The London International Palaeography School (LIPS), run by the Institute of English Studies at the University of London, is a series of intensive courses in Palaeography and Manuscript Studies. Subject areas include Latin, Insular, Middle English, Early Modern English, German and Greek palaeography, illuminated manuscripts, codicology, manuscript editing and liturgical and devotional manuscripts.
LIPS will run across two weeks, from 6 – 17 June 2022, with individuals subjects ranging in length from 1-5 days. Please note that each course will have a separate fee system, and some will be held online while others are expected to be held in-person.
The full programme is listed below with individual links to each course:
- 6 June: Introduction to the Codicology of Medieval Manuscripts
- 6 June: Insular Palaeography
- 6-7 June: Bilingual Manuscripts in England c.950-1200 (ONLINE ONLY)
- 6-7 June: Introduction to Greek Palaeography
- 6-10 June: Introduction to Palaeography and Manuscript Studies
- 7 June: The Development of Penflourishing in Western Europe, 1150-1250
- 7-8 June: Latin Palaeography – Early Book Hands (ONLINE ONLY)
- 7-9 June: Introduction to the Cataloguing of Medieval Manuscripts
- 8 June: Early Modern English palaeography 1500-1700: reading, analysing and editing texts and records
- 9-10 June: Introductory and Intermediate Latin Palaeography
- 9-10 June: Introduction to Visigothic Script (ONLINE ONLY)
- 10 June: Transcribing and Editing Manuscripts: Palaeography after 1700
- 10 June: TEI and the Description of Medieval Manuscripts
- 13 June: Introduction to Music in Medieval Manuscripts
- 13-14 June: Reading and Editing Renaissance English Manuscripts
- 13-15 June: Italian Palaeography: The scripts of literary and documentary texts in Italian from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
- 14 June: How Manuscripts Were Made
- 14 June: Middle English Palaeography
- 15 June: Illumination Masterclass
- 15 June: Medieval Philosophical and Scientific Manuscripts: From Monastic Copying to University Teaching (ONLINE ONLY)
- 15-16 June: Liturgical and Devotional Manuscripts
- 16-17 June: Gothic Palaeography of Britain and France
- 17 June: The Book of Kells and its Contemporaries
The fee structure is as follows:
- 1 day course = £135 (standard) / £95 (student)
- 2 day course = £270 (standard) / £190 (student)
- 3 day course = £405 (standard) / £285 (student)
- 5 day course = £625 (standard) / £465 (student)
In-person courses (covid-permitting) will be held at Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London.
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