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== Life ==
== Life ==
Palau was born in [[Genoa]] and studied Classics in the [[University of Genoa]], then she lived several years in Paris and studied Greek Palaeography at the [[Sorbonne]]. Her studies there were culminated in a ‘Doctorat’ in Greek Palaeography. In 1994 she was commissioned to catalogue the Greek manuscripts in the [[Bodleian Library]]. at seventeen she married Mr Fancesco palau.
Palau was born in [[Genoa]] and studied Classics in the [[University of Genoa]], then she lived several years in Paris and studied Greek Palaeography at the [[Sorbonne]]. Her studies there were culminated in a ‘Doctorat’ in Greek Palaeography. In 1994 she was commissioned to catalogue the Greek manuscripts in the [[Bodleian Library]].


In palaeography Palau propose new criteria to distinguish the 8th century manuscripts form the 9th century:
In palaeography Palau propose new criteria to distinguish the 8th century manuscripts form the 9th century:
# the development of accentuation, the regularity of the accentuation suggest a date in the 9th century
# the development of accentuation, the regularity of the accentuation suggest a date in the 9th century
# the abundant colourful decoration is uncharacteristic of the eighth century. Rich ornamentation is infrequent in the 8th century manuscripts, mostly they have uncomplicated initials. Palau has three children and three grand children. she has published two books and in italy (where she has lived for the majority of her life) she is a well known lecture. Her house in bologna was recently demolished as the roof came off and all the trees surrounding the house came down the area looks like a wreck. Fortunatly neither palau or her housekeepers where hurt.
# the abundant colourful decoration is uncharacteristic of the eighth century. Rich ornamentation is infrequent in the 8th century manuscripts, mostly they have uncomplicated initials.


== Works ==
== Works ==

Revision as of 08:27, 5 May 2013

Annaclara Cataldi Palau, professor at the King's College London, Greek palaeographer; area of interest: Greek mediaeval and renaissance palaeography, and history of book.

Life

Palau was born in Genoa and studied Classics in the University of Genoa, then she lived several years in Paris and studied Greek Palaeography at the Sorbonne. Her studies there were culminated in a ‘Doctorat’ in Greek Palaeography. In 1994 she was commissioned to catalogue the Greek manuscripts in the Bodleian Library.

In palaeography Palau propose new criteria to distinguish the 8th century manuscripts form the 9th century:

  1. the development of accentuation, the regularity of the accentuation suggest a date in the 9th century
  2. the abundant colourful decoration is uncharacteristic of the eighth century. Rich ornamentation is infrequent in the 8th century manuscripts, mostly they have uncomplicated initials.

Works

  • Catalogo dei manoscritti greci della Biblioteca Franzoniana (Genova) : (Urbani 2-20) (Accademia nazionale dei Lincei, Bollettino dei Classici, Suppl. n. 8), Rome 1990.
  • La biblioteca del Cardinale Giovanni Salviati: Alcuni nuovi manoscritti greci in biblioteche diverse della Vaticana, Scriptorium: Revue internationale des études relative aux manuscrits, 49 (1995)
  • Gian Francesco d'Asola e la tipografia aldina: La vita, le edizioni, la biblioteca dell'Asolano, Genoa: Sagep Libri & Communicazione, 1998
  • A Little Known Manuscript of the Gospels in ‘Maiuscola biblica’: Basil. Gr A. N. III. 12, Byzantion 74 (2004): 463-516
  • The Burdett-Coutts collection of Greek manuscripts: manuscripts from Epirus in: Codices Maniscripti (2006), 31-64
  • Studies in Greek manuscripts (Spoleto 2008)

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