 a 1172, , Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian e J.N.I.C.T., 1994
GASPARRI, Françoise ; Introduction à l'Histore de l'écriture, Louvain-la-Neuve, 1984
COSTA, Avelino de Jesus da; Álbum de Paleografia e Diplomática Portuguesas, vol. I - Estampas, Coimbra, Fac. Letras da Universidade de Coimbra/ Instituto de Paleografia e Diplomática, 1997
BATTELLI, Giulio ; Lezioni di Paleografia, 4ª edição,, Citta del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2002
CARCEL ORTÍ, Mª Milagros (ed.) ; Vocabulaire International de la Diplomatique, Valencià, Conselleria de Cultura, Universitat de Valencià, 1994
BISCHOFF, Bernhard; Paléographie de l'Antiquité romaine et du Moyen Age occidental, tradução francesa, Paris: Picard, 1995

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical presentation of program topics followed by practical exercises.

keywords

Humanities > History > Paleography

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	45,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Trabalho laboratorial	25,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	52,00
Estudo autónomo	50,00
Frequência das aulas	30,00
Trabalho laboratorial	30,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Minimum of 75% of attendance in sessions.

Calculation formula of final grade

Never-done-before document transcription 

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

It is recommended that the Students have basic knowledge of Medieval Paleography.
Since it is a course essentially based on practical work of transcription, it is essential to attend in class.