Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Manuscript fragments'

While the study of complete sources is very valuable, and has contributed greatly to what is understood of music history, the perspective they contribute is limited because they cannot reveal information about how music and music sources were most often used. The study of functional sources, more probably created for use, allows for more insight into how music was performed and understood, and how such sources were created, used and valued. This study examines twelve fragmentary early sixteenth-century English sources from the Digital Image Archive of Medieval Music (DIAMM) database, constituting a sample of functional music sources in this period. The study of this sampling reveals information about how functional manuscripts were created, used and valued in England during this time period. Some of the fragments contain works with concordances. These concordances are compared using variant comparison, where differences in the versions of the work are considered and weighed. The comparative study of concordances provides insight into the transmission of the versions, scribal and performance culture, as well as into music culture in general. Overall, the study of this sampling of early sixteenth-century functional English sources provides a clearer understanding of the use of accidentals, scribes and scribal culture, performers, performance practice and music culture in England at this time, contributing to the understanding of music history.

Cette recherche se concentre sur les fragments de manuscrits conservés aux Archives d'État de Modène et provenant de l'Archivio Estense. Il a été révélé qu'un nombre significatif de ces fragments proviennent des reliures des volumes qui composent le complexe d'archives de la Maison d'Este, la plus grande collection détenue aux Archives d'État de Modène. Ce fonds d'archives s'étend de 1317 à 1797 et comprend une grande variété de documents en termes de quantité et de types, mais il reste cohérent en raison de son origine dans un seul contexte institutionnel. La thèse commence par fournir une analyse détaillée de l'histoire archivistique de la collection de fragments, traçant ses origines et explorant les pistes de recherche antérieures. De plus, elle suggère une expansion idéale de la collection grâce à un recensement mené pendant la recherche, ce qui a conduit à la découverte et à l'identification d'environ 50 nouveaux fragments latins réutilisés dans les registres de l'Archivio Estense, toujours in situ. Ainsi, cette étude sera la première à révéler une part importante de l'héritage des manuscrits médiévaux qui a survécu sous une forme fragmentaire et qui est largement restée inédite. Contrairement aux recherches précédentes qui se sont concentrées sur l'analyse d'exemplaires individuels ou de groupes de fragments présentant des caractéristiques similaires (par exemple, les fragments hébreux ou ceux avec des notations musicales), cette thèse adopte une approche globale en examinant les éléments fragmentaires attribuables au même contexte de réutilisation. Le cœur de la thèse se concentre sur la méthodologie développée pour reconstruire les provenances définies comme "archéologiques", c'est-à-dire liées au contexte matériel de la découverte des fragments, en mettant particulièrement l'accent sur les témoins réutilisés dans les reliures des registres de l'Archivio Estense. De plus, la thèse inclut des fragments documentaires - généralement exclus des études sur la fragmentologie - offrant ainsi des opportunités de recherche supplémentaires et fournissant des perspectives significatives sur les aspects systématiques de la réutilisation, en particulier dans les domaines gouvernés par la famille d'Este. Cette approche interdisciplinaire met en évidence l'importance des études archivistiques et diplomatiques dans l'examen des fragments de manuscrits, qui étaient traditionnellement considérés principalement du point de vue paléographique et codicologique. Un catalogue partiel des fragments de parchemin en latin attribués aux Archives Estense est présenté, suivant le modèle de fiche descriptif établi dans la base de données Fragmentarium. L'analyse des fragments comprend l'identification du contenu, la datation, l'origine, ainsi que des aspects matériels et historico-contextuels. Dans certains cas, l'origine commune de plusieurs fragments a été reconnue, permettant ainsi la reconstruction de membra disiecta. Parallèlement à cette recherche, un projet pilote de numérisation de fragments des Archives d'État de Modène a été réalisé en collaboration avec le Centre d'études ARCE de l'Université de Bologne. Ce projet s'est concentré sur des spécimens sélectionnés pour la catalogation, avec une coordination des métadonnées réalisée par l'auteur de la thèse. Un rapport sur les activités menées dans le cadre du projet est inclus dans la thèse, ainsi que des réflexions sur les méthodologies adoptées
This research focuses on manuscript fragments preserved in the State Archives of Modena which originate from the Archivio Estense: it has been revealed that a significant number of these fragments come from the bindings of volumes that make up the archival complex of the House of Este, the largest collection held at the State Archives of Modena - this archival fund spans from 1317 to 1797 and comprises a diverse range of documents in terms of quantity and types, yet it remains coherent due to its origin from a single institutional context.The thesis begins by providing a detailed analysis of the archival history of the fragment collection, tracing its origins and exploring its previous research paths. Additionally, it suggests an ideal expansion of the collection through a census, conducted during the research, that has led to the discovery and identification of approximately 50 new Latin fragments reused in the registers of the Archivio Estense, still in situ. Hence, it will be the first study to disclose a significant portion of the medieval manuscript heritage that has survived in fragmentary form and largely remained unpublished.In contrast to previous research that focused on the analysis of individual exemplars or groups of fragments with similar characteristics (for example, the Hebrew fragments or those with musical notation), this thesis offers a comprehensive approach by examining fragmentary evidence attributable to the same context of reuse. The core of the thesis focuses on the methodology developed for reconstructing provenances defined as "archaeological", i.e. related to the material context of fragment discovery, particularly focusing on witnesses reused in the bindings of the Archivio Estense registers.Furthermore, the thesis includes documentary fragments - typically excluded from fragmentology studies - providing additional research opportunities and offering significant insights into systematic aspects of reuse, especially within the domains ruled by the Este family. This interdisciplinary approach highlights the importance of archival and diplomatic studies in examining manuscript fragments, which were traditionally considered primarily from paleographical and codicological perspectives.A partial catalog of Latin parchment fragments attributed to the Estense Archives is presented, following the descriptive sheet model established in the Fragmentarium database. The analysis of the fragments includes the identification of content, dating, location, as well as material and historical-contextual aspects. In some cases, the common origin of multiple fragments has been recognized, allowing for the reconstruction of membra disiecta.Parallel to this research, a pilot project for digitizing fragments from the State Archives of Modena was carried out in collaboration with the ARCE Studies Center at the University of Bologna. This project focused on selected specimens for cataloging, with metadata coordination undertaken by the thesis author; a report on the activities conducted within the project is included in the thesis, along with reflections on the adopted methodologies

