dm-l June 2014

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Byelaw Vote Results
by Stokes, Peter 13 Jun '14

13 Jun '14

Dear all, Many thanks to all those who voted regarding the change in the Byelaws. Voting is now closed, and the results are 34 in favour, 0 against. The emended version is therefore passed, and I will update the website accordingly. I'll also be in touch again shortly regarding changes to the infrastructure in practice. (Any feedback on the system used for voting would also be appreciated, as we're still experimenting at the moment as I'm sure you can tell.) All the best, Peter -- Dr Peter Stokes Senior Lecturer Department of Digital Humanities King's College London Room 218, 2nd Floor 26-29 Drury Lane London, WC2B 5RL Tel: +44 (0)20 7848 2813 peter.stokes(a)kcl.ac.uk

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New resource: Enigma - Unpuzzling difficult Latin readings in medieval manuscripts
by Udo Kindermann 12 Jun '14

12 Jun '14

Madame, Thank you for your quick response. When reading >characters< in your directions for the use of >Enigma<, I had in mind ascii characters and things of that sort (that include blanks, e.g.). Now I see that in >Enigma< dots stand for letters. But when seeking, e.g., >sic ut<; >simul ac< or >pro dolor<, I can obviously do it by putting an asterisk instead of a dot for a blank (sic*ut; simul*ac; pro*dolor). As a Medieval Latinist, I am glad to find yronia, karitas, nichil (not so aecclesia, michi, Ihesus, coelum, which are >possible Latin forms< in medieval manuscripts). Your tool runs very fast. Thank you again for putting it online. Best, Udo Kindermann Dr Udo Kindermann Professor emerit. of Medieval Latin University at Cologne 50923 Köln Germany

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New resource: Enigma - Unpuzzling difficult Latin readings in medieval manuscripts
by Burghart Marjorie 12 Jun '14

12 Jun '14

Dear list members, Since I assume most of us work with Latin manuscripts at least sometimes, I would like to share here the news of the release of my latest development, called "Enigma" (Latin word for "puzzle"): http://ciham-digital.huma-num.fr/enigma/ "Enigma helps scholars to decipher Latin words which are difficult to read in medieval manuscripts. It is sometimes impossible to decipher all the letters in a word, for various reasons (difficult palaeography, unclear writing, damage to the document, etc.) If you type the letters you can read and add wildcards, Enigma will list the possible Latin forms, drawing from its database of more than 400 000 forms." I hpe you will find this useful :) Best regards, Marjorie Burghart

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Re: [dm-l] New resource: Enigma - Unpuzzling difficult Latin readings in medieval manuscripts
by Christopher Crockett 12 Jun '14

12 Jun '14

> http://ciham-digital.huma-num.fr/enigma/ what a useful tool! especially for those of us who are more-than-somewhat Latiniacally Challenged. thanks, Marjorie. christopher ------ Original Message ------ Received: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 04:05:34 PM EDT From: Burghart Marjorie <marjorie.burghart(a)ehess.fr> To: dm-l(a)uleth.ca Subject: [dm-l] New resource: Enigma - Unpuzzling difficult Latin readings in medieval manuscripts > Dear list members, > > Since I assume most of us work with Latin manuscripts at least sometimes, I would like to share here the news of the release of my latest development, called "Enigma" (Latin word for "puzzle"): > http://ciham-digital.huma-num.fr/enigma/ > "Enigma helps scholars to decipher Latin words which are difficult to read in medieval manuscripts. It is sometimes impossible to decipher all the letters in a word, for various reasons (difficult palaeography, unclear writing, damage to the document, etc.) If you type the letters you can read and add wildcards, Enigma will list the possible Latin forms, drawing from its database of more than 400 000 forms." > > I hpe you will find this useful :) > Best regards, > Marjorie Burghart > > Digital Medievalist -- http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/ > Journal: http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/journal/ > Journal Editors: editors _AT_ digitalmedievalist.org > News: http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/news/ > Wiki: http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/wiki/ > Twitter: http://twitter.com/digitalmedieval > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=49320313760 > Discussion list: dm-l(a)uleth.ca > Change list options: http://listserv.uleth.ca/mailman/listinfo/dm-l

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Fwd: CFP: 3D in the Age of the Oculus Rift (Vienna, 3-5 Nov 14)
by Christopher Crockett 11 Jun '14

