Paleography and Diplomatics
0
2017-2018
01010749
Área Científica do Menor
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Elective
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Teaching Methods
Theoretical and practical classes, including reading and transcription exercises, field trips and contact with original sources of different types and from different periods.
Learning Outcomes
Students are expected to learn about and understand the process of dissemination and the social value of writing throughout the centuries, to be able to understand different kinds of paleographic sources, as well as learn how to read and transcribe them.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
1. From oral culture to writing.
2. The power of writing and writings.
3. Documents and their signs – of political, social and economic power; authenticity; solemnity.
4. Scribes.
5. Transcription of documents.
Head Lecturer(s)
Maria José Azevedo Santos
Assessment Methods
Assessment continues
Other: 10.0%
Report of a seminar or field trip: 15.0%
Mini Tests: 75.0%
Final assessment
Exam: 100.0%
Bibliography
Costa , A. J. da (1999). Álbum de Paleografia e Diplomática portuguesas .Coimbra: FLUC.
Gomes, S. (2007). In limine conscriptionis: documentos, chancelaria e cultura no Mosteiro de Santa Cruz de Coimbra (séculos XII a XIV). Viseu: Palimage Editores: CHSC.
Leonardi, C. (coord.) (1997). Modi di scrivere: technologie e pratice della scrittura dal manoscritto al CD-Rom. Spoleto : Centro Italiano di Studi sull'Alto Medioevo.
Marques, M. A. F. (1990). O papado e Portugal no tempo de D. Afonso III: 1245-1279 .Coimbra.
Morujão, M. do R. B. (2010). A Sé de Coimbra: a instituição e a chancelaria (1080-1318). Lisboa: FCG.
Santos, M. J. A. (1994). Da visigótica à carolina: a escrita em Portugal de 882 a 1172. Lisboa: JNICT-FCG.