Reading, dating, recording a latin inscription and publishing criteria of text will be taught during the lessons. A comprehension of historical and palaeographical aspects will be achieved during the course, thanks to guided transcriptions and analysis of selected examples.
Course Prerequisites
Good knowledge of Latin and Roman History
Teaching Methods
Lectures and seminar.
Assessment Methods
Oral examination.
Texts
1) Notes about an anthology of inscriptions examined during lectures. 2) One of the following handbooks: - U. Agnati, L. Braccesi, A. Gallo, Epigrafia latina, Monduzzi Editore, 2026 - A. Buonopane, Manuale di epigrafia latina, Carocci, 2020 (new edit.): mandatory for not-attending students.
Contents
Survival, transmission and reception of ancient epigraphies, palaeographical features. Categories: holy, honorific, burial, related to public buildings, juridical ones and instrumentum inscriptum.Study of selected examples. An autoptical survey of University and Civic Museums Pavia's epigraphical collections will take.
