Deciphering Secrets: The Illuminated Manuscripts of Medieval Europe
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Deciphering Secrets: The Illuminated Manuscripts of Medieval Europe
University of Colorado System
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Perhaps no other relic of the European Middle Ages captures our imagination more than illuminated medieval manuscripts, or those documents decorated with images and colored pigments. Serving as windows unto a lost world of kings, ladies, faith, war, and culture, they communicate complex visual and textual narratives of Europe’s collective cultural heritage and patrimony. In this fashion, illuminated manuscripts are dynamic messages from our communal past that are still relevant today in fields like graphic design and typography.
In this seven-week course, students will explore the material creation, content, and historical context of illuminated medieval European manuscripts. Students will acquire an introductory knowledge of their distinguishing characteristics, their cataloguing and periodization (when they were created), the methods utilized to produce them, and their historical context and value.
Student achievement will be assessed using not only traditional multiple-choice quizzes, but more importantly will be evaluated based on individual student projects. In their final projects students will either (1) produce a board of commented images about medieval manuscripts or (2) prepare a physical manuscript using medieval methods. The best of these peer-evaluated projects will be posted on the Deciphering Secrets website, which is our collective citizen scholarship web presence that encourages and supports our global citizen scholars appreciation and contributions to transcription of medieval manuscripts.
Finally, we wish to highlight that this course is an exciting international collaboration between the University of Colorado (USA) and Universidad Complutense Madrid (Spain).
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COURSE INTRODUCTION. INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL WORLD AND MANUSCRIPT STUDIES
Week #1
15 個視頻（共 114 分鐘）, 12 個閱讀材料, 4 個測驗
15 個視頻
Meet Dr. Ana Belen Sanchez Prieto分鐘
Meet Dr. Roger L. Martínez-Dávila分鐘
Optional video: How everything started10分鐘
Week 1: Overview of Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean3分鐘
1.0b. Introduction to Manuscript Studies3分鐘
1.1. What is a Manuscript?10分鐘
1.2. What is an Illuminated Manuscript?9分鐘
1.3. Where do we Find Medieval Manuscripts?10分鐘
1.4. How do we Find Medieval Manuscripts?8分鐘
Project. 1. Introduction15分鐘
Facsimile editions of medieval manuscripts13分鐘
Handbooks and Lexicons10分鐘
Working with Medieval Manuscripts10分鐘
Wrap-Up to Unit 12分鐘
12 個閱讀材料
Course Description10分鐘
Who Should Enroll?10分鐘
Learning Outcomes and Goals10分鐘
Teaching Methods and Approach10分鐘
Assessment: Assignments and Grading10分鐘
Nota para hispanohablantes (Notice for Spanish speakers)10分鐘
Medieval Europe and Its Siblings20分鐘
The Formation of Medieval Europe15分鐘
The Islamic World and Formation of Its First Caliphates10分鐘
Byzantium – Eastern Roman Empire10分鐘
1.0a. Introduction to Unit 1. Activities and Workflow10分鐘
Searching for a definition of "manuscript"10分鐘
3 個練習
Considering maps: What do they reveal?2分鐘
History: Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean16分鐘
Manuscript studies. Basic concepts20分鐘
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MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN KINGDOMS (PART 1) AND WRITING SUPPORTS AND BOOK FORMATS
WEEK #2
12 個視頻（共 98 分鐘）, 10 個閱讀材料, 4 個測驗
12 個視頻
2.0b.Writing Materials and Book Formats. Introduction3分鐘
2.1. Archaic Writing Materials9分鐘
2.2. Papyrus7分鐘
2.3. Parchment12分鐘
2.4. Paper10分鐘
2.5. Tablets9分鐘
2.6. Roll and Scroll11分鐘
2.7. Codex14分鐘
2.8. Archaic and Exotic Book Formats5分鐘
Project : Materials and Book Formats7分鐘
Wrap-up to Unit 22分鐘
10 個閱讀材料
Creation of Medieval European Kingdoms5分鐘
Early Germanic Peoples5分鐘
The Vandals: A Brief Reference10分鐘
The Ostrogoths10分鐘
The Visigoths10分鐘
France and the Franks20分鐘
England and the Anglo-Saxons and Normans20分鐘
2.0a. Introduction to Unit 2. Activities and Workflow10分鐘
Ancient Scrolls Blackened by Vesuvius are Readable at Last10分鐘
The Birth of the Codex10分鐘
3 個練習
Thinking More About Historical Sources: France's Einhard and England's Bede2分鐘
Medieval Kingdoms - Part 116分鐘
Writing Materials and Book Formats20分鐘
3
章節
MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN KINGDOMS (PART 2) AND THE WRITING CASE AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE CODEX
WEEK #3
12 個視頻（共 106 分鐘）, 7 個閱讀材料, 3 個測驗
12 個視頻
3.0b. Introduction to Unit 34分鐘
3.1. The Writing Instruments9分鐘
3.2. Black Inks10分鐘
3.3. Colors (Part 1)9分鐘
3.4. Colors (Part 2)11分鐘
Bonus: Making a Lake Pigment11分鐘
3.5. The Quires9分鐘
3.6. Folding7分鐘
3.7. Working with the Quires12分鐘
Projects: The Writing Case and the Architecture of the Codex6分鐘
Wrap-Up to Unit 31分鐘
7 個閱讀材料
Iberia: Christian and Islamic Kingdoms10分鐘
Cities: The Rise of Urban Centers10分鐘
Medieval Warfare10分鐘
Scholasticism: The Revival of Learning10分鐘
3.0a. Introduction to Unit 3. Activities and Workflow10分鐘
Some readings about medieval colours10分鐘
Some very interesting videos about paint and ink making10分鐘
2 個練習
Medieval Kingdoms - Part 212分鐘
Manuscript Studies20分鐘
4
章節
A GLIMPSE OF SPAIN'S KING ALFONSO X "THE WISE" AND PREPARING THE PAGE FOR WRITING
WEEK #4
8 個視頻（共 76 分鐘）, 7 個閱讀材料, 3 個測驗
8 個視頻
4.0b. The Preparation of the Page. Introduction3分鐘
4.1. The "mise-en-page"19分鐘
4.2. Proportional Rectangles and Harmonic Surfaces14分鐘
4.3. Pricking11分鐘
4.4.Ruling11分鐘
Project4分鐘
Wrap-up to Unit 42分鐘
7 個閱讀材料
King Alfonso X "The Wise" of Castile10分鐘
Las Cantigas de Santa Maria - The Canticles of Holy Mary10分鐘
Lecture: Las Siete Partidas: A Legal Code for Three Religions10分鐘
King Alfonso X and the Development of Spanish Universities10分鐘
4.0a. Introduction to Unit 4. Activities and Workflow10分鐘
Richard H. Rouse & Laura Light, Manuscript Production10分鐘
Some interesting readings about the mise-en-page10分鐘
2 個練習
History Quiz: King Alfonso X "The Wise"8分鐘
Quiz Manuscript Studies20分鐘
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創建者 K•Jan 27th 2018
An excellent overview of a complex subject , with the rare option to explore the practical skills involved in making manuscripts , and with a forward view of new research evolving IT makes possible.
創建者 JS•May 5th 2017
fascinating subject. Excellent course whether you want to just learn about the history of the manuscripts or try creating some yourself. The Spanish professor is a real expert in the subject.
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Dr. Roger Louis Martínez-Dávila
Associate ProfessorHistory
Ana B. Sanchez-Prieto
Dr. in Medieval History, Dr. in Education SciencesHistoriographical Sciences and Techniques
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