Texte remanié de: Thèse de doctorat--Philologie et épigraphie hébraïques et araméennes--Paris--École pratique des hautes études, 2007.
Contient le fac-sim. des fragments araméens du "Livre d'Hénoch" découverts à Qumrân, leur transcription et leur trad. française à la suite. Bibliogr. p. 491-510. Index.

In this thesis, we provide the palaeographic edition and the translation of the Hebrew manuscript fragments of the Historical Archives of Gerona with Catalan written in Hebrew characters (14th-15th centuries), reused as book bindings of medieval notarial books. Textual and linguistic analyses are provided for this entire corpus, and, through this examination, we value the use of the language among the Jewish community. The collection contains a diverse typology of documents of which we present an overview. We have found many pages from moneylender registers concerning money lent predominantly to merchants from Gerona and their surroundings and also related to taxation. So we also focus on the study and contextualization of such economic manuscripts.
Aquesta tesi proposa l’edició paleogràfica i la traducció dels fragments de manuscrits hebreus dels segles XIV i XV, amb aljamies catalanes, que es van descobrir en els lloms dels protocols notarials custodiats a l’Arxiu Històric de Girona. Es porta a terme l’estudi textual i l’anàlisi lingüística del corpus català escrit en lletres hebrees i, a través d’aquest examen, valorem l’ús de la llengua entre els jueus de la comunitat. La col·lecció conté tota mena d’escrits de diversa tipologia dels quals en presentem una visió panoràmica. Una gran part d’aquesta documentació està relacionada amb el món del préstec i la fiscalitat medieval de la comunitat jueva gironina, especialment vinculada al món del crèdit rural de la rodalia de Girona. Així doncs, també fem especial atenció a l’estudi i contextualització d’aquesta mena de manuscrits econòmics.
En esta tesis se lleva a cabo la edición paleográfica y la traducción de los fragmentos de manuscritos hebreos de los siglos XIV y XV, con aljamías catalanas, que se descubrieron en los lomos de los protocolos notariales custodiados en el Archivo Histórico de Girona. Se lleva a cabo el estudio textual y el análisis lingüístico del corpus catalán escrito en letras hebreas y, a través de este examen, valoramos el uso de la lengua entre los judíos de la comunidad. La colección contiene todo tipo de escritos de diversa tipología de los que presentamos una visión panorámica. Una gran parte de esta documentación está relacionada con el mundo del préstamo y la fiscalidad medieval de la comunidad judía gerundense, especialmente vinculada al mundo del crédito rural de los alrededores de Girona. Así pues, también hacemos especial atención al estudio y contextualización de este tipo de manuscritos económicos.

