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Call for Papers Colloque CID / DiDip conference 2026: The Methodology of Diplomatics / La metodologia della diplomatica / La méthodologie de la diplomatique / Die Methodologie der Diplomatik / La metodología de la diplomática
by Georg Vogeler Feb. 7, 2026

Feb. 7, 2026

Dear digital diplomatists, this might interest you: Colloque CID / DiDip conference 2026 Date: 22-24 July 2026 Topic: The Methodology of Diplomatics / La metodologia della diplomatica / La méthodologie de la diplomatique / Die Methodologie der Diplomatik / La metodología de la diplomática Location: University of Graz Call for Papers: https://didip.hypotheses.org/conference-2026/cfp (deadline 28. February 2026) Logo Commission Internationale de la Diplomatique Contact: didip(a)uni-graz.at https://didip.hypotheses.org/conference-2026 Presentation English In celebration of the 200th birthday of Theodor Sickel (1826-1908), the conference will focus on developments in the methodology of diplomatics, discussing which methods fit to what kind of diplomatic material and research question, collecting exceptional results of the application of existing methods, confronting old and new methods, reflecting on how to evaluate digital methods and their impact on the current diplomatics methodologies, etc. By discussing applications and effects of individual methods applied in diplomatics research, we hope to refine and renew the general methodological framework of diplomatics. Diplomatics is an old field of research. Its main methodology is usually centered around the concept of discrimen veri ac falsi and was designed in the bella diplomatica of the 17th century by Dom Jean Mabillon. He introduced comparison of contemporary habits of authentication, writing, or linguistic style as the main method of diplomatics. Palaeography and textual analysis (“diplomatic discourse”) are at the core of diplomatics methodology. This includes, for instance, the creation of typologies describing the expectations for individual documents. However, the long history of diplomatics has seen changes, additions and shifts in its methodology: Sickel’s concept of “Kanzleimäßigkeit” narrowed the method from a generic comparison to the detailed analysis of chancery practices and the individuals creating the charters, which also has a strong tradition in Spanish diplomatics. Critical scholarly editing is an independent strand of diplomatics, which combines the methodologies for discrimen veri ac falsi with methods of textual criticism: reflecting on the tradition of the texts, establishment of a reliable text, and provision of abstracts of the content. The crisis of diplomatics in the 1960’s (Bartoloni, Bautier, Fichtenau, Petrucci) fostered the search for the application of diplomatics methods to other material than charters and to other temporal contexts than the middle ages. Comparative methods have been refined in Pierre Chaplais’ work on different English chanceries. Alessandro Pratesi brought forward social and intellectual context as an analytical framework for diplomatics, while still focussing on the representational and probative function of the charters and the formal rigor in individual analysis. From the 1990s onwards, scholars such as Peter Rück, Olivier Guyotjeannin, and Laurent Morelle have pushed forward the conceptualization of diplomatics as cultural history and thus added the analysis of cultural practices around the act of documentation and the use of charters to the methods of diplomatics. While Attilio Bartoli Langeli promoted the historical rooting of the discipline, Giovanna Nicolaj has pushed the legal framework of diplomatics to the foreground. The most recent contributions to diplomatics methodology are sparked by the digitisation of archival holdings and scholarly engagement with them. Digital diplomatics in this sense is searching for appropriate representations of parchments, seals, texts and the actions represented by them, and the analytical tools that open new perspectives. Luciana Duranti has used the “digital diplomatics” label to transfer analytical criteria of diplomatics like authenticity to archival science to understand digital documentary practices better. This conference will study the development and the state of the art of diplomatic methodology in all its facets. Français À l’occasion du 200e anniversaire de Theodor Sickel (1826-1908), le colloque se concentrera sur les développements de la méthodologie diplomatique, en discutant des méthodes adaptées à chaque type de matériel diplomatique et de question de recherche, en rassemblant les résultats exceptionnels de l’application des méthodes existantes, en confrontant les anciennes et les nouvelles méthodes, en réfléchissant à la manière d’évaluer les méthodes numériques et leur impact sur les méthodologies diplomatiques actuelles, etc. En discutant des applications et des effets des différentes méthodes utilisées dans la recherche diplomatique, nous espérons affiner et renouveler le cadre méthodologique général de la diplomatique. La diplomatique est un domaine de recherche ancien. Sa méthodologie principale est généralement centrée sur le concept du discrimen veri ac falsi et a été conçue dans les bella diplomatica du XVIIe siècle par Dom Jean Mabillon. Il a introduit la comparaison des habitudes contemporaines d’authentification, d’écriture ou de style linguistique comme méthode principale de la diplomatique. La paléographie et l’analyse textuelle (« discours diplomatique ») sont au cœur de la méthodologie diplomatique. Cela inclut, par exemple, la création de typologies décrivant les attentes pour chaque document. Cependant, la longue histoire de la diplomatique a connu des changements, des ajouts et des évolutions dans sa méthodologie : le concept de « Kanzleimäßigkeit » de Sickel a restreint la méthode d’une comparaison générique à l’analyse détaillée des pratiques de la chancellerie et des individus créant les chartes, méthode qui a également une forte tradition dans la diplomatique espagnole. L’édition critique scientifique est un courant indépendant de la diplomatique, qui combine les méthodologies du discrimen veri ac falsi avec les méthodes de la critique textuelle : réflexion sur la tradition des textes, établissement d’un texte fiable et rédaction d’analyses du contenu. La crise de la diplomatique dans les années 1960 (Bartoloni, Bautier, Fichtenau, Petrucci) a favorisé la recherche d’applications des méthodes diplomatiques à d’autres documents que les chartes et à d’autres contextes temporels que le Moyen Âge. Les méthodes comparatives ont été affinées dans les travaux de Pierre Chaplais sur différentes chancelleries anglaises. Alessandro Pratesi a mis en avant le contexte social et intellectuel comme cadre analytique pour la diplomatique, tout en continuant à se concentrer sur la fonction représentative et probante des chartes et la rigueur formelle dans l’analyse individuelle. À partir des années 1990, des chercheurs tels que Peter Rück, Olivier Guyotjeannin et Laurent Morelle ont fait progresser la conceptualisation de la diplomatique en tant qu’histoire culturelle et ont ainsi ajouté l’analyse des pratiques culturelles autour de l’acte de documentation et de l’utilisation des chartes aux méthodes de la diplomatique. Alors qu’Attilio Bartoli Langeli a promu l’ancrage historique de la discipline, Giovanna Nicolaj a mis en avant le cadre juridique de la diplomatique. Les contributions les plus récentes à la méthodologie diplomatique sont inspirées par la numérisation des fonds d’archives et l’intérêt des chercheurs pour ceux-ci. Dans ce sens, la diplomatique numérique recherche des représentations appropriées des parchemins, des sceaux, des textes et des actions qu’ils représentent, ainsi que des outils analytiques qui ouvrent de nouvelles perspectives. Luciana Duranti a utilisé le terme de « diplomatique numérique » pour transférer les critères analytiques de la diplomatique, tels que l’authenticité, à la science archivistique, afin de mieux comprendre les pratiques documentaires numériques. Cette conférence étudiera le développement et l’état de l’art de la méthodologie diplomatique sous toutes ses facettes.

