Is Paleography an Art or a Science?, lecture by Mgr. Paul Canart (Vatican Library), American Academy in Rome, January 17, 2017, 6:30 pm

Current progress in the techniques of observation, definition and comparison of scripts leads us to ask ourselves the question: is palaeography now only a science or does it still retain an "artistic" aspect? After defining what is meant by writing, art and science, we shall endeavor, with the help of examples taken from the Greek domain, to highlight recent advances in paleography as a science, but also those aspects of an art which it still preserves.

Mgr. Paul Canart is at the Vatican Library.

The lecture will be given in French with consecutive translation into English. The event will be live streamed.