Off the beaten track. Epigraphy at the borders

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This volume contains the papers presented during the Meeting ‘Off the Beaten Track – Epigraphy at the Borders’, the sixth in a series of international events planned by the EAGLE, Europeana network of Ancient Greek and Latin Epigraphy international consortium. The Meeting was held on 24–25 September 2015, with the support of the Department of Classics and Late Antiquity Studies at the University of Bari Aldo Moro (Italy). During the event, the EAGLE Portal (http://www.eagle-network.eu) was officially launched and presented to the public for the first time. The event was intended to address the issues which arise in digitizing inscriptions characterised by ‘unusual’ features in comparison with the epigraphic norm. Here are collected contributions from several ongoing digital projects raising questions and proposing solutions regarding encoding inscriptions – from the Archaic period to the Middle Ages and beyond, even in languages other than Greek and Latin – which do not fall within those labelled as standard. The projects involved are the following: ILA – Iscrizioni Latine Arcaiche; The Ancient Graffiti Project; DASI – Digital Archive for the Study of pre-Islamic Arabian Inscriptions; EDB – Epigraphic Database Bari; EDV – Epigraphic Database Vernacular Inscriptions; AshLi – Ashmolean Latin Inscriptions Project. Cover Copyright Information Conference Programme Contents Figure 1. Results by searching the string ‘refriger*’ in form of KWIC list (screenshot from the very first database about ICVR, Bari 1989: image Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’). Figure 2. Beth She’arim (Israel). Epitaph of Daniel, from Tyre, with menorah with final acclamation in Hebrew shalom. 4th cent. (from Schwabe and Lifshitz 1974, n. 149). (image Epigraphic Database Bari). Figure 3. EDB16838 (http://www.edb.uniba.it/epigraph/16838). End of 4th cent. AD Figure 4. Monte Sant’Angelo (Gargano, Northern Apulia, Italy). Graffiti on the rock in the Sacred Cave of st.Michael. 7th - 8 cent. AD (image Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’). Figure 5. Rome, via Ardeatina, catacomb of Domitilla. Graffito in cursive writing. ICVR, III 8034; EDB24880. First half of 4th cent. AD (image Epigraphic Database Bari and Papal Commission of Sacred Archaeology) Figure 6. Rome, via Ardeatina, catacomb of Domitilla. ICVR, III 7306; EDB24027. End of 3rd cent. AD (image Epigraphic Database Bari and Papal Commission of Sacred Archaeology) Figure 7. Trani (Apulia, Italy), Cathedral. Images and texts scratched on a funerary limestone slab (from Carletti 1988). 7th - 8th cent. AD (image Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’). Figure 1. The Forum inscription, side B and C (apograph by Comparetti 1900 elaborated by the Author) Figure 2. Unicode characters representing the upside-down directions of writing. Figure 3. The lamina from Lavinium (apograph by G. Sarullo). Figure 4. The Tibur pedestal inscription (apograph by Mancini 1979) Figure 5. Inscription from the cemetery of Commodilla in Rome , ICVR, II, 6117 - EDB19242 (from Rocco 2005: 296). Figure 6. Unicode characters representing rotated directions of writing. Figure 7. Other suitable Unicode characters not available in all the directions needed. Figure 8. Partial markup of the inscription on the lamina from Lavinium. Figure 9. Partial markup of the Tibur pedestal inscription. _GoBack (from CIL: tav. 84, no. 3). Figure 10. Detail of CIL, I2 1799 (EDR147038), elaborated by the Author Figure 11. The Tibur pedestal inscription (photograph by Marta Muscariello, elaborated by the Author in order to highlight reversed