Digital Epigraphy Workshop: 3D imaging and EpiDoc XML training
This three-day, in-person workshop introduces several digital approaches to the study of epigraphy—reading and publishing historical texts inscribed on stone or other durable materials, and recording the objects on which they are inscribed. We will discuss and have the opportunity to practice two advanced imaging techniques: photogrammetry and reflectance transformation imaging, both of which use photography to capture 3D and other surface information of heritage objects. We will also apply the encoding scheme EpiDoc (an implementation of TEI XML) to record the text and object description and history of inscriptions in Old Irish, Latin, Greek, Egyptian and other ancient languages.
The workshop, to be held in both Trinity College Dublin (Monday 26 May) and Maynooth University (27-28 May), is co-hosted by the EMISoS project (Maynooth University) and the Weingreen Museum/Department of Classics (Trinity College Dublin) in collaboration with Dr Gabriel Bodard (University of London). The training will be led by Gabriel Bodard (London), Megan Kasten (Glasgow), Christine Morris (Trinity), Patricia O’Connor (Maynooth) and Nora White (Maynooth). There will be keynote lectures by Charlotte Roueché (King’s College London) and Pádraic Moran (University of Galway), which are open to all and do not require booking.