O presente trabalho tem duas vertentes, uma editorial e outra centrada na análise da matéria narrativa de vários textos medievais, incluindo, evidentemente, a que se encontra na parte editorial referida. Trata-se, em primeiro lugar, da edição semi-paleográfica dos fólios 673r-678r do manuscrito 116 du fonds français de Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris, datado nos finais do século XV (1460-1470). Em segundo lugar, o presente trabalho propõe um estudo comparativo de vários testemunhos medievais, cinco franceses e um português. O nosso trabalho centra-se na averiguação das hipóteses que poderiam ser levantadas quanto à lógica interna dos episódios incluídos no referido manuscrito e na sua importância para o estudo das duas obras contempladas: Queste do Pseudo-Boron e Tristan en prose

O presente trabalho tem duas vertentes, uma editorial e outra centrada na análise da matéria narrativa de vários textos medievais, incluindo, evidentemente, a que se encontra na parte editorial referida. Trata-se, em primeiro lugar, da edição semi-paleográfica dos fólios 673r-678r do manuscrito 116 du fonds français de Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris, datado nos finais do século XV (1460-1470). Em segundo lugar, o presente trabalho propõe um estudo comparativo de vários testemunhos medievais, cinco franceses e um português. O nosso trabalho centra-se na averiguação das hipóteses que poderiam ser levantadas quanto à lógica interna dos episódios incluídos no referido manuscrito e na sua importância para o estudo das duas obras contempladas: Queste do Pseudo-Boron e Tristan en prose

Mittelalterliche Pergamentkodizes sind äußerst kostbar und werden selten im Antiquariatshandel angeboten. Spektakuläre Erwerbungen wie die Nibelungen-Handschrift C (Badische Landesbibliothek, Karlsruhe) oder die Ottheinrich-Bibel (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München) sind große Ausnahmen, möglich nur unter Aufwendung außerplanmäßiger Mittel undmit finanzieller Unterstützung von Sponsoren und Stiftungen. Heute gilt jede mittelalterliche Handschrift als einzigartiges Zeugnis – sei es für die durch sie überlieferten Texte und Bilder, sei es für ihr historisch-kulturelles Umfeld. Diese Wertschätzung erfuhren mittelalterliche Handschriften nicht zu allen Zeiten. Mit zunehmender Verbreitung gedruckter Bücher verloren sie in der frühen Neuzeit ihre Funktion als Informationsträger und wurden oft nur noch ihres Beschreibstoffes, des Pergaments wegen geschätzt, das vor allem die Buchbinder gut gebrauchen konnten. Auf diese Weise sind unzählige Fragmente entstanden, die mitunter ebenso wertvoll sein können wie vollständig erhaltene Kodizes, vor allem dann, wenn es sich um singuläre Text- / Bildzeugen handelt oder wenn dadurch andere Fragmente ergänzt werden können.

This thesis is an assessment of the character of textual transmission reflected in the pre-fourth century Greek manuscripts of the Gospel of John. Since John is the most attested New Testament book among the early papyri, has the highest number of papyri that share overlapping text, and is the best attested Christian text in the second century, it serves well as a case study into the level of fluidity and stability of the New Testament text in its earliest period of transmission. The transmission of New Testament writings in this period has been characterized by a number of scholars as error-prone, free, wild and chaotic. This thesis is an inquiry into the validity of this characterization. I contend that our earliest extant manuscripts should serve as the most relevant evidence for addressing this issue, both for the period in which they were copied and for inferences about the preceding period for which we lack manuscript evidence. My treatment of the earliest Greek manuscripts of John primarily involves a fresh and full assessment of the level of fluidity and stability exhibited in the 14 smaller fragments (P5, P22, P28, P39, P52, P90, P95, P106, P107, P108, P109, P119, P121, 0162) by identifying on the basis of internal evidence the character of variants and unique readings attested. Additionally, I compare the number, character and significance of the singular/sub-singular readings of each early fragmentary manuscript with those in the same portion of text in the major majuscule manuscripts up through the seventh century that share complete overlap. The unique readings of P66 and P75 are added to this comparison where they fully overlap with the smaller fragments. Since P45 and P66 have been particularly identified with a “free” manner of transmission, I include an extended discussion in my introductory section in which I engage with research on the character of transmission exhibited in these two witnesses. My analysis of these early manuscripts based on the internal evidence of readings allows for a more in-depth and accurate characterization of the freedom and/or care exhibited. The comparison of singular and sub-singular readings with those of the later majuscules facilitates a diachronic comparison of the number and nature of readings most likely to have been generated at the time in which each respective manuscript was transcribed. This latter step allows us to test, by way of these passages, whether or not the manuscript tradition can be fairly characterized as freer and more prone to corruption in the second and third centuries than in subsequent centuries. From these data, and in conjunction with observations made on any relevant physical features of the manuscripts themselves, I conclude that the copying of John during the second and third centuries was characterized largely by stability and by continuity with the later period. These conclusions serve the broader purpose of providing a window on the character of New Testament textual transmission in the earliest centuries.