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new address for CEI-L
by Vogeler, Georg Oct. 14, 2025

Oct. 14, 2025

Dear Charters Encoding enthusiasts, due to changes on the side for the provider, the cei-l mailinglist has changed its address: cei-l(a)lists.lrz.de You don't have to do anything to retrieve mails from the list, the change only affects sending. Looking forward to communicate on charters! Georg Vogeler

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Stellenausschreibung Universitätsprofessur für Historische Hilfswissenschaften (unter Einbeziehung digitaler Methoden) mit einem Schwerpunkt Mittelalter - Universität Wien
by Georg Vogeler Feb. 22, 2025

Feb. 22, 2025

An der Historisch-Kulturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Wien ist eine Universitätsprofessur für Historische Hilfswissenschaften (unter Einbeziehung digitaler Methoden) mit einem Schwerpunkt Mittelalter zu besetzen. Die Position: Diese Professur trägt zur Neugestaltung der Historischen Hilfswissenschaften (Schwerpunkt Mittelalter) als Teil der historischen Grundlagenfächer an der Fakultät bei. Erfolgreiche Bewerber*innen wenden die Methodender Historischen Hilfswissenschaften, vor allem Diplomatik, Paläographie und Kodikologie, in der Forschung an und vermitteln diese auch in der Lehre. Wenn Sie bereits Hilfswissenschaften mit neuen Fragestellungen und Perspektiven (besonders kultur- und materialitätsgeschichtlichen Zugängen) verbunden haben und dazu beitragen, diese weiterzuentwickeln, ist Ihre Bewerbung besonders willkommen. Erfahrung mit Methoden der Digital und Computational Humanities wird von Ihnen erwartet. Die aktive Beteiligung an den Forschungsschwerpunkten der Fakultät, insbesondere dem Schwerpunkt „Text und Edition – Editorik“ als attraktiver interdisziplinärer Plattform ist wesentlicher Teil des Stellenprofils. Die Fähigkeit und die Bereitschaft zur Lehre im Rahmen des Faches „Historische Hilfswissenschaften / Geschichte des Mittelalters“ in vollem Umfang, und zwar im Bereich der Bachelor-, Lehramts-, Diplom-, Master- und Doktoratsstudien wird vorausgesetzt, insbesondere im Rahmen des Masterstudiums „Historische Hilfswissenschaften und Archivwissenschaft“. https://berufungsservice.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/p_berufungsserv…

