IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 854: Medieval Materialities and Modern Technologies: New Research Directions, II
Tuesday 2 July 2019, 16.30-18.00
Sponsor: | Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC), Universität Hamburg |
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Organiser: | Stefano Valente, Sonderforschungsbereich 950 'Manuskriptkulturen in Asien, Afrika und Europa', Universität Hamburg |
Moderator/Chair: | Hanna M. Wimmer, Sonderforschungsbereich 950 'Manuskriptkulturen in Asien, Afrika und Europa' / Kunstgeschichtliches Seminar, Universität Hamburg |
Paper 854-a | Material Science Methods for Reconstructing the History of Manuscripts (Language: English) Index terms: Computing in Medieval Studies, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
Paper 854-b | The Interdisciplinary Alchemist: Reproduction and Study of Black Inks from the Islamicate World (Language: English) Index terms: Computing in Medieval Studies, Islamic and Arabic Studies, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
Paper 854-c | Ink and Colour Identification in Medieval Music Manuscripts (Language: English) Index terms: Computing in Medieval Studies, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Music |
Abstract | In two sessions, members and associates of the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) in Hamburg present recent collaborative research by scientists from STEM subjects and scholars of the humanities that bridges the gap between humanities and the natural sciences and sheds new light on our understanding of medieval material culture, both within and beyond Europe. How can, for instance, ink and pigment analysis, DNA analysis and multispectral imaging help with the recovery of script, the dating and placing of manuscripts, and the understanding of practices of production and use of manuscripts? What new questions arise from these collaborations? What is the potential, what are the challenges of such fundamentally interdisciplinary research? |