L'objectif de ce travail est de donner accès aux discours, fragments et témoignages d'Alcidamas d'Élée (IVè s. avant J.-C.), orateur originaire d’Asie mineure, disciple de Gorgias et grand rival d'Isocrate. Cet auteur est une figure méconnue car marginale de l'histoire de la philosophie: l'établissement de ses textes sur de nouveaux frais puis leur analyse fournissent des éléments qui mettent en évidence des éléments conceptuels récurrents dans sa pensée et qui nous permettent, donc, de dessiner les contours d’une cohérence dans la réflexion du penseur. Ce travail comprend une première partie introductive et méthodologique où sont abordés les problèmes posés par la nature du corpus fragmentaire et la nature de la citation, l'état de la recherche et les raisons qui rendent nécessaire la retraduction de l'oeuvre alcidamantéenne. La deuxième partie est la traduction proprement dite: les discours, fragments et témoignages sont édités avec un apparat actualisé, une notice introductive, une traduction ainsi que de nombreuses notes complémentaires. Une étude lexicale synthétique du vocabulaire psychologique est proposée en troisième partie et vise à démontrer l'existence chez Alcidamas de la constitution d'un vocabulaire psychologique philosophiquement dense. Cette étude permettra de montrer en quoi le vocabulaire de la psychologie permet de se forger une idée de la cohérence des apports et de la pensée novatrice d’Alcidamas
The main purpose of this work is to give access to the discourses, fragments and testimonials of Alcidamas of Elea (4th century BC), a rhetor born in Asia Minor, Gorgias' disciple and Isocrates’ great rival. This author is a relatively unknown figure of the history of philosophy.This work includes a first part introductive and methodological where are treated the problems posed by the very nature of the fragmentary corpus and of the quotation in Ancient Greece, the state of investigation and the motives why it is necessary to retranslate Alcidamas’ works. The second part is the translation itself: the discourses, fragments and testimonials are edited with an updated critical apparatus, an introduction, a translation and numerous complementary notes. A synthetic lexical study of the psychological vocabulary makes up the third part and aims to prove the existence in Alcidamas’ works of a philosophically consistent psychological vocabulary. This study will allow us to show the reason why a psychological vocabulary puts the emphasis on the coherence and innovative view of Alcidamas

Ce mémoire constitue la première partie d'un travail entrepris il y a une dizaine d'années sur le texte des rythmiciens grecs. Ce travail vise à en donner une première édition critique et une interprétation nouvelle, libérée de la tradition exégétique inaugurée par August Rossbach et Rudolf Westphal, dont il propose une lecture critique. Centré sur le seul fragment conservé du livre II des Eléments rythmiques d'Aristoxène de Tarente, où apparaît pour la première fois en Grèce une conception purement temporelle du rythme musical, le présent mémoire étudie donc la tradition manuscrite de ce traité fondateur, avant de retracer l'histoire de son texte durant l'Antiquité, le Moyen-âge et les débuts de l'époque moderne. Trois acteurs de cette dernière enrichissent principalement notre connaissance de la rythmique du disciple d'Aristote : Aristide Quintilien, Porphyre et Michel Psellos. Plusieurs des textes ici étudiés bénéficient d'une édition critique et d'une première traduction en français
This is a first part of a larger work on the text of Greek rhythmicians. It only concerns the fragment of book II of Aristoxenus Elementa Rhythmica and studies textual tradition and its text story during the Antiquity, Middle ages and the beginning of modern era. This story shows the great importance of Aristides Quintilianus, Porphyry and Psellus in this tradition. Some of these texts have been already translated with a critical edition

