Digital Classicist & Institute of Classical Studies Seminar 2012
Friday July 6th at 16:30
Room G22/26, Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU
Charlotte Tupman (KCL)
Digital epigraphy beyond the Classical: creating (inter?)national
standards for recording modern and early modern gravestones
ALL WELCOME
Early modern and modern gravestones are a vast but rapidly decaying
historical resource. Weathering, damage, and re-use have all affected
the size and scholarly value of this material. There are no agreed
standards for recording and publishing gravestones, and recording is
fragmentary and inconsistent. However, many of the standards used in the
digital publication of Classical and Medieval inscriptions are
applicable to modern gravestones: this paper investigates whether they
provide a viable method of recording such a large body of data, where
the researchers are often not experts in epigraphy, and solutions are
suggested for designing a pilot project.
The seminar will be followed by wine and refreshments.
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http://www.digitalclassicist.org/wip/wip2012.html
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Dr Gabriel BODARD
(Research Associate in Digital Epigraphy)
Department of Digital Humanities
King's College London
26-29 Drury Lane
London WC2B 5RL
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Tel: +44 (0)20 7848 1388
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