Paleography Course
Master the art and science of reading historical manuscripts, from ancient Roman scripts to Renaissance Italic hands. This course provides analytical tools, digital methods, and scholarly frameworks used by professional paleographers. Ideal for archivists, scholars, or heritage professionals, it turns illegible pages into readable history.

4 to 360 hours of flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What Will I Learn?
This course covers the full scope of paleography, starting with terminology and script history, then exploring Latin families, Gothic, Humanist, and early modern hands. You’ll gain transcription skills for diplomatic and normalized editions. The curriculum incorporates digital tools such as Transkribus, multispectral imaging, and HTR model evaluation. You’ll also learn to date, localize, and attribute manuscripts using evidence. Archival research, codicology, and scholarly publishing complete the professional skill set.
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Develop Skills
- Script Identification: Recognize and date scripts from capitals to hands.
- Manuscript Transcription: Produce diplomatic editions of handwritten texts.
- Digital Paleography: Use HTR tools and TEI XML for manuscript research.
- Scholarly Attribution: Evidence‑based dating and scribe identification.
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