11 Jun '14

------ Original Message ------ Received: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 05:41:05 PM EDT From: "H-ArtHist (Lisa Roemer)" <roemer(a)ARTHIST.NET> To: H-ARTHIST(a)H-NET.MSU.EDU Subject: CFP: 3D in the Age of the Oculus Rift (Vienna, 3-5 Nov 14) From: Bernard Frischer <bernard.d.frischer(a)gmail.com> Date: Jun 10, 2014 Subject: CFP: 3D in the Age of the Oculus Rift (Vienna, 3-5 Nov 14) Vienna, Austria, November 3 - 05, 2014 Deadline: Jul 11, 2014 SPECIAL CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSION: “The State of 3D Modeling of Cultural Heritage in the Age of Augmented Reality, Xbox Kinect, UAVs, and the Oculus Rift” at the Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies (CHNT: http://www.chnt.at/), Vienna, Nov. 3-5, 2014 The purpose of this session is to take stock of the current state of the art of 3D modeling of cultural heritage objects of all scales (from a vase or statue, to a building or an entire landscape). It seems particularly opportune to do so in light of the dramatically lower costs of devices for 3D data capture and display. Papers fitting one or more of the following three descriptions would be especially welcome: (1) cultural heritage projects exploiting Augmented Reality and/or immersive, 3D display devices such as the Oculus Rift (2) projects collecting 3D data using low-cost devices and methods such as SfM, Kinect or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (3) 3D modeling projects (especially those involving reconstructions) that have as their goal not simply illustrating previously existing knowledge of the past but serving as tools to see or understand features of the past that can only emerge after we have made the 3D model. Papers should concentrate less on the “how” of 3D modeling (fairly well understood by now) than on the “why” (i.e., what is the scientific gain in knowledge that results from applying the new technology?). Topics falling into category (1) should, whenever possible, provide the results of summative assessment: we are interested not simply in bright ideas and clever demonstrations but in proof of concept or full-scale deployment. For example, if a claim is made that AR can help promote better public understanding of cultural heritage, did the pilot AR project actually produce measurably positive results? Topics falling into category (2) should ideally include a comparison of the results of using low-cost and high-end data gathering devices. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the low-cost approach? Is a low-cost device good for certain cultural heritage applications but not others? For example, we welcome a paper comparing the resolution and accuracy of 3D meshes of a statue resulting from a SfM approach vs. one resulting from traditional scanning. Papers of two lengths are invited: short (fifteen minutes, or less); and long (twenty minutes). Applicants should indicate the length of time they would need for their presentation. Each paper, no matter its length, will be followed by five minutes of discussion and debate. To facilitate a lively discussion of the papers in Vienna, all participants are required to circulate a written draft of their talks to the other participants no later than October 1, 2014. The papers accepted will be published as a special issue in Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, a new online, peer-reviewed journal started in 2012 by the organizers. For details, see: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/digital-applications-in-archaeology-and-cu… Abstracts of a minimum of 200 words to a maximum of 300 words must be submitted by noon CET on Friday, July 11, 2014. Abstracts should be filed online at: http://www.chnt.at/call-for-paper/ Inquiries should be directed to the session organizers: Bernard Frischer (Bernard.d.frischer(a)gmail.com) and Gabriele Guidi (g.guidi(a)ieee.org). Reference / Quellennachweis: CFP: 3D in the Age of the Oculus Rift (Vienna, 3-5 Nov 14). In: H-ArtHist, Jun 10, 2014. <http://arthist.net/archive/7974>. ____________________________________________________________________ H-ARTHIST Humanities-Net Discussion List for Art History E-Mail-Liste für Kunstgeschichte im H-Net Editorial Board Contact Address / Fragen an die Redaktion: hah-redaktion(a)h-net.msu.edu Submit contributions to / Beiträge bitte an: http://arthist.net/mailing-list/mode=contribute Homepage: http://arthist.net

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Neo-Latin poetry in English manuscripts (seminar)
by Gabriel Bodard 11 Jun '14

11 Jun '14

Digital Classicist London & Institute of Classical Studies Seminar 2014 Friday June 13 at 16:30 in room 103 (Holden Room), Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU Charlotte Tupman and Victoria Moul (King's College London) Neo-Latin poetry in English manuscripts, 1550-1700 ALL WELCOME This paper discusses a proposed project to examine the role and significance of the large quantities of neo-Latin poetry composed and circulated within the thriving manuscript culture of early modern England (c. 1550-1700). It will produce a searchable digital edition of representative examples of early modern Latin poetry in English manuscripts, and a body of print publications analysing this almost unstudied wealth of material. We address the typical genres and forms of neo-Latin poetry in manuscript and how they are used; the relationship between original Latin and English poetry in manuscript sources; and the political significance of such poetry. The seminar will be followed by wine and refreshments. For more information please contact Gabriel.Bodard(a)kcl.ac.uk, Stuart.Dunn(a)kcl.ac.uk, S.Mahony(a)ucl.ac.uk or Charlotte.Tupman(a)kcl.ac.uk, or see the seminar website at http://www.digitalclassicist.org/wip/wip2014.html -- Dr Gabriel BODARD Researcher in Digital Epigraphy Digital Humanities King's College London Boris Karloff Building 26-29 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RL T: +44 (0)20 7848 1388 E: gabriel.bodard(a)kcl.ac.uk http://www.digitalclassicist.org/ http://www.currentepigraphy.org/

