30 October
Book presentation Medieval documents as artefacts
Program
The Belgian-Dutch Working Group ‘Writing and Writing Practices in the Medieval Low Countries’ and the Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands invite you to the presentation of
Medieval documents as artefacts. Interdisciplinary perspectives on codicology, palaeography and diplomatics
It is edited by E.C. Dijkhof, in collaboration with A. Berteloot, J.A.A.M. Biemans, J.W.J. Burgers, V. Van Camp, H. van Engen, J.S. Love, E. De Paermentier, A.T. Smith, and M. Williams.
Schedule
15.45-16.00: Registration of the participants: log in via Zoom:
https://knaw-nl.zoom.us/j/93020172118;
Contact Eef Dijkhof to get the Passcode.
16.00 Opening by Geertrui Van Synghel (Huygens ING), chair of the Working Group
16.10-16.30 The making of… Medieval documents as Artefacts, Eef Dijkhof (Huygens ING) editor in chief
16.30-16.40 The first three volumes will be handed over virtually to:
- Dr. Thérèse de Hemptinne, professor emeritus of Palaeography and Diplomatics at Ghent University
- Dr. Erik Kwakkel, professor in Book History at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada
- Drs. Lita Wiggers, director of the Regional Historical Centre Limburg in Maastricht
16.40-16.50 Comments from Ghent, Vancouver, and Maastricht
16.50-17.00 Any further questions (any speaker can sign up using the chat function of Zoom)
17.00 Closing of the meeting by the chair.
We propose that at the end of this presentation we raise our glasses, together, yet each in his own home.
The registration of participants starts at 15:45. If this is new for you, try to be early to sort out connection issues. Install the Zoom client when prompted. Please turn off your microphone when not speaking.