Courses in Paleography and Archival Studies with MAP

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Online Paleography Course 2013

For the fourth consecutive year, the Medici Archive Project will offer a 12-week Online Paleography Course. The course is designed to furnish participants with basic skills for reading historical manuscript materials from the late 15th- 17th-century Tuscany. This course also offers a general introduction to the nature of Italian archives. From personal letters to the inventories and wills, the digitized documents used to train the course’s participants in paleographic skills will also expose them to a wide range of document types useful for scholarly research.

Enrollment will be limited to 20 students. Priority will be given to graduate students, post-graduate scholars, and professionals with relevant scholarly interests. Basic knowledge of Italian is required. The course is taught in English.

The online course will be held from Monday, February 4 to Friday, April 26, 2013.

Tuition for this course is US $ 500, payable by PayPal upon acceptance.

To apply, send: 1. A brief letter of introduction explaining the motivation for taking the course. 2. A curriculum vitae that details linguistic aptitude and (if applicable) archival experience. 

All materials should be sent to Dr. Elena Brizio, ebrizio[at]medici[dot]org by January 12, 2013.

Seminar on Paleography and Archival Studies 2013

For the third consecutive year, the Medici Archive Project will be offering a two-week intensive seminar on archival research especially intended for advanced graduate students in Renaissance and early modern studies. This seminar will be team-taught by current MAP staff. Course participants will have the opportunity to work directly with original documents and will visit a number of Florentine archives. 

The seminar aims to teach scholars to navigate Italian archives (with particular emphasis on Florentine collections), to examine in depth various document typologies, to read the documents, to identify paleographic conventions, and to apply this research to their scholarly pursuits. Class-size is restricted to twelve, so that each participant will receive personal guidance.

The seminar will run from Monday, June 10 to Saturday, June 22, 2013. 

The tuition for this course is US $ 700, payable by PayPal upon acceptance.

For further information, or to apply, contact Dr. Elena Brizio ebrizio[at]medici[dot]org.  To apply, please send a CV and a brief statement explaining how this course will benefit your current research project by May 1, 2013.