MSc in Renaissance to Enlightenment / MSc in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
from the 2012/2013 session the programme will be MSc in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
Core Course: Objects and Practices
This course, which runs fortnightly during both semesters,
introduces students to postgraduate level independent
research in Renaissance and Early Modern studies through
a consideration of primary source materials. Taking
advantage of the wealth of the collections in Edinburgh,
classes will largely take place on site, and will include
discussions of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, drawings
and prints; manuscripts, maps and early printed books,
archival documents, scientific documents and instruments,
as well as a huge range of domestic, liturgical and
other objects available at the National Galleries, Museums
and Library of Scotland, as well as the University's
own important collections. Curators, archivists and
librarians at these institutions will be involved in
the delivery of the course alongside lecturers from
a variety of disciplines.
Students will learn practical skills in how to use
various different types of evidence dating from this
period, including paleography, which will equip them
for independent research. We will also consider how
this period is understood today, and what role cultural
institutions such as Museums and Galleries have to play
in forming this understanding.
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