Course 2023-2024

Special Palaeography of the Modern Period [LHISB315]

  • 2 credits
  • 15h
  • 1st quarter
Language of instruction: French / Français

Learning outcomes

To develop specialist knowledge in areas of the historical discipline and to understand the issues of the discipline.

Objectives

Know how to transcribe modern documents rigorously and identify their historical interest.

Content

The course is essentially practical and is based on exercises with a progressively higher level of difficulty. The student will be provided with a collection of texts dating from the 16th to the 18th century. The main difficulties and characteristics of each document, as well as its historical interest, will be highlighted.


Teaching methods

Document reading exercises of increasing difficulty and historical commentary.

Evaluations

Written exercise in the final exam (transcription and historical commentary).

Recommended readings

Collection of documents (syllabus).

Language of instruction

French / Français

Location for course

NAMUR

Organizer

Faculté de philosophie et lettres
Rue de Bruxelles, 61
5000 NAMUR

Degree of Reference

Undergraduate Degree
BlockCredits
Bachelier en histoire32