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IMC 2025: Sessions

Session 1438: Tools and Methods in Digital Medieval Studies: A Round Table Discussion

Wednesday 9 July 2025, 19:00-20:00

Sponsor:Digital Medievalist
Organisers:Katarzyna Anna Kapitan, École Nationale des Chartes, Paris
N. Kıvılcım Yavuz, Institute for Medieval Studies / School of History, University of Leeds
Moderator/Chair:Lisa Fagin Davis, Medieval Academy of America, Massachusetts
Abstract

Sponsored by Digital Medievalist (http://digitalmedievalist.org), this round table discussion considers developments in the field of digital medieval studies by bringing together users and creators of new tools and methods. These include eScriptorium (https://escriptorium.inria.fr), Transkribus (https://www.transkribus.org), IIIF (https://iiif.io), Fragmentarium (https://fragmentarium.ms), VisColl and VCEditor (http://viscoll.org), and a broader discussion of the possibilities provided by digital solutions as well as open source and open access initiatives. Newcomers to digital humanities are especially welcome to join the discussion.

Participants include Claire Knowles (University Libraries, University of Leeds), Jan Odstrčilík (Institut für Mittelalterforschung, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien), Olivier Brisville-Fertin (Département de Langues, Littératures et Civilisations Étrangères (CIHAM - UMR 5648), École Normale Supérieure de Lyon), Dot Porter (Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, University of Pennsylvania), Alberto Campagnolo (Institut de Recherche Religions, Spiritualités, Cultures, Sociétés (RSCS), Université Catholique de Louvain), Veronika Drescher (Sammlung von Handschriften und alten Drucken, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wien)