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this week's blog
by Lisa Fagin Davis 10 Jun '14

10 Jun '14

This week, a Louisiana love story... http://manuscriptroadtrip.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/manuscript-road-trip-the… - Lisa -- Lisa Fagin Davis Acting Executive Director Medieval Academy of America 17 Dunster St., Suite 202 Cambridge, Mass. 02138 Phone: 617 491-1622 Fax: 617 492-3303 Email: LFD(a)TheMedievalAcademy.org

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Seminar: On Cognition and the Digital in the Study of Ancient Textual Artefacts
by Gabriel Bodard 04 Jun '14

04 Jun '14

Digital Classicist London & Institute of Classical Studies Seminar 2014 Friday June 6 at 16:30 in room 103 (Holden Room), Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU Ségolène Tarte (Oxford) On Cognition and the Digital in the Study of Ancient Textual Artefacts ALL WELCOME Scholars studying Ancient Textual Artefacts endeavour to create knowledge through the decipherment, transcription, transliteration, edition, commentary, and contextualization of textual artefacts, thereby transforming data and information into knowledge and meaning. Their task is hence intrinsically interpretative, and relies heavily on the mobilization of both perceptual and conceptual cognitive processes. This talk will present a number of conceptual and perceptual processes that were identified through ethnographic studies of scholars at work and linked to the cognitive sciences literature. Some show embodied cognition at work, others show the role of unconscious knowledge in the act of interpretation of Ancient Textual Artefacts. The seminar will be followed by wine and refreshments. See the full programme for this summer's seminars at <http://www.digitalclassicist.org/wip/wip2014.html> -- Dr Gabriel BODARD Researcher in Digital Epigraphy Digital Humanities King's College London Boris Karloff Building 26-29 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RL T: +44 (0)20 7848 1388 E: gabriel.bodard(a)kcl.ac.uk http://www.digitalclassicist.org/ http://www.currentepigraphy.org/

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Byelaws Vote
by Stokes, Peter 04 Jun '14

04 Jun '14

Dear all, Following my earlier e-mail, the DM Board now invites all members of the Community to vote on the proposed changes to the Byelaws. As you probably remember, these changes will simply remove 'wiki' from the wording. *Please note that this is not a vote on whether or not the wiki should be continued*, but rather on whether we should be formally locked into the wiki or if we should be free to use whatever technology we think is best. A vote in favour will allow the possibility of changing, whether now or in future; a vote against means that we are required to use a wiki indefinitely. In order to vote, please visit <http://digitalmedievalist.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/dm-byelaws-vote/> and use the embedded form. Full details of the proposed changes are also available on that web page. You will be asked for your e-mail address, but this is only to verify that you are a member of DM and therefore have the right to vote. (If you are subscribed to the DM-L mailing list then you are automatically a member and so you may vote.) Voting will close at midnight GMT on 11 June 2014. The proposed changes will pass if they receive a two-thirds majority in favour (as per §9.4 of the current byelaws). If there are any problems or questions then please don't hesitate to get in touch. I will also report separately on the broader discussions regarding infrastructure in due course. Thanks, and best wishes, Peter (on behalf of the DM Board) -- Dr Peter Stokes Senior Lecturer Department of Digital Humanities King's College London Room 218, 2nd Floor 26-29 Drury Lane London, WC2B 5RL Tel: +44 (0)20 7848 2813 peter.stokes(a)kcl.ac.uk

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This week's blog
by Lisa Fagin Davis 01 Jun '14

01 Jun '14

This week, the Manuscript Road Trip visits Graceland and Ole Miss: http://manuscriptroadtrip.wordpress.com/2014/05/31/manuscript-road-trip-gra… - Lisa -- Lisa Fagin Davis Acting Executive Director Medieval Academy of America 17 Dunster St., Suite 202 Cambridge, Mass. 02138 Phone: 617 491-1622 Fax: 617 492-3303 Email: LFD(a)TheMedievalAcademy.org

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