Dès sa découverte en 1962, le Papyrus de Derveni, le plus ancien manuscrit d'Europe, n'a pas cessé de soulever des interrogations majeures relatives à la transmission, à l'interprétation et à la fonction des textes orphiques. Le Papyrus de Derveni nous fournit aussi un témoignage de premier ordre quant à l'influence de la philosophie présocratique sur les doctrines orphiques. Cette thèse est la première édition critique française du Papyrus de Derveni. Celle-ci comprend un apparat critique complet ainsi que des notes au texte. Ce travail de recherche propose aussi une étude monographique du Papyrus de Derveni. Nous avons porté une attention toute particulière à l'analyse du poème orphique, aux techniques exégétiques employées et aux thématiques philosophiques de l'écrit contenu dans le Papyrus de Derveni. Nous avons, en outre, comparé les doctrines cosmologiques et philosophiques proposées par son auteur avec les théories d'Héraclite d’Éphèse, d'Anaxagore de Clazomènes, de Diogène d'Apollonie et Archélaos d’Athènes
Since his discovery in 1962, the Derveni Papyrus, the most ancient manuscript of Europe, has rase full of major questions about the transmission, the interpretation and the function of the orphic texts. The Derveni Papyrus offers us an emblematic testimony about the influence of Presocratic Philosophy on the orphic doctrines. This thesis is the first french critical edition of the Derveni Papyrus with a critical apparatus and notes on the text. This research paper also provides a monographic study of this document. We especially focused our attention on the orphic poem quoted by the author of the Derveni Papyrus, on the exegetical technics he employed and on the philosophical doctrines he proposed. We particularly compared the cosmological and philosophical theories of the Derveni Papyrus author with that of Heraclitus of Ephesus, Anaxagoras of Clazomenae, Diogenes of Apollonia and Archelaus of Athens

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國立中央大學
中國文學系碩士在職專班
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Shang-bo 01(2405)V《The Maha Prajna Paramita》manuscripts fragments collected in《Shanghai Museum collection Dunhuang -Turpan documents》are documents written on the reverse side of the Shang-bo 01《The Buddha Speaks of Vimalakirti V 1》manuscripts; its volume is 428.5cm × 24.5cm in total; the year and place of publishing were not written on it; we can only trace from its contents that it’s something about Sutra. The purpose of this study is to explore the year and place of publishing of these manuscripts. According to the historical records, Kumarajiva finished the translation of《The Maha Prajna Paramita》and《Great Treatise on the Perfection of Wisdom》in later qin（405AD）.and. the Shang-bo 01《The Buddha Speaks of Vimalakirti V 1》 manuscripts were written in the period of Five Barbarians Sixteen States.later liang Lu Guang（393AD）.This study is based on the above clues, making use of historical research, Quantitative statistics as well as literature methodology and comprehensive analysis,and following the direction of：（1）the 3 sets of key word revealing from its contents,（2）the nearly 300 Variant chinese characters in the Manuscripts,（3）Calligraphy style etc, to achieve its goal. Also, this study compares《Hanzi Normative Glyphs》,《Ministry of Education－Ｄictionary of Chinese Character Variants》, network resources and unearthed ancient literature, analyzes the variant chinese characters in the ,manuscripts by Variance of stroke order, Variance of radical, Mix of radical, Variance of characters, and Variance of calligraphy style and find that most of the variant chinese characters were derived from 「Qin-Han Dynasty」. From perspective of Calligraphy style, the manuscripts are also conformable to the feature of Magistrate-calligraphy and regular-script in early Northern Dynasty. Thus this study presumes that these Manuscripts are actually precious Manuscripts in early 5th century. Only about one thousand in the tens of thousands Dunhuang -Turpan documents can be found their year of publishing, as for the earlier documents, it’s much more difficult to find their year of publishing. This study is to do a little bit of effort to help people nowdays to know the paleography.

This thesis analyzes the manuscript of the canons of St. George's church in Prague Castle from the 14th century called Fragmentum praebendarum (Prague, Czech National Library, sign. XIII A 2). The manuscript mentions many people related to St. George's church, contains many details about its liturgical life, and is especially focused on St. George's canons, their duties, and their benefices. Since the 18th century, the manuscript has been considered a valuable source for the history of St. George's church and the adjoining convent of Benedictine nuns, but so far, it has only been available in an edition from 1785. The new edition of the codex and its first Czech translation helps to identify many mentioned persons and places, as well as cited quotes. Together with its physical description and content analysis it broadens our knowledge about the origin of this manuscript, about the life in St. George's church during later Middle Ages and about the relationship between the male community of St. George's canons and the female convent of Benedictine nuns that together shared this church in the royal residence of Prague.