Durham University,
24th-26th September 2012.
In recent years, the study of ancient texts has gained from a focus on the physicality of text. Epigraphists are interested more than ever in issues
of context, reading and performance. Furthermore, studies of
architecture have fed on literary approaches to take account of displays
of writing and their implications.
The project 'The Materiality of Text' brings together these
cross-disciplinary approaches to focus on material aspects of the
written word.
We invite scholars from a range of disciplines, including philology,
epigraphy, ancient history,archaeology and art history, to join us in
discussing the physical aspects of inscribed texts in the Greek and
Roman world, in Greek, Latin and other scripts, and their relation to
literature, art, cultural history, and aesthetics.
Papers are invited on both theoretical approaches and individual
case-studies which seek to address questions such as: the visualization
of text in a physical context, whether monumental or miniature; the
relationship of inscriptions to their support, including steles and
statue bases; the appearance of inscribed text in buildings and their
impact on the perception of architectural space; the form and varieties
of lettering, the aesthetics of writing, and its implications for the
reading of a text; issues of visibility and legibility; the role of
inscribed dedications or commemorative texts in the perception of
buildings sacred or secular; the placement and arrangement of
inscriptions in public, religious or private space; the aesthetics of
particular genres of text such as building contracts, epigrams and
sacred laws; specific techniques in the display of prose and verse
texts, ritual or magical use and performative aspects of inscribed
texts; re-dedication and re-use of inscribed texts; and the use and
contribution of specialized media of support from monumental bronze
letters to miniature gold plaques and precious metals.
Fuente: APILIST
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