Paleography and Philology - Old Norse
Paleography and Philology course covering the history of writing in Iceland (1150-1550) using manuscripts as primary sources for Old Norse-Icelandic.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2007: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Transcribe Old Norse-Icelandic manuscripts with accuracy, applying conventions of paleographic practice.
Identify a range of medieval and early modern scripts used in Scandinavian manuscripts and distinguish their key features.
Date manuscripts by analyzing paleographic, orthographic, and linguistic characteristics.
Evaluate the relationship between manuscript transmission, scribal practice, and the historical development of Old Norse-Icelandic texts.
Apply philological methods to interpret manuscript evidence within broader literary, cultural, and historical contexts.
Produce well-researched scholarly work that integrates primary materials with critical analysis and secondary scholarship.
Source: UW Guide
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Course mapMEDIEVAL/SCAND ST 407 or graduate/professional standing
- MEDIEVAL/SCANDST 407
- graduate/professional standing
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- MEDIEVAL/SCANDST 407
- graduate/professional standing
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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2007: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
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Topics
- History of writing in Iceland from 1150 to 1550.
- Manuscript transmission and scribal practice in Old Norse-Icelandic texts.
- Medieval and early modern scripts in Scandinavian manuscripts.
Skills
- Transcribe Old Norse-Icelandic manuscripts using paleographic conventions.
- Identify medieval and early modern scripts in Scandinavian manuscripts.
- Date manuscripts through paleographic, orthographic, and linguistic analysis.
- Apply philological methods to interpret manuscript evidence.
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