IIPS 2017 - International Itinerant Paleographic School, Italy, May 2017
PSL (Paris Sciences et Lettres - Research University Paris), the Ecole Française of Rome, the CéSor (Centre d'études en sciences sociales du religieux) and the University Aldo Moro of Bari (Italy) fund the first edition of the IIPS-International Itinerant Paleographic School. The action (which will be supported by the Collège de France, the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales of Paris, the Ecole Nationale des Chartes, the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, the University of Rome Sapienza and the University of Cassino) will consist of a one-week training session. Trainees will be divided into two groups: Group 1: Bari/Florence – May 14th to 20th and Group 2: Rome/Naples May 21st to 28th.
The program, open to thirty fellows (two groups of fifteen each), will focus on ancient and medieval books, inscriptions and documents and will consist of seminars, conferences and guided visits of libraries (Vallicelliana and Corsiniana of Rome, Vittorio Emanuele III of Naples, Medicea Laurenziana of Florence), research institutes (Istituto papirologico G. Vitelli of Florence, Officina dei Papiri “Marcello Gigante” of Naples, Istituto di patologia del libro of Rome), archives (archive of the Cattedrale of Bari) and archeological sites (Roman Forum, Pompeii and Herculaneum).
The IIPS will be a transdisciplinary and comparative action focused on written materials produced in the Mediterranean area from Antiquity to Middle Ages (Greek, Latin, Arabic, and Hebrew papyri, ostraca, rolls, codices and inscriptions). It aims at offering (a) a unique and international training opportunity, thanks to the collaboration of fifteen researchers gathered from thirteen universities and research institutes from different countries; (b) an exclusive and direct access to original documents and research materials and (c) a chance to share experiences with experts in all the fields related to the study, restoration and valorization of written heritage.
Special emphasis will be given to archiving and cataloguing techniques used in different areas and periods and to the creation and developing of collections, the general dynamics of loss and preservation of written heritage.
A call for application is launched for 30 fellowships, which will be awarded to master and doctoral students and will give the right to participate in only one of the two sessions (see below). Each scholarship includes
- transportation expenses
- accommodation in Rome and Naples or in Bari and Florence
- a per-diem for meals expenses
- participation in the activities of the program (conferences, seminars, visits)
- excursions
At the end of each session, certificates of participation will be issued to the participants.
Eligibility
- students enrolled in a Master’s program
- doctoral students
- students enrolled in Master’s or doctoral programs in 2017/2018 (letter from the supervisor required)
Candidates must understand French and English.