Directed by Bernard Barbiche, Emeritus, École Nationale des Chartes, Paris
July 17 - August 11, 2006 ~ Application postmark deadline extended to April 1, 2006
Directed by Bernard Barbiche, participants in this institute will receive intensive training in the accurate reading and transcription of early modern French texts (from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries). Although the major emphasis of the institute is on paleographical skills, Professor Barbiche's class will also examine the history of early modern French monarchial institutions in the same period, and the history and current organization of French public archives.
This institute will enroll 15 participants. First consideration will be given to advanced graduate students and junior faculty at U.S. colleges and universities, but applications will also be accepted from professional staff of U.S. libraries and museums, and from qualified independent scholars. Advanced language skills are required. The course will be conducted in French. Each participant will receive a stipend of $1,800 to help defray the costs of housing and travel.
Bernard Barbiche most recently has published Les institutions de la monarchie française à l'époque moderne (Puf, 2001), Les monarchies française et espagnole (Du Temps, 2000), and Sully (Editions Fayard, 1997).
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