Digital Editing and the Medieval Manuscript Roll, Yale University, November 18–19, 2016
On Friday, November 18 and Saturday, November 19 (9.30am–4.30pm), The Beinecke Library at Yale University will host two graduate training workshops: Digital Editing and the Medieval Manuscript Roll and Digital Editing and the Medieval Manuscript Fragment.
These graduate training workshops will cover topics in:
- Paleography and Cataloging of Medieval Manuscript Rolls OR Fragments
- Manuscript Transcription and Scholarly Editing
- Introduction to the Digital Edition: Challenges and Best Practices
- Collaborative Editing
- XML, Text Encoding Fundamentals and the TEI Schema
No prior paleography or encoding experience is required.
Both workshop strands cover the fundamentals of digital editing while tackling the codicological challenges posed by either manuscript rolls or manuscript fragments. Practical sessions inform collective editorial decision-making: participants will undertake the work of transcription and commentary, and encode (according to TEI P5 protocols) the text and images of a medieval manuscript roll or fragment. The workshops will result in collaborative digital editions.
These graduate-run workshops are free of charge, and lunches will be provided for participants. A limited number of small need-based travel bursaries are available for participants traveling to New Haven. The workshops will be limited to 10 places per workshop – preference will be given to graduate students with demonstrated need for training in manuscript study and text encoding.