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Dijon, 10.2.2025: "Anciens papiers, vieux parchemins et nouvelles technologies"
by Georg Vogeler Jan. 29, 2025

Jan. 29, 2025

Dear Diplomatists, if you're around in Burgundy on February 10th, you're invited for an event at the Archives Départementales on more or less digital diplomatics: https://drd.hypotheses.org/2304 « Anciens papiers, vieux parchemins et nouvelles technologies » *14h *: /Accueil et introduction/. — Édouard Bouyé, Sébastien Barret *14h15-15h00* : /Les humanités numériques aux Archives départementales de la Côte-d’Or/. — Édouard Bouyé (Archives départementales de la Côte-d’Or), Patrick Bard (laboratoire LEAD), Florian Fizaine (Université de Bourgogne) et Morgane Llorca (animation du réseau des contributeurs bénévoles) *15h00-15h45* : /Monasterium.net et l’avenir des applications de l’intelligence artificielle pour les études de diplomatique/. — Georg Vogeler et Anguelos Nicolaou (université de Graz) *15h45-16h00* : /Pause/ *16h00-16h45* : /Comparer les monastères français et autrichiens au travers de leur production diplomatique à l’aide de l’ordinateur – résultats du projet ANR-FWF BeCoRe/ * /Introduction/. — Sébastien Barret * /Activités éditoriales/. — Thomas Foucart, Marlène Helias-Baron, Dominique Stutzmann (IRHT-CNRS), Johannes Laroche (université de Graz) * /Travaux d’analyse textuelle/. — Vincent Giovannangeli (IRHT-CNRS), Johannes Laroche * /Travaux d’analyse des images/. — Niklas Tscherne, Johannes Laroche (Université de Graz) * /Conclusion/. — Sébastien Barret *17h00-18h00* : /présentation de documents originaux/ / / -- Prof. Dr. Georg Vogeler Department of Digital Humanities University of Graz A-8010 Graz | Elisabethstraße 59/III Tel. +43 316 380 8033 <https://digital-humanities.uni-graz.at/de/> - <http://gams.uni-graz.at> <https://online.uni-graz.at/kfu_online/wbForschungsportal.cbShowPortal?pPers…> Institut für Dokumentologie und Editorik e.V. <http://www.i-d-e.de> International Center for Archival Research ICARus <http://www.icar-us.eu>

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IMC 2025: Call for contributions to a strand "Digital Approaches to Late Medieval Charters"
by Georg Vogeler Sept. 9, 2024

