Ligatus summer school schedule 2012

Week 1: BYZANTINE BOOKBINDING and BOOKBINDING DOCUMENTATION (Georgios Boudalis and Athanasios Velios)
Monday, 3 September 2012
9.00 – 10.30 The codex in context. Pre 10th-century bindings around the Mediterranean
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 The Byzantine and post Byzantine bindings. An introduction.
12.30 – 13.30 Break
13.30 – 15.00 Project management
Recommendations
Hiring people
15.00 – 15.30 Break
15.30 – 17.00 Digital photography
Setup
Shots
Formats
Metadata (Technical, Content)
Tuesday, 4 September 2012
9.00 – 10.30 Sewing and Board attachment
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Spine lining and endbands
12.30 – 13.30 Break
13.30 – 15.00 Free-text records
Structured records
Recomendations
Schemas
15.00 – 15.30 Break
15.30 – 17.00 SKOS
CIDOC-CRM
RDF
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
9.00 – 10.30 Covering and Decoration
10.30 – 11.15 Break
11.15 – 12.00 Fastenings and Markers
12.00 – 13.30 Visit at the Biblioteque National Richelieu site (5, rue Vivienne 75002 Paris)
13.30 – 14.00 Break
14.00 – 15.15 SQL
Drupal
15.15 – 15.30 Break
15.30 – 17.00 XML
RelaxNG
Validation
Thursday, 6 September 2012 (GROUP 1)"
9.00 – 10.30 Sewing a textblock with unsuported sewing
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Sewing a textblock with unsuported sewing
12.30 – 13.30 Break
13.30 – 15.00 Sewing a textblock with unsuported sewing
15.00 – 15.30 Break
15.30 – 17.00 Sewing a textblock with unsuported sewing
Thursday, 6 September 2012 (GROUP 2)"
9.00 – 10.30 XML Schema development
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 XML Schema development
12.30 – 13.30 Break
13.30 – 15.00 XML Schema development
15.00 – 15.30 Break
15.30 – 17.00 XML Schema development
Friday, 7 September 2012 (GROUP 1)"
9.00 – 10.30 Endband sewing
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Preparation and attachment of the cover
12.30 – 13.30 Break
13.30 – 15.00 Preparation of the fastenings
15.00 – 15.30 Break
15.30 – 17.00 Inserting the fastenings on the book
Friday, 7 September 2012 (GROUP 2)"
9.00 – 10.30 XML Schema development
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Drupal development
12.30 – 13.30 Break
13.30 – 15.00 Bookbinding recording and inputting in the database (books from the library)
15.00 – 15.30 Break
15.30 – 17.00 Bookbinding recording and inputting in the database (books from the library)
Week 2: EUROPEAN BOOKBINDING 1500 - 1800 (Nicholas Pickwoad)
Monday, 10 September 2012
9.00 – 10.30 Session 1: Introduction; How to date bindings; Finishing tools;Aggregate dating; The medieval legacy.
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Session 2: Illustrations of binderies; Books in sheets; Endleaves.
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch Break
14.15 – 15.30 Examination of books from the Centre Culturels Irlandais
15.30 - 16.00 Break
16.00 - 17.00 Examination of books from the Centre Culturels Irlandais
17.30 - 19.00 Examination of books from the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
9.00 – 10.30 Session 3: Stitched books; Sewing techniques; Greek-style bindings.
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Session 4: Recessed supports; Deceptive practices; Hollow backs; Spine shape; Edge treatment; Spine linings.
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.30 Examination of books from the Centre Culturels Irlandais
15.30 - 16.00 Break
16.00 - 17.30 Examination of books from the Centre Culturels Irlandais
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
9.00 – 10.30 Session 5: Temporary/cheap bindings; Sewn textblocks; Sewn supported in drawn-on covers; Textblocks with extra-thick endleaves; Linkstitch bindings; Sewing through pierced supports; Longstitch; sewn through wrapper with external supports; Lace-attached bindings; Tacketed bindings.
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Session 6: Laced-case bindings in parchment and paper; Laced-case bindings with cover linings; Laced-case bindings with boards; Decorated laced-case parchment bindings; Case bindings.
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 – 15.30 Examination of books from the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal
15.30 - 16.00 Break
16.00 - 17.30 Examination of books from the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal
Thursday, 13 September 2012
9.00 – 10.30 Session 7: Boards - wood, sca'board, laminated boards, paper boardsr; board-attachment; endleaf/board attachment.
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Session 8: Endbands, worked and stuck-on.
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch Break
15.30 - 16.00 Examination of books from the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal
16.00 - 17.30 Break
17.30 - 18.00 Examination of books from the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal
Friday, 14 September 2012
9.00 – 10.30 Session 9: Uncovered bindings in boards; Covering materials; Covering techniques; Half and quarter bindings.
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Session 10: Account-books; Economy measures; School books; Portable books; Titling and shelving .
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch Break
14.00 - 15.30 Discussion: Implications of research into binding structure for conservation strategies.
15.30 - 16.00 Break
16.00 - 17.30 Examination of books from the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal