Crash Course in Greek Palaeography 2026
Schedule
Tue, 26 May, 2026 at 09:00 am to Wed, 27 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm
UTC+02:00Location
Leiden University | Leiden, ZH
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📖 The ERC project Ancient Corrections (AnCor) organizes a two-day course in Greek palaeography within the Research School OIKOS in collaboration with the Leiden University Centre for Arts in Society, Leiden Papyrological Institute, Leiden University Library and the Greek department of Ghent University. The course is intended for MA, ResMA and doctoral students in the areas of Classics, Ancient History, Ancient Civilizations and Medieval studies with a good command of Greek. It offers a chronological introduction into Greek palaeography from the Hellenistic period until the end of the Middle Ages and is specifically aimed at acquiring practical skills for research involving literary and documentary papyri and/or manuscripts. This course gives the unique opportunity to practice reading on original papyri and manuscripts from the collection of the Leiden Papyrological Institute and the special collections of the Leiden University Library.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
📜 Programme
The course is set up as an intensive two-day seminar. Four lectures by specialists in the field give a chronological overview of the development of Greek handwriting, each followed by a practice session reading relevant extracts from papyri and manuscripts in smaller groups under the supervision of young researchers. After each practice session, there is the opportunity to see a selection of original papyri and manuscripts presented by scholars with firsthand experience working with these objects.
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ℹ️ Practical information
The study load is the equivalent of 2 ECTS (2×28 hours). Participants will be asked to read secondary literature in preparation for the seminar (distributed several weeks before the course). Extra material will be handed out during the course in order to continue to improve your reading skills afterwards.
There are no fees for participation in this course. Lunches on both days and dinner on the first day are provided free of charge. Travel costs and accommodation in Leiden are at your own expense.
The course will take place at the following venue: University Library (Witte Singel 27, 2311 BG Leiden).
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📧 Registration
Please register by sending an e-mail with a short motivation (max. 250 words, including your background, research interests and why you would like to follow this course) to [email protected]. Priority is given to OIKOS MA and doctoral students and those who did not have the opportunity to follow course(s) on palaeography before. Registration closes by the final deadline of March 1st, 2026. Successful applicants will be notified soon afterwards.
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🌐 For more information and the full programme, see https://www.grieks.ugent.be/events/crash-course-in-greek-palaeography-2026/
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