There are various workshops and summer schools organised every year that teach practical epigraphic skills, typically focused on particular epigraphic niches.
Courses to be held in 2020 include:
2, 9 and 15 February - Etruscan Epigraphy Course of the Associazione Culturale Roma Bella: course information.
20 June to 5 July: Paros Greek Epigraphy Summer School of the Hellenic Education & Research Center: course information.
Courses offered in 2019 included the following:
16-29 June 2019 - BSA Postgraduate Course in Greek Epigraphy: course information.
25-27 June 2019 - Practical Epigraphy Workshop, CSAD Oxford: course information.
5-9 August 2019 - 2nd Annual Indian Epigraphy Workshop: course information.
19-24 August 2019 - Friuli Epigraphic Summerschool Saxa loquuntur: course information.
The Society, too, has been organising or assisting with the organisation of epigraphic summer schools and workshops on a number of occasions (some examples are listed below!) which also focus on the practical skills needed for studying epigraphic documents at first hand, in Greek and/or Latin. A knowledge of these skills is essential for those who plan to work in the field or in museum collections, but is equally indispensable for those consulting published editions of inscriptions for research purposes. A key component of these courses is hands-on experience with inscriptions, typically in a museum setting to foster an appreciation for finer points of detail which can only be observed at first hand; this may include the making of drawings, photographs, and squeezes of real inscriptions. Below a snapshot of the instruction in letter-cutting received by one participant at a practical epigraphy workshop from the late Richard Grasby.
Courses to be held in 2020 include:
2, 9 and 15 February - Etruscan Epigraphy Course of the Associazione Culturale Roma Bella: course information.
20 June to 5 July: Paros Greek Epigraphy Summer School of the Hellenic Education & Research Center: course information.
Courses offered in 2019 included the following:
16-29 June 2019 - BSA Postgraduate Course in Greek Epigraphy: course information.
25-27 June 2019 - Practical Epigraphy Workshop, CSAD Oxford: course information.
5-9 August 2019 - 2nd Annual Indian Epigraphy Workshop: course information.
19-24 August 2019 - Friuli Epigraphic Summerschool Saxa loquuntur: course information.
The Society, too, has been organising or assisting with the organisation of epigraphic summer schools and workshops on a number of occasions (some examples are listed below!) which also focus on the practical skills needed for studying epigraphic documents at first hand, in Greek and/or Latin. A knowledge of these skills is essential for those who plan to work in the field or in museum collections, but is equally indispensable for those consulting published editions of inscriptions for research purposes. A key component of these courses is hands-on experience with inscriptions, typically in a museum setting to foster an appreciation for finer points of detail which can only be observed at first hand; this may include the making of drawings, photographs, and squeezes of real inscriptions. Below a snapshot of the instruction in letter-cutting received by one participant at a practical epigraphy workshop from the late Richard Grasby.
For information on past events organised by BES members on behalf of the Society, browse the list below:
02-12 July 2001: Epigraphy Summer School, Oxford.
05-15 July 2004: Epigraphy Summer School, Oxford.
27-28 June 2007: Practical Epigraphy Workshop, Caerleon.
24-26 June 2008: Practical Epigraphy Workshop, York.
22-24 June 2010: Practical Epigraphy Workshop, Newcastle.
28-30 June 2011: Practical Epigraphy Workshop, Corbridge.
19-21 June 2012: Practical Epigraphy Workshop, Oxford.
24-26 June 2014: Practical Epigraphy Workshop, Corbridge
3-7 August 2015: The BES London Summer School in Greek and Latin Epigraphy.
02-12 July 2001: Epigraphy Summer School, Oxford.
05-15 July 2004: Epigraphy Summer School, Oxford.
27-28 June 2007: Practical Epigraphy Workshop, Caerleon.
24-26 June 2008: Practical Epigraphy Workshop, York.
22-24 June 2010: Practical Epigraphy Workshop, Newcastle.
28-30 June 2011: Practical Epigraphy Workshop, Corbridge.
19-21 June 2012: Practical Epigraphy Workshop, Oxford.
24-26 June 2014: Practical Epigraphy Workshop, Corbridge
3-7 August 2015: The BES London Summer School in Greek and Latin Epigraphy.