Abstract
The use of scalable vector graphics (SVG) in the study of pre-modern handwriting (palaeography) to date has been extremely limited, especially amongst scholars of the medieval Latin West and its manuscript culture(s). Informed by the author’s experience of using vector graphics for over a decade in researching and teaching medieval Latin palaeography in UK and EU Higher Education, this short article offers a starting point for further conversation. Following a general introduction and a concise survey of current practice, it discusses some basic SVG editing tools and exemplifies the utility of their application in three key areas of palaeographic study (tracing, analysis, and visualization) before highlighting, by way of conclusion, potential avenues of future development with the aim of enabling and encouraging colleagues to make greater use of SVG in their research and teaching.
Original language | English |
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Article number | fqae058 |
Pages (from-to) | 1123-1133 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Digital Scholarship in the Humanities |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 27 Sept 2024 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2024 |
Bibliographical note
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