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Digital Byzantine Studies: Current Methods and Future Applications
As part of the MFO/Digital Scholarship @Oxford ‘Channels of Digital Scholarship’ Seminar
Convenors: Claudia Sode (Universität zu Köln), Alessio Sopracasa (Sorbonne Université), Olivier Delouis (CNRS-Collège de France/MFO), Martina Filosa (Universität zu Köln)
In recent years, related fields such as Classical and Medieval Studies have made significant progress in developing auxiliary disciplines—papyrology, epigraphy, numismatics, and linguistics—through the use of digital tools. Byzantine Studies, however, still lag behind in this area. Institutions like Sorbonne University, the University of Cologne, and the CNRS Orient & Méditerranée (Paris) have recently come together to apply digital methods to Byzantine sources, including seals, manuscripts, and coins. Nevertheless, more work is needed to establish standardized, reliable methodologies and sustainable data practices, particularly through engagement with broader digital initiatives in Classics and Medieval Studies. This workshop will explore XML encoding and AI applications in areas such as digital palaeography, sigillography, and epigraphy (using TEI and EpiDoc for post-classical Greek); prosopography (via the PROSOPON consortium); numismatics (AI-assisted EpiDoc for coin inscriptions); and papyrology and manuscript studies (ontology-based metadata description).
Programme: mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/digital-byzantine-studies
Date:
16 May 2025, 9:30
Venue:
Maison Française d'Oxford, 2-10 Norham Road OX2 6SE
Speaker: Various Speakers
Organising department:
Maison Française d'Oxford
Organiser contact email address:
communications@mfo.ac.uk
Part of:
Maison Française d'Oxford Events
Booking required?:
Not required
Booking email:
communications@mfo.ac.uk
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Anne-Sophie Gabillas
