IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 822: Studies in Manuscripts, III: The Codex
Tuesday 6 July 2021, 16.30-18.00
| Organiser: | N Yavuz, Den Arnamagnæanske Samling, Københavns Universitet |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Lisa Fagin Davis, Medieval Academy of America, Massachusetts |
| Paper 822-a | More than the Sum of Its Parts: Cataloguing Physical Attributes of Manuscripts (Language: English) Index terms: Bibliography, Computing in Medieval Studies, Language and Literature - Latin, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Paper 822-b | Rebuilding the Josephinum Bible: Codicological Indicators in a Fragmented Manuscript (Language: English) Index terms: Biblical Studies, Bibliography, Language and Literature - Latin, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Paper 822-c | Virtual Library of Torfæus: Reconstructing the Dispersed Manuscripts of Old Norse Texts (Language: English) Index terms: Bibliography, Computing in Medieval Studies, Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Abstract | Research on manuscripts continues to gain prominence in the field of medieval studies. The third session will focus on the materiality of the manuscript book and the examination of codicological aspects. Arguing that manuscript descriptions should be more than a list of textual contents, Yavuz will discuss physical descriptions of codices and how we can improve our understanding of the artefact through better manuscript cataloguing. McCandless will offer insights into the make-up of a medieval bible through an examination of the codicological features of a fragmentary manuscript in the collection of the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio. Kapitan will consider codicological aspects of the digital reconstruction of dismembered manuscripts that previously belonged to the royal historiographer of Denmark Thormodus Torfæus (1636-1719). |