Assistant Director

Mellon Summer Institutes in Vernacular Paleography

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.

The 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. Applicants selected for admission will receive a stipend to help defray the cost of attending the institute.

July 17 - August 11, 2006

Application forms for the Mellon Summer Institute in French Paleography will be available January 1, 2006 at http://www.newberry.org/renaissance/conf-inst/mellonfrench06.html

Due March 1

For a complete listing of all sessions and languages (2006-2008), please go to
www.newberry.org/renaissance/L3rrenaissance.html.