SIGN-IT. Signacula in Roman and Post-Roman Italy: marking religious and cultural identity (2nd-11th c. CE)

Axis 5 – Beliefs, Practices, and Religious Institutions

HORIZON.1.2-Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) - Postdoctoral Fellowship

  • Section : Moyen Âge
  • Director : Lucia Maria Orlandi

Presentation

The SIGN-IT project aims to study the cultural history of the Italian peninsula, and in particular the regions where Latin and Greek-speaking communities lived, from the Roman Imperial period to the Middle Ages, through the prism of objects known as signacula, matrices bearing text, signs and/or iconographic motifs designed to print various materials. This material is being studied for the first time in a « long-durée » perspective and will be organised in a database structured according to the EpiDoc standard, thus facilitating comparison with other inscribed objects. The analysis of the data will allow us to: establish a dating protocol, to unlock the full potential of signacula as historical sources; study the use of language(s) and their contribution to the making of specific local identities, between the ancient and medieval periods; track over changes in marking practices and and analyse them as proxies for social and cultural transformations.

Partners

  • École française de Rome
  • Cologne Center for eHumanities (CCeH)

Disciplines

Sigillography, Epigraphy, Ancient and Byzantine History, Digital Humanities.

Geographical area

Roman and Byzantine Italy

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Prochaines manifestations et actualités

PROGRAMMES

Programmes structurants (2022-2026)

Axe 1 – Espaces maritimes, littoraux, milieux insulaires

Axe 2 – Création, patrimoine, mémoire

Axe 3 – Population, ressources, techniques

Axe 4 – Territoires, communautés, citoyenneté

Axe 5 – Croyances, pratiques et institutions religieuses

Axe 6 – L’Italie dans le monde

Projets financés par l'Agence nationale de la Recherche (ANR)

Axe 2 – Création, patrimoine, mémoire

Axe 3 – Population, ressources, techniques

Axe 4 – Territoires, communautés, citoyenneté

Axe 5 – Croyances, pratiques et institutions religieuses

Axe 6 – L’Italie dans le monde

Projet franco-allemand financé par l'Agence nationale de la Recherche (ANR) et la Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)

Axe 6 – L’Italie dans le monde

Projets européens (Horizon 2020)

Axe 5 – Croyances, pratiques et institutions religieuses

Projets Impulsion

Axe 2 – Création, patrimoine, mémoire

Axe 3 – Population, ressources, techniques

Axe 4 – Territoires, communautés, citoyenneté

Axe 5 – Croyances, pratiques et institutions religieuses

 

 
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