The University of Melbourne Art Collection, 1975.0108.000.A.000.B. Purchased by the Department of Classics.
The ANZAMEMS Postgraduate and Early Career Training Seminar will take place on the 2nd December 2025 and will offer participants a foundational knowledge of medieval and early modern palaeographical skills.
This intensive workshop capitalises on the range of palaeographical expertise at the University of Melbourne across the disciplines of Classics, History, Philosophy, Art History, Italian, English, and French.
The morning sessions will introduce participants to modern movements in palaeographical studies, including a guided engagement with the Professor Margaret Mannion Memorial Exhibit on display in the University of Melbourne Old Quad.
The afternoon demonstration and practice sessions will each involve an introduction to the script of a specific manuscript, its text, period, and region, followed by transcription and reproduction exercises. These sessions will also incorporate a consultation of manuscript folios within the University of Melbourne Art Collection in the Object Based Learning Labs.
Provisional programme:
| 9:00 | Welcome tea and coffee |
| 9:30 | Introduction to Palaeographical and Codicological Studies (opening lecture) |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00 | Changing Field of Manuscript studies: guided engagement with the Professor Margeret Mannion Illuminating Minds exhibit. |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 | Demonstration & practice 1 |
| 14:00 | Demonstration & practice 2 |
| 15:00 | Break |
| 15:30 | Demonstration & practice 3 |
| 16:30 | Demonstration & practice 4 |
| 17:30 | Seminar close |
The seminar will be catered.
Applications
If you would like to attend the seminar then please complete and submit this application form.
Applications close 31 October and will be approved on a rolling basis.
The ANZAMEMS Seminar is open to GRs and ECRs up to 5 years post submission who are current members of ANZAMEMS
Please contact the conference organisers at ANZAMEMS-conference@unimelb.edu.au with any queries.
See the ANZAMEMS site for more information.
ANZAMEMS Conference 2025 accommodation opportunities are available to seminar participants.
A limited number of travel bursaries will be available to participants.