Sept. 9, 2024

"Worlds of Learning" Through Digital Approaches to Late Medieval Charters The Department of Digital Humanities at the University of Graz, host of the European Research Council-funded project "From Digital to Distant Diplomatics" (DiDip), invites submissions for a series of sessions at the International Medieval Congress 2025, exploring the conference theme "Worlds of Learning" through innovative Digital Humanities approaches to late mediaeval charters (c. 1300-1500). Charters are "Worlds of Learning" - for contemporaries learning about legal activities and status, and for mediaeval studies scholars, sources of their own learning. Digital methods provide entirely new learnings: on the charters themselves and on the actors writing, using, and keeping charters. Our sessions aim to demonstrate how computational methods can fundamentally transform and expand our understanding of documentary practices and knowledge transmission across Europe. We welcome papers on the following topics: 1. Computer Vision and Medieval Charters: New Perspectives on Visual Learning * How can computer vision techniques reveal patterns in the visual aspects of charters across regions and time? * Applications of machine learning algorithms to identify and analyse layout, script styles, and graphical elements (seals, monograms) in large datasets of digitised charters. 2. Natural Language Processing and Charter Formulas: Tracing Textual Learning Networks * Computational analysis of charter texts using NLP techniques to uncover patterns in formulaic language, legal terminology, and scribal practices. * Exploration of networks of textual learning and the dissemination of documentary conventions across linguistic and cultural boundaries. 3. Data Visualisation and Medieval Charter Networks: Mapping Knowledge Circulation * Application of network analysis, GIS mapping, and other visualisation methods to represent relationships between chanceries, scribes, and document types. * New insights into the "worlds of learning" in charter production through data visualisation techniques. 4. Digital Methodologies and Medieval Charters: Innovative Approaches to Documentary Learning * How can digital editions enhance our understanding of charter creation, use, and preservation? What insights can database creation and management offer into the organisation and retrieval of mediaeval documentary knowledge? * Applications of XML/TEI encoding for semantic analysis of charter content and structure. * Exploration of linked data approaches to connect charter information across different collections and archives. By applying state-of-the-art computational methods to the study of late mediaeval charters, we aim to contribute to a more interconnected and nuanced understanding of European documentary cultures and the transmission of specialised knowledge in this period. Submission Guidelines: * Please submit a 100-word abstract of your proposed contribution and a brief CV. * Send submissions to didip(a)uni-graz.at <mailto:didip@uni-graz.at>(Subject: IMC2025) * Deadline: September 16th, 2024 We look forward to your contributions to these exciting intersections of medieval studies and digital humanities! Georg Vogeler for the ERC DiDip Team

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Computational Language Technologies for Medievalists Summer School (University of Graz)
by Georg Vogeler Feb. 14, 2024

Feb. 14, 2024

Dear diplomatists, in the context of the ERC DiDip project (https://didip.eu) we are organising a summer school for postgraduate and PhD students within your interested in medieval studies and digital humanities. The school will cover the topic of Computational Language Technologies for Medievalists and will take place from 8th to 12th July 2024. This five-day program will equip participants with essential skills in Natural Language Processing (NLP) specifically tailored to the challenges of working with medieval languages. The curriculum covers areas like topic modeling, text re-use, authorship attribution, stylometry, and large language models, all taught through hands-on exercises and real-world applications. Additionally, pre-school learning materials are available to provide foundational knowledge for those new to NLP. Application deadline is March 15, 2024. For further information and the application link, please visit our website: https://didip.eu/nlp-summer-school-2024. We look forward to all applications! Georg Vogeler

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Digital Diplomatics 2022 conference, 28.-30.9.2022 Graz (and online)
by Georg Vogeler Sept. 24, 2022

Sept. 24, 2022

Dear charters enthusiasts, please let me invite you to the Digital Diplomatics 2022 conference next week (28.-30.9.) in Graz: https://didip.hypotheses.org/conference-2022 See the program at https://didip.hypotheses.org/conference-2022/digital-diplomatics-2022-progr… and information how to get to the conference at https://didip.hypotheses.org/conference-2022/digital-diplomatics-2022-pract… If you want to participate online, please send us a notice to didip(a)uni-graz.at. Looking forward to meet many of you there! Georg Vogeler

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Call for papers: "Digital Diplomatics 2022", 28-30. Sept. Graz
by Georg Vogeler June 10, 2022

