Dear digital medievalists,
From 9 to 13 October 2017 the University of Cologne is hosting an Epidoc Autumn school in combination with an expert workshop on digital sigillography. During the first three days the autumn school will introduce the participants to Epidoc, the encoding standard for epigraphic texts and materials. Wednesday afternoon is dedicated to presentations on advanced imaging technologies in the fields of epigraphy, papyrology and sigillography. On Thursday and Friday there will be an expert workshop focusing on digital formats and standards for the description and publication of seals and similar materials.
Time: 9-13 October 2017 Place: Universität zu Köln, Thomas Institut, Universitätsstraße 22, Ground floor Language: English Deadline for registration: 24 September 2017 Registration contact: martina.filosa@gmail.com School participants: max. 25 Website: http://cceh.uni-koeln.de/2017/09/05/epidoc-and-sigillography/
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Monday, 9.10.2017: (Thomas Institut, Seminar room, Universitätsstraße 22)
Introduction to Epidoc: 14.00-15.30, 16.00-17.30
Tuesday, 10.10.2017: (Thomas Institut, Seminar room, Universitätsstraße 22)
Exercises in Epidoc: 09.00-10.30, 11.00-12.30, 14.00-15.30, 16.00-17.30
Wednesday, 11.10.2017: (Thomas Institut, Seminar room, Universitätsstraße 22)
Morning Exercises in Epidoc: 09:00-10:30, 11:00-12:30
Afternoon Presentations on advanced imaging technologies for digitizing seals (RTI, 3D, etc.): 14:00-15:30, 16:00-17:30
Evening Brauhaus (Restauration Pütz)
Thursday, 12.10.2017: (Neues Seminargebäude / Seminar room S13 / 1. floor)
Seals expert workshop, part I: Encoding Seals, 09:00-12:30 / 14:00-17:30
Introduction & Overview - Seal digitization projects: state of affairs - Adjacent projects and encoding standards (TEI, NUML, CEI) - Vocabularies and terminology
Towards an encoding standard in digital sigillography: - Metadata - Physical description - Iconography - Transcription
Public lecture: Charlotte Roueche: Back to Socrates: Publication as Dialogue, 18:00-19:30
Friday, 13.10.2017: (Neues Seminargebäude / Seminar room S13 / 1. floor)
Seals expert workshop, part II: Presenting Seals, 09:00-12:30
Topics to be discussed: - Interfaces - Presentation systems - Portals
Conclusions, Plans & Perspectives
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Organizers: - Gabriel Bodard - Martina Filosa - Franz Fischer - Patrick Sahle - Claudia Sode - Simona Stoyanova
Institutions involved: - Institut für Altertumskunde, Abteilung Byzantinistik und Neugriechische Philologie - Nordrhein-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Künste, Arbeitsstelle für Papyrologie, Epigraphik und Numismatik am Institut für Altertumskunde - Historisches Institut, Abteilung Alte Geschichte - Cologne Center for eHumanities (CCeH)