Erik Kwakkel elected to Comité International de Paléographie Latine
On 18 June, 2015, Erik Kwakkel was elected to the Comité International de Paléographie Latine (CIPL), a scholarly committee that specialises in the study of the medieval book.
On 18 June, 2015, Erik Kwakkel was elected to the Comité International de Paléographie Latine (CIPL), a scholarly committee that specialises in the study of the medieval book.
Studying the medieval book
The Comité International de Paléographie Latine (CIPL) is a scholarly committee with headquarters in Paris. Its 75 members (from 17 countries) are senior researchers that specialise in the study of the medieval book, more particularly its script (paleography) and physical construction (codicology). Members meet once every two years at different locations in Europe, produce catalogues, and foster international collaboration in the study of the medieval book
The works of the Comité International de Paléographie Latine
Established in 1953, CIPL is perhaps best known for producing the Catalogues des manuscrits datés ( CMD), an ongoing series that identifies and describes dated manuscripts, a key resource for studying developments in medieval script and codicology. It has also produced the Vocabulaire codicologique (first edition in French, in 1985, but also online), which provides a terminology for the medieval manuscript’s physical features, thereby facilitating international discussion. In 1993 CIPL established L’Association paléographique internationale – Culture, Écriture, Société (APICES), an open society that also aims to encourage the study of medieval manuscripts.
Paleography and codicology
Erik Kwakkel was elected on 18 June, 2015 as one of eight new members based at universities in Austria, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK. Kwakkel’s research covers both paleography and codicology. His current work on the development of twelfth-century script leans heavily on quantitative data and digital research. He maintains a popular
blogrelated to medieval books.
The Netherlands has one other CIPL member: Dr. J.P. Gumbert, Emeritus Professor of Paleography and Codicology at Leiden University, who retired in 2000.