[D-Scribes List] CfP Neo-Palaeography: Analysing Ancient Greek and Coptic Handwritings in the Digital Age, Basel 27-29/01/2020

[Isabelle Santaniello]

Neo-Palaeography: Analysing Ancient Greek and Coptic Handwritings in the
Digital Age

 

The project d-scribes is pleased to inform you of its conference
Neo-Palaeography: Analysing Ancient Greek and Coptic Handwritings in the
Digital Age that will take place from the 27th to the 29th of January 2020
in Basel University. The goal of the conference is to gather Greek and
Coptic papyrologists involved in palaeographic research (identification of
hands, dating on palaeographical grounds, characterization of styles and
scripts) together with Computer Scientists specialized in Historical
Documents and Handwriting Analysis. Papyrologists are invited to present
case-studies built on palaeographical criteria. Computer Scientists will
present their work on Writer Identification and Script Classification.
Colleagues using Archetype (archetype.ink) for Greek and Coptic are
encouraged to apply.

 

Presentations will last 20 minutes followed by 10 minutes discussion. The
proceedings of the conference will be open source published. Accommodation
and travel are covered.

 

To apply, please send a title and abstract (300 words maximum) as well as a
short CV (4 pages maximum) by November 4th, 2019 to
i.marthot-santaniello at unibas.ch. Notification of acceptation by November
12th.

 

Confirmed speakers: Yasmine Amory, Christian Askeland, Anne Boudhors, Esther
Garel, Peter Stokes, Loreleï Vanderheyden.

 

The conference is supported by the Swiss National Science Fondation, Basel
University, l’Association Suisse pour l'Etude de l'Antiquité (SVAW/ASEA), la
Société suisse pour l’étude du Proche-Orient ancien (SGOA/SSPOA).

 

Isabelle Marthot-Santaniello

PI d-scribes.org: Reuniting fragments, identifying scribes and
characterizing scripts: the Digital paleography of Greek and Coptic papyri
(SNSF Ambizione 2018-2022)

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