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La geografía del trazo: de la exploración paleográfica histórica a la creatividad caligráfica (edX)

Offered by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - UC3M, UC3Mx,

Curso que combina el estudio de los textos manuscritos medievales y modernos con la práctica caligráfica tanto histórica como expresiva.

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Este curso refuerza el vínculo entre paleografía y caligrafía a través del concepto de exploración geográfica en la que en cada semana se aborda la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de diversos tipos de escritura aplicados a ámbitos que hicieron del manuscrito un elemento imprescindible de gobierno, administración, gestión y expresión. Toda esta dimensión histórica documental sirve de base para abordar procesos de creatividad caligráfica y de innovación en el diseño escriturario a partir de las influencias del pasado.

What you'll learn

Herramientas y métodos de identificación, análisis y transcripción de textos manuscritos.
Comprensión del contexto histórico en el que la administración y las instituciones históricas generaron documentos.
Identificación de los tipos de letra empleados en cada situación histórica: características y morfología.
Competencias en el uso de instrumentos de escritura.

Syllabus

Semana 1: Geografía del trazo: la cartografía y la escritura
Introducción y presentación del curso. Estudio de portulanos, cartas náuticas, planos y mapas en su relación con la caligrafía y el diseño gráfico. Identificación de letras específicas. G. Mercator y las escuelas cartográficas modernas. Conversatorios.

Semana 2: Oficinas en guerra: escritura y ejército
Principales tipologías documentales en la Historia de la administración militar. Visitas a archivos militares. Formación caligráfica en el ejército. Patrimonio documental de la Defensa. Conversatorios.

Semana 3: Todo por escrito: la administración judicial y la práctica manuscrita
Instituciones de justicia en la Historia de España. Funciones, estructuras, órganos y niveles de la impartición de justicia. Producción documental y principales tipologías. La escritura de procesos. Conversatorios.

Semana 4: Asuntos económicos y escritura del negocio
Instituciones públicas y empresa privada en la Historia de España. La escritura a mano en el gobierno económico. Letras específicas de la gestión económica. Conversatorios.

Semana 5: Expresividad y legibilidad: la creatividad caligráfica
Trazos libres pero inspirados. Estímulos visuales y creatividad caligráfica. Modelos históricos escriturarios y aplicaciones actuales. Escribir bien y mal. Procesos de comunicación de inspiración manuscrita en entornos publicitarios. Escrituras expuestas y rotulación.

Semana 6: Letras conocen letras: un ecosistema del trazo (epigrafía, paleografía, caligrafía, tipografía, grafología…)
Ecosistema gráfico final. Características formales y materiales. Del trazo al grafo. Grafemas, Multigrafismo, Poligrafismo y mezcla gráfica en la documentación histórica. Alógrafos y variantes. Visión holística de la escritura. Signos y firmas. Casos prácticos. Conversatorios.

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