Bulletin: Network for the Study of Caroline Minuscule
Zachary Guiliano
Scholars, especially students, have few resources or tools available to study Caroline minuscule, in its regional manifestations, beyond several seminal but increasingly out-of-date and out-of-print works. Dialogue between the historians, art linguists working with this script is impeded by distance language barriers. There currently no means of knowing current state research, specialized forum for discussion script. Yet it a propitious time advancing minuscule. The third volume Bernhard Bischoff’s catalogue ninth-century manuscripts soon be published. Digitisation open-access efforts across globe provided new opportunities as scholars longer need obtain isolated palaeographical samples from microfilm rare publications order teach And possibilities online publication networking are considerable. For reason, we formed Network Study Minuscule , aimed at research students established directly interested joint minuscule developing approaches Our website (carolinenetwork.weebly.com) will maintain free mailing list database topic, well their interests contact details, facilitate networking. Those joining may provide details visiting ' Contact us page. more permanent base information regarding projects coordinated members, such Littera Carolina : forthcoming bibliographical guide varieties most distinctive features particular Carolingian scriptoria, summary that associated these scriptoria. intends collect now scattered dozens publications.
Networks and Neighbours