June 10, 2022

Dear charter enthusiasts, the ERC Advanced Grant Project “From Digital to Distant Diplomatics” wants to take stock of the different projects and approaches to the topic of “digital diplomatics” with the conference “Digital Diplomatics 2022: From Digital to Distant Diplomatics?” (Graz, 28–30 September 2022). The international conference is intended to offer all scholars interested in this complex of topics the opportunity for discussion and exchange, from questions about digital support in the formal and content analysis of documents, to the planning and implementation of digitisation projects in archives and libraries, to the future direction of this new research field. Deadline for the proposals is 3rd July 2022. Please find further information on the call at https://didip.hypotheses.org/files/2022/05/Call-for-Papers.pdf We are looking forward to you applications. Please feel free to forward and distribute this call! Georg Vogeler -- Prof. Dr. Georg Vogeler Professur für Digital Humanities | Chair Digital Humanities Zentrum für Informationsmodellierung | Centre for Informationmodelling Universität Graz | University of Graz A-8010 Graz | Elisabethstraße 59/III Tel. +43 316 380 8033 - E-Mail georg.vogeler(a)uni-graz.at <http://informationsmodellierung.uni-graz.at <http://informationsmodellierung.uni-graz.at>> - <http://gams.uni-graz.at <http://gams.uni-graz.at>> <https://online.uni-graz.at/kfu_online/wbForschungsportal.cbShowPortal?pPers… <https://online.uni-graz.at/kfu_online/wbForschungsportal.cbShowPortal?pPers…>> Please forward and distribute! Georg Vogeler -- Prof. Dr. Georg Vogeler Professur für Digital Humanities | Chair Digital Humanities Zentrum für Informationsmodellierung | Centre for Informationmodelling Universität Graz | University of Graz A-8010 Graz | Elisabethstraße 59/III Tel. +43 316 380 8033 - E-Mail georg.vogeler(a)uni-graz.at <http://informationsmodellierung.uni-graz.at <http://informationsmodellierung.uni-graz.at>> - <http://gams.uni-graz.at <http://gams.uni-graz.at>> <https://online.uni-graz.at/kfu_online/wbForschungsportal.cbShowPortal?pPers… <https://online.uni-graz.at/kfu_online/wbForschungsportal.cbShowPortal?pPers…>> -- Prof. Dr. Georg Vogeler Professur für Digital Humanities - Zentrum für Informationsmodellierung Universität Graz A-8010 Graz | Elisabethstraße 59/III Tel. +43 316 380 8033 <http://informationsmodellierung.uni-graz.at> - <http://gams.uni-graz.at> <https://online.uni-graz.at/kfu_online/wbForschungsportal.cbShowPortal?pPers…> Institut für Dokumentologie und Editorik e.V. <http://www.i-d-e.de> International Center for Archival Research ICARus <http://www.icar-us.eu>

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3 PhD positions in ERC project "From Digital to Distant Diplomatics"
by Georg Vogeler June 10, 2022

June 10, 2022

Der charters enthusiasts, in my ERC project “From Digital to Distant Diplomatics" (<https://didip.eu>) I'm looking for 3 PhD candidates interested in medieval charters: diplomatics, computational linguistic , or computer vision - applied to medieval and historical document corpora For more information, see https://didip.hypotheses.org/549 <https://didip.hypotheses.org/549> Application deadline is 16 June 2022. Please forward and distribute! Georg Vogeler -- Prof. Dr. Georg Vogeler Professur für Digital Humanities | Chair Digital Humanities Zentrum für Informationsmodellierung | Centre for Informationmodelling Universität Graz | University of Graz A-8010 Graz | Elisabethstraße 59/III Tel. +43 316 380 8033 - E-Mail georg.vogeler(a)uni-graz.at <http://informationsmodellierung.uni-graz.at <http://informationsmodellierung.uni-graz.at>> - <http://gams.uni-graz.at <http://gams.uni-graz.at>> <https://online.uni-graz.at/kfu_online/wbForschungsportal.cbShowPortal?pPers… <https://online.uni-graz.at/kfu_online/wbForschungsportal.cbShowPortal?pPers…>>

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PostDoc Position Historical Linguistics/Computational Linguistics in ERC project "DiDip"
by Georg Vogeler Dec. 10, 2021

Dec. 10, 2021

Dear Digital Diplomatists, may I point to an open position in the context of the recently granted ERC ADG project "From Digital to Distant Diplomatics" (https://www.didip.eu)? We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow interested in studying the language in late medieval documents (mostly Latin, but German, French, Chech and others as well, drawn from the Monasterium.net collection https://www.monasterium.net/home) If you are interested in historical linguistics (with application of digital methods) or in computational linguistics (with focus on historical texts), don't hesitate to get in contact with me (georg.vogeler(a)uni-graz.at) or apply directly via https://uni-graz.jobbase.io/job/4bzg23ii21l4f8zvkup9n1p8yy4ak5k Best regards Georg Vogeler -- Prof. Dr. Georg Vogeler Professur für Digital Humanities - Zentrum für Informationsmodellierung Universität Graz A-8010 Graz | Elisabethstraße 59/III Tel. +43 316 380 8033 <http://informationsmodellierung.uni-graz.at> - <http://gams.uni-graz.at> <https://online.uni-graz.at/kfu_online/wbForschungsportal.cbShowPortal?pPers…> Director of the Austrian Center for Digital Humanities at OeAW <https://acdh.oeaw.ac.at> Institut für Dokumentologie und Editorik e.V. <http://www.i-d-e.de> International Center for Archival Research ICARus <http://www.icar-us.eu> Digital Medievalist <http://digitalmedievalist.org> Text Encoding Initiative <http://tei-c.org>

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