{"id":2073,"date":"2019-09-18T13:49:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T12:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/estoriadigital\/?p=2073"},"modified":"2019-09-18T14:06:47","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T13:06:47","slug":"welcome-to-transcribe-estoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/estoriadigital\/2019\/09\/18\/welcome-to-transcribe-estoria\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Transcribe Estoria!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, we launch the signup process at our research and public engagement project Transcribe Estoria<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From today, you can sign up to explore the world of medieval manuscripts, and Alfonso el Sabio’s great history of Spain, the Estoria de Espanna<\/em>, composed around the year 1270. On the project website, you will have access to a transcription desk which will allow you to type the text of the manuscript in the image pane on the left of the screen.<\/p>\n

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There is no computer code to learn; all you do is type what you see!<\/p>\n

From today, you have access to the first of four training videos explaining the principles of medieval writing, a short guide to how the system works, and a set of informative links about the Estoria and Alfonso. There is also a short text at the bottom of the Training page which will allow you to practice using the system and which you can use to begin to practise reading this beautiful manuscript: click on the link “Del conseio…” 1 or 2 and have a go!<\/p>\n

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We will release the three other training modules next week.<\/p>\n

Then, over 10 weeks from 2nd October, we will transcribe together five sections of the Estoria – the texts for transcription will be available as follows:<\/p>\n