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Using scalable vector graphics in medieval Latin palaeography: new approaches, new conversations

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The use of scalable vector graphics (SVG) in the study of pre-modern handwriting (palaeography) to date has been extremely limited, especially amongst scholars of the medieval Latin West and its manuscript culture(s). Informed by the author’s experience of using vector graphics for over a decade in researching and teaching medieval Latin palaeography in UK and EU Higher Education, this short article offers a starting point for further conversation. Following a general introduction and a concise survey of current practice, it discusses some basic SVG editing tools and exemplifies the utility of their application in three key areas of palaeographic study (tracing, analysis, and visualization) before highlighting, by way of conclusion, potential avenues of future development with the aim of enabling and encouraging colleagues to make greater use of SVG in their research and teaching.

Source: Digital Scholarship in the Humanities

DOI: 10.1093/llc/fqae058

Author: Benjamin Pohl

Institution: University of Bristol

Language: English

Topic: Digital Humanities and Scholarship

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,696

Funders: Magdalen College, University of Oxford, British Academy, University of Bristol, HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme