CLASSES AND SEMINARS

Mellon Summer Institutes in Vernacular Paleography

French Paleography at the Newberry Library, July 7 – August 1, 2008.
The 2008 French Paleography Institute will be led by Marc Smith, Professor of Paleography at the Ecole nationale des chartes in Paris. Professor Smith will deal with French manuscripts and archival material, from the 13th to the 17th century. The course will consist of a summary outline of the history of handwriting in France, followed by intensive training in reading from facsimiles, both in class and at home, which should result in greater familiarity not only with the development of handwriting but also with further aspects of written communication in the late-medieval and early-modern period.

The institute will enroll 15 participants. First consideration will be given to advanced graduate students and junior faculty at U.S. colleges and universities, but applications will also be accepted from professional staff of U.S. libraries and museums, and from qualified independent scholars. Advanced French language skills are required. Applicants selected for admission will receive a stipend to help defray the cost of attending the institute. Application forms for the Mellon Summer Institute in French Paleography are available at www.newberry.org/renaissance/currentgrants/2008paleo.html and are due March 3, 2008.

Summer 2008 Field School in Italy
San Gemini Preservation Studies Program, now in its 10th year, is dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage in its various forms. The program is sponsored by the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee in association with the UW - Madison Art History and Landscape Architecture Departments. Our program offers both undergraduate and graduate credits, and is open to students from many disciplines. Application deadline is March 14th.

Courses offered:

• Historic Buildings Surveying
• Introduction to Art and Architectural Restoration
• Materials and Methods in Traditional Italian Painting
• Theory of Restoration
• History of Italian Garden and Urban Landscape

Field Projects:

• Survey and Restoration of the church of San Giovanni Battista (12th Century)
• Survey and Restoration of the church of Santo Gemini(14th Century)
• Excavation of public baths in the ancient Roman city of Carsulae (2nd Century B.C.)

To find out more about our program please visit http://www.sangeministudies.info
http://www.italiangarden.org

Max Cardillo
Director, San Gemini Preservation Studies Program School of Architecture and Urban Planning
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Email: mcard@uwm.edu

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