“Introduction to the Archive of the Crown of Aragon (documents in Latin to ca. 1350)”
3rd Mediterranean Studies Summer Skills Seminar (Online)
12—15 May 2020 • University of Colorado Boulder

Program Schedule

The course will offered via Zoom. Each session will combine lecture and reading practice. The first day will consist mostly of lectures and we will move progressively to more sight reading as the Seminar progresses. As we will be using various media simultaneously (camera, powerpoint, screen captures) while browsing the archive’s digital collection, please plan on using a laptop or desktop — the larger the screen, the better. Each day will consist of two sessions: the first, 10am-noon and the second, 2—4pm. All times are Mountain Time.

The course will be held via ZOOM. the meeting code will be posted on Monday, 11 May.

A list of documents we read and transcriptions (when available) will be posted each evening here.
Participants will have access to these webpages until at least May 2022.

Tuesday, 12 May 2020
Please sign on and test your connection betweem 9:30 and 9:50am.
1.     The History & Structure of the Archive of the Crown of Aragon
a. Reading Practice (Chancery) 
b. History of the Archive
c. Structure and Scope of the Collection 
d. Themes of Research 
e. Indexes & Research Tools 
f. Introduction to PARES 
g. Using the archive in person 
2.     Pergaminos/Pergamins
a. Introduction to Royal Charters and Parchment Documents
b. Scope of the Fond
c. Themes of Research
d. Indexes & Research Tools
e. Reading practice (Pergamins & Chancery)

Wednesday, 13 May 2020
1.     The Royal Chancery: The Registers
a. Introduction
b. Scope of the Fond
c. The Chancery Registers
d. Themes of Research
e. Indexes & Research Tools
f. Reading practice (Chancery)
2.     Structure and Content
a. Structure of the documents
b. Common Abbreviations
c. Reading practice (Chancery)

Thursday, 14 May 2020
1.     Royal Letters
a. Introduction
b. The Cartes Reials Diplomàtiques
c. Structure
d. Themes of Research
e. Indexes & Research Tools
f. Reading practice (CRD & Chancery)
2.  When, Where, and Who?
a. Dates and dating
b. People
c. Places
d. Reading practice (Chancery)

Friday, 15 May 2020
1.     Beyond the Chancery
a. Mestre Racional
b. Other Fonds (Varia, etc.)
c. Other Archives
d. Non-Latin Documents
e. Reading Practice (MR, Chancery)
2. Research techniques
a. Problems and Challenges
b. Research Techniques
c. Access to Originals and Reproductions
d. Editing Archival Documents
e. Reading Practice (Chancery)

Resources

Click here for the Skills Seminar Resources page - which contains information regarding collections catalogs, paleography and diplomatics, language resources, collections of documents and historical reference works.