This semester five ISU students (Classical Studies minors) have enrolled in Latin 300, a new course in paleography. They have each adopted a folio from one of the medieval manuscripts in Special Collections to transcribe.
Payton “Adeodatus” Murillo-Huhn
Payton transcribed Folio 190 from the Carthusian Breviary. His transcription can be found here:
Camille “Camilla” Jatho
Camille, working with the Carthusian Breviary, transcribed Folio 224. Her transcription can be downloaded here:
Martin “Titus” Kretz
Martin transcribed two folios this semester, one from the Carthusian Breviary and one from the Book of Hours. He focused on Folio 79 of the Breviary and Folio 9 of the Book of Hours. His transcriptions can be found here:
Kate “Casia Victrix” Fortner
Kate transcribed Folio 25 from the Carthusian Breviary this semester. Her transcription can be found here:
Brooke “Beatrix” Lindell
Brooke transcribed two folios this semester, one from the Carthusian Breviary and one from the Book of Hours. She focused on Folio 70 of the Breviary and Folio 17 of the Book of Hours. Her transcriptions can be found here:
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Thursday, March 3
Today we find our fearless Latinists deep in their transcriptions. Some students seem to be working on their study abroad applications… hmmmmm…. I guess they think they can multitask. That’s nice. THERE IS NO MULTITASKING IN PALEOGRAPHY. Everyone knows this. What I’ve notice this week is that the students are moving on to stage two of the learning process. Stage one is throwing up your hands in frustration. Stage two is when you recognize enough of the text to trudge through it without screaming.
Thursday, April 14
The project continues with much progress made. I’ve received fewer and fewer questions as time rolls on, which is a sign that they don’t need me anymore (yay!) and they’ve got this. Two students, Brooke and Martin, have moved on to transcribe a second manuscript, also dating to the fifteenth century, about which we know very little. More to come on that one. It’s a Book of Hours, 26 vellum pages (and tiny!), with illuminations, we know that much.
Thursday, April 21
Last two weeks! Lots of measuring of margins happening today. Everyone is in good spirits but I expect the last-minute push to finish is on the horizon. I kind of want to start blogging in Latin…