Using the above image as inspiration, I propose the following
digital humanities project focusing on a medieval medical text such as the
Cotton Vitellius C iii manuscript Pseudo-Apuleius,
Herbarium, which is part of the British Library collection, perhaps also
drawing upon other versions that are housed in other libraries around the world. My project would be educational in nature and
not a data project.
Taking further
inspiration from the following film on medieval architecture https://oxfordfriars.wordpress.ncsu.edu/the-film/
, I would like to provide a short film, up to 15 minutes long detailing key
features and background into the manuscript.
Information such as how it was produced, compilations of specific texts,
the history of the book through the ages, the annotations, botanical features,
natural history, and medicinal recipes.
Finally, I would link this to modern day medicine based upon current
interdisciplinary research (ex. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/ahri/eventrecords/2015-2016/festival/weds21/medicine.aspx, listen to cloud SoundCloud lecture).
This project would be static and provide a moment in
time. Collaboration would include
scholars knowledgeable in the medieval manuscripts, history, and medicine both then
and now. I would also need some assistance with pulling together a professional
video, including a narrator and some music. I might use a digital humanities
platform like https://www.zooniverse.org/
or something associated with UNT. The
cost of the project would be finite with the exception of annual hosting costs and I would apply for a grant to fund
it. If I used UNT to host the project, I
would project a scholarly image and continued maintenance costs could be built in as
required.
Bibliography
- Diane Culpin, 17 November 2016
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