The digital analysis and modelling of historical sources present central challenges to contemporary medieval studies. In particular, medieval charters—issued by both secular and ecclesiastical authorities—offer considerable potential for innovative, data-driven research approaches. The increasing availability of digital methodolo-gies enables new perspectives on the European landscape of charