Coding Codices

Episode 4: Marco Polo and the Art of Editing

Elisa Cugliana speaks about her digital scholarly edition of Marco Polo's travelogue that she is working on for her joint PhD degree at the universities of Venice and Cologne. Topics of discussion include the tradition of Italian philology and textual criticism, the transmission history of Marco Polo's travel report which originated at the end of the 13th century, and how scholarly editorial principles intersect with the technological possibilities of the digital. Music credits: Intro/outro music by TeknoAXE, “Chiptune Nobility” (CC BY 4.0), interludes by Random Mind, “Exploration,” (CC0), TeknoAXE, “Lowly Tavern Bard – Fall is Upon Us Again,” (CC BY 4.0), Random Mind, “King's Feast,” (CC0), sawsquarenoise, “RottenMage SpaceJacked OST JINGLE 01,” (CC BY 4.0), Random Mind, “The Old Tower Inn” (CC0). Transcript and more information at https://codingcodices.wordpress.com/2021/04/02/episode-4-marco-polo-and-the-art-of-editing/. Recorded 8 April 2020. Edited by Tessa Gengnagel.

Episode 3: Digitizing the Bannatyne MS

Dr Lucy R. Hinnie discusses her forthcoming digital edition of the Bannatyne Manuscript [Advocates MS. 1.1.6], the largest extant collection of late medieval Scottish verse, with Caitlin Postal. For more resources and a transcript, visit https://codingcodices.wordpress.com/2021/03/05/episode-3-digitizing-the-bannatyne-ms/. Music by TeknoAXE (Chiptune Nobility) and Random Mind (The Bard's Tale). Edited by Caitlin Postal.

Episode 2: Scribes of the Voynich Manuscript

Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis speaks with Aylin about identifying the five scribes of the undeciphered Voynich Manuscript.  For more resources and a transcript, visit https://codingcodices.wordpress.com/2021/02/05/episode-2-scribes-of-the-voynich-manuscript/. Music by TeknoAXE (Chiptune Nobility; Lowly Tavern Bard – Fall is Upon Us) and Random Mind (Minstrel Dance). Edited by Aylin Malcolm.

Episode 1: Sexy Codicology and the DMMapp

Giulio Menna and Marjolein de Vos, the founders of the Sexy Codicology project as well as the DMMapp (Digitized Medieval Manuscripts app), speak about the history of the projects, the digitization of medieval manuscripts and their promotion on social media. Music credits: Intro music by TeknoAXE, “Chiptune Nobility” (CC BY 4.0), outro music by Random Mind, “The Bard's Tale” (CC0). Transcript and more information at https://codingcodices.wordpress.com/2021/01/07/episode-1-sexy-codicology-and-the-dmmapp/. Recorded 4 June 2020. Edited by Tessa Gengnagel.

Special Episode: Introduction

In this special episode, the members of the Digital Medievalist Postgraduate Subcommittee introduce themselves and discuss the field of digital medieval studies. Participants: Hannah Busch, Nathan Daniels, Tessa Gengnagel, James Harr III, Aylin Malcolm, Caitlin Postal, Daniela Schulz. Music credits: Intro music by TeknoAXE, “Chiptune Nobility” (CC BY 4.0), additional music by Random Mind, “King's Feast” (CC0), outro music by Random Mind, “The Bard's Tale” (CC0). Recorded 30 November 2020. Edited by Tessa Gengnagel.