International Itinerant Paleographic School, Group 1: Rome/Naples, May 20–25, 2018, Group 2: Rome/Florence, May 27–June 1, 2018
PSL (Paris Sciences et Lettres - Research University Paris), the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, the Ecole Française of Rome, the CéSor (Centre d'études en sciences sociales du religieux) and the University Beida of Beijing fund the second edition of the IIPS-International Itinerant Paleographic School. The action (which will be supported by the Collège de France, the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, the University of Cassino, the University of Florence, the University of Naples Federico II and the University of Rome Sapienza) will consist in a six-days training session.
Trainees will be divided into two groups: Grou p 1: Rome/Naples – May 20th to 25th 2018 andGroup 2: Rome/Florence – May 27th to June 1st 2018.
The program, open to twenty fellows (two groups of ten each) and six selected auditors, will focus on ancient and medieval books, inscriptions and documents and will consist of seminars, conferences and guided visits of libraries (Angelica, Casanatense, Corsiniana and Vallicelliana of Rome, Vittorio Emanuele III of Naples, Medicea Laurenziana of Florence), research institutes (Istituto papirologico “G. Vitelli” of Florence, Centro Internazionale per lo Studio dei Papiri Ercolanesi “Marcello Gigante” of Naples, Istituto Centrale per il Restauro e la Conservazione del Patrimonio Archivistico e Librario of Rome) and archeological sites (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 Coptic papyri, ostraca, rolls, codices and inscriptions).
The IIPS aims at offering (a) a unique and international training opportunity, thanks to the collaboration of researchers gathered from many 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, preservation, restoration and valorization of written heritage.
Special emphasis will be given to archiving and cataloguing techniques used in different areas and periods, to the creation and developing of collections and to the general dynamics of loss and preservation of written heritage.
A call for application is launched for 20 fellowships, which will be awarded to master and doctoral students and will give the right to participate in only one of the two sessions.
Each scholarship includes:
- accommodation in Rome (May 20th-23th for group 1 and May 27th-30th for group 2)
- participation to the activities of the program (conferences, seminars, visits)
- transportations from Rome to Naples and to Pompeii/Herculaneum (group 1) and from Rome to Florence (group 2)
- excursions to the archeological sites
- a grant of 300 euros (for fellows residing in Italy), 800 euros (for fellows residing in the European Union + UK + Turkey), or 1200 euros (for fellows residing in other countries) to help fellows cover the cost of transportation to and from Italy, for meals, and accommodation in Naples May 23th-25th (group 1) and Florence May 30th–June 1st (group 2)
Participation in IIPS 2018 is also open to six auditors, selected from post-docs, librarians, archivists and professionals working in a sector related to the activities of IIPS, who will have submitted an application. These auditors will be able to participate in all IIPS initiatives, but no grant will be awarded to them.