and upside-down letters). h.gjdgxs Figure 1. Graffito of gladiators from Pompeii (CIL, IV 8055a and 8055b) Figure 2. Drawing of a gladiator, mentioned at CIL, IV 1481a (from Garrucci 1856, Tab. XV 6) Figure 3. A scene depicting a gladiatorial event, sketched on a tomb outside the Porta Nocera at Pompeii (CIL, IV 10237) Figure 4. The entries of CIL, IV 2315-2316 and 2319, representing figural graffiti via brief description in italics Figure 5. Line-drawing depicting both text and image from Herculaneum (CIL, IV 10493) Figure 6. CIL entry for an alphabetic series, which appeared near figural graffiti (CIL, IV 10711) Figure 7. CIL entry for the name Onesimus, with numerous figural graffiti described in the apparatus (CIL, IV 10561) Figure 8. Line-drawing displaying a collection of textual and figural graffiti (CIL, IV 8383-8386); unpublished sketch of Matteo Della Corte from the archives of the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Science and Humanitie Figure 9. EDR143634. EDR entry for gladiatorial helmet in the Casa del Gran Portale at Herculaneum, with nearby helmets associated via hyperlinks Figure 10. Example of an entry for a figural graffito not found in CIL (EDR144514) Figure 11. Figural graffito from Herculaneum (from Langner 2001: n. 1372) Figure 12. CIL entry for textual and figural graffiti (CIL, IV 8185) (from Langner 2001: n. 309) Figure 13. CIL, IV 10676, with figural graffito noted Figure 14. Apograph of figural graffito referred to in the note at CIL, IV 10676 Figure 15. EDR143636, with description of figural graffito (a head) interpreted variously Figure 16. Launch pad of The Ancient Graffiti Project Search Engine Figure 17. Figural graffiti results, only from Herculaneum Figure 18. AGP Drawing Category options for retrieving figural graffiti Figure 1. Minaic inscription MṢM 3645 from the Military Museum of Ṣanʿāʾ (image DASI by permission of General Organization of Antiquities and Museums, Yemen) Figure 2. Editor of the ‘Epigraph’ with example of text encoding. Figure 3. Representation of the editorial interventions in DASI and in the main systems of representation envisaged by EpiDoc. Figure 4. Onomastic elements and related tags used by DASI. Figure 5. Textual portions and related tags used by DASI. Figure 6. Lexicon of the Minaic corpus: entities and their relations. Figure 1. Plan of the Roman theatre of Ostia (from Buonopane 2012: 202) and transcriptions of the probable writing tests (from CIL XIV). (from Carletti 2015: 358). Figure 2. Workshop Signs from Rome: CIL, VI 9556 (from Di Stefano Manzella 1987: 248), 9557 and EDR126742 (from Manacorda 2000: 290-291) and Palermo: CIL, X 7296 Figure 3. A stonecutter at work (drawing: Velia Polito). (from Epigraphic Database Bari). * Figure 4. Reused occasional supports: EDB21639 and EDB32737 (from Epigraphic Database Bari). Figure 5. Multiple texts on the same support: EDB21490/EDB39651 and EDB39650 (from Epigraphic Database Bari). (from Epigraphic Database Bari). Figure 6. Asimmetrical and irregolar disposition of text and images on the inscribed field: EDB34691; EDB21490; EDB33608 and EDB41548 Figure 7. Examples of ‘a cordone’ shape incision: EDB18703 and EDB34915 (from Epigraphic Database Bari). Figure 8. Insertion of cursive, minuscule and uncial element in capital based inscriptions: EDB31855; EDB3384; EDB33627 and EDB37051 Figure 9. The variety of executing technique: EDB22522; EDB15426; EDB24678 and EDB16094 (from Epigraphic Database Bari). Figure 10. Painted inscriptions on marble and brickwork: EDB16027 and EDB18301 (from Epigraphic Database Bari). (from Epigraphic Database Bari) Figure 11. Inscription ‘a nastro’ traced on the mortar: EDB19359 Figure 12. Controlled vocabularies for Type of support, Executing technique and Function fields. Figure 13. Iscription engraved and painted: EDB15301 (from Epigraphic Database Bari). Figure 14. Cohexistence of Greek and Latin elements: EDB6231; EDB12309 and EDB13539 (from Epigraphic Database Bari). (EDB18067, from Epigraphic Database Bari). Figure 15. Dealing with so-called ‘aberrant’ forms _GoBack (from Epigraphic Database Bari). Figure 16. ‘A nastro’ inscription (EDB22869/EDB22870) with transcription Figure 17. Unicode characters representing directions and orientation of writing. Figure 18. Transcriptions of EDB22869/EDB22870 according to the solutions proposed. (from Epigraphic Database Bari). Figure 19. Interactions between text and images: EDB18809, EDB9652 and EDB32412 Figure 20. Transcriptions of EDB6444 (ICVR VIII 21163) (from Epigraphic Database Bari). Figure 21. Images in the middle of the text: EDB29046; EDB19068; EDB32108 and text inside the image: EDB31546 (from Epigraphic Database Bari). _GoBack Figure 1. The distribution of the material. (half 14th century). Figure 2. Venice, Campo Sant’Angelo, Inscription of Fanciulli della Pietà (14th century) Figure 3. Rome, Church of S. Cecilia, Inscription of Oddariello Boccazzola Figure 4. Modena, Museo Lapidario Estense, Inscription of Francesco Roncaglia (1396) Figure 5. Bologna, Bologna, Museo Civico Medievale, Tombstone of knight Filippo Desideri (1315) Figure 6. Bologna, Bologna, Museo Civico Medievale, Tombstone of knight Filippo Desideri (1315) – particular. (12th century) Figure 7. Civita Castellana, Church of S. Antonio, Cariatide (12th century) Figure 8. Civita Castellana, Church of S. Antonio, Cariatide and Telamone Figure 9. Venice, exterior wall of the Tesoro della Basilica di San Marco, Bench in San Marco (late 14th century) Figure 10. Rome, Church of S. Maria in Trastevere, Inscription of Anello detto Tortora (beginning of 15th century) (14th century) Figure 11. Subiaco, Sacro Speco, Fresco of Scala Santa with Trionfo della Morte (14th century) – particular 1. (14th century) – particular 2. Figure 12. Subiaco, Sacro Speco, Fresco of Scala Santa with Trionfo della Morte Figure 13. Subiaco, Sacro Speco, Fresco of Scala Santa with Trionfo della Morte (14th century) Figure 14. Poggio Mirteto, Church of S. Paolo, Incontro dei vivi e dei morti Figure 15. Poggio Mirteto, Church of S. Paolo, Incontro dei vivi e dei morti (14th century) – particular 1. Figure 16. Foligno, Palazzo Trinci. Museo della città, Loggia di Romolo e Remo, Stories of Romulus and Remus (1411-1412). Figure 17. Foligno, Palazzo Trinci. Museo della città, Loggia di Romolo e Remo,  Stories of Romulus and Remus (1411-1412) - particular. _GoBack (image: Ashmolean Latin Inscriptions Project). Figure 1. The Odda Stone (AN1896-1908 M.300), an 11th century inscription originally from Gloucestershire, England. An unusual feature of the inscription is that certain letters are inscribed within a preceeding letter (images: Ashmolean Latin Inscriptions Project). Figure 2. Top row, left to right: gemstone (AN1890.247) engraved with a crab and retrograde letters; brickstamp (ANTN1864) with retrograde letters; bottom: fragmentary terra sigillata mould (AN1889.14c) with retrograde letters _GoBack (image: Ashmolean Latin Inscriptions Project). Figure 3. First century AD brickstamp (AN1872.1527) with direction of text in semi-circle and left to right, and an erasure in the second line (image: Ashmolean Latin Inscriptions Project). Figure 4: Votive altar from South Shields, England (ANChandler 3.3), dedicated on behalf of Caracalla and Geta. Geta’s name has been erased in lines 7-8 h.i0uou3r6wwdh _GoBack Figure 1. 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