Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Type D and Type F activities
This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:
Laurea in Beni culturali - Enrollment from 2025/2026| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1° 2° 3° | Castelvecchio Lectures (City Art Museums) | F |
Alessandra Zamperini
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | C.T.G. Lectures | F |
Alessandra Zamperini
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Giornata mondiale della poesia | F |
Arnaldo Soldani
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Giovedì' culturali dell'ISSR I ciclo | F |
Tiziana Franco
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° 3° | The Unesco World Heritage Sites | F |
Silvana Bianchi
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Il testo en abyme: rappresentazioni della scrittura nell’Europa romantica - Convegno internazionale del CRIER - 5-6 novembre 2020 | F |
Corrado Viola
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Orientaday | F |
Tiziana Franco
(Coordinator)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1° 2° 3° | Castelvecchio Lectures (City Art Museums) | F |
Alessandra Zamperini
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Convegno su carlo gozzi nel terzo centenario della nascita | F |
Nicola Pasqualicchio
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | C.T.G. Lectures | F |
Alessandra Zamperini
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° 3° | Giovedì' culturali dell'ISSR I ciclo | F |
Tiziana Franco
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° 3° | How to write your dissertation | F |
Alessandro Arcangeli
(Coordinator)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1° | Introduction to the study of decorative arts | F |
Valerio Terraroli
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Attivita' FAI | F | Not yet assigned | |
| 1° 2° 3° | Practical exercises for the recognition of works of art | - |
Enrico Dal Pozzolo
(Coordinator)
|
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Workshop on the History of Manuscript Illumination (2020/2021)
Teaching code
4S000658
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
3
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
NN - -
Period
CuCi IIA, CuCi IIB
Learning outcomes
The course aims to provide a general knowledge of History of Illuminated Books and in particular a knowledge of some contexts of production of Illuminated Books between the Middle Age and the Renaissance.
Students will deal vith issues such as patronage, production and function of illuminated books, text-image relationship and correlation between Illumination and other Figurative Arts.
Students will also deal with examine different types of books and various illustrative systems, specially in liturgical context, coming to recognize and describe the elements of decoration, using the specialized terminolgy of the discipline.
Program
History of Illuminated Books: an Introduction.
The Role of Illustration of Books in the context of Medieval and Renaissance art.
Techniques and Methods of work of Illuminators.
Terminology applied to the elements, styles and forms of Illumination.
Illumination in Liturgical Books.
Outlines of History of Illumination:
Late Antique and Early Christian Manuscripts.
Celtic, Anglo Saxon and Merovingian Manuscripts.
Romanesque Illuminated Manuscripts in Italy:
The scriptorium of Montecassino at the time of Desiderio Abbot
Exultet and Atlantic Bibles.
Verona: Illumination in XIV century.
The Double Series of Choir Books for the Cathedral.
Lesson or Visit to one Library to examine directly some Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula preserved there.
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. BRUNELLO | De arte illuminandi e altri trattati sulla tecnica della miniatura medievale | 1975 | pp. 3-20, 60-73, 83-91, 103-113, 145-195 | ||
| M. MINAZZATO | Glossario | 2011 | M. MINAZZATO, Glossario, in La Parola Illuminata. Per una storia della miniatura a Verona e a Vicenza, tra Medioevo e Età Romantica, a cura di G. CASTIGLIONI, Verona 2011,, pp. 307-309 | ||
| F. MANZARI | Illustrazione e decorazione dei manoscritti liturgici | 2000 | Illustrazione e decorazione dei manoscritti liturgici, in Jubilate Deo. Miniature e melodie gregoriane. Testimonianze della Biblioteca L. Feininger, catalogo della mostra a cura di G. BAROFFIO, D. CURTI, M. GOZZI, Trento 15 luglio- 31ottobre 2000, Trento 2000, pp. 127- 151 | ||
| M. MINAZZATO | Il Trecento e l’Età gotica | 2011 | M. MINAZZATO, [VERONA] Il Trecento e l’Età gotica, in La Parola Illuminata. Per una storia della miniatura a Verona e a Vicenza tra Medioevo e Età Romantica, a cura di G. CASTIGLIONI, Verona 2011, pp. 35-60 e 85-87 | ||
| Jonathan J.G. Alexander | I miniatori medievali e il loro metodo di lavoro | Panini, Modena | 2003 | pp. 13-110 (cap. 1-3) | |
| C. SEGRE MONTEL | Miniatura | 2006 | C. SEGRE MONTEL, Miniatura, in Arti e tecniche del Medioevo, a cura di F. CRIVELLO, Torino 2006, pp. 105-119 |
Examination Methods
Oral exam, probably in zoom platform.
