Projects

Detailed scan of manuscript textThe list below includes some of the current and recent projects involving staff based at ITSEE, including collaborations with other institutions.

The Greek New Testament

A critical edition of the Gospel according to St John, prepared by members of the International Greek New Testament Project and the Institut für Neutestamentliche Textforschung in Germany.

The Pauline Commentaries (COMPAUL)

A project to investigate early commentaries on Paul as sources for the biblical text. The project will also contribute to planned editions of the Pauline letters in Greek and Latin.

The Virtual Manuscript Room

In collaboration with the INTF in Münster, ITSEE is working on developing the Virtual Manuscript Room, hosting both images of manuscripts held at the University of Birmingham and developing a platform for other institutions to make their collections available on their own servers which are referenced on a central hub.

The Canterbury Tales

Making new editions of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales from all the pre-1500 versions, using electronic transcripts, digital images, and new analytic tools.

Vetus Latina Iohannes

A critical edition of the Old Latin translations of the Gospel according to St John, for publication in both electronic and print format.

Codex Sinaiticus project

A digital edition of Codex Sinaiticus, prepared in collaboration with the four libraries holding parts of the manuscript.

SDPublisher

An XML publishing system ideal for creating an electronic edition of a text from XML transcriptions of manuscripts.

Spanish Cancioneros

An electronic corpus of 15th-century Castilian cancionero manuscripts, led by Dorothy Severin at the University of Liverpool.

Dante: The Commedia

A digital edition of Dante's text, edited by Prue Shaw of University College London.

James Fenimore Cooper - The Bravo

A digital genetic edition by Barbara Bordalejo and collaborators at New York University, with Lance Schachterle.

Vernon manuscript

A collaboration between Peter Robinson and Professor Wendy Scase at the University of Birmingham.

Carmelite texts

This research is led by Dr V Edden at the University of Birmingham.