CfP. Studying the Provenance of Written Artefacts. Methods, Ethics, and Law. Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures, Hamburg.

June 12, 2026

The Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures, Hamburg invites submissions for a conference on Studying the Provenance of Written Artefacts. Methods, Ethics, and Law at the University Hamburg April 14-16, 2027. The conference aims to establish and advance the study of the provenance of written artefacts as a field of research, it will focus on the methodologies, tools and implications involved in tracing the history of such artefacts, that is any artificial or natural object with visual signs applied by humans. The following topics of discussion are envisaged. Submissions for papers that fall into these different topics are welcome.

Deadline for proposals: July 31, 2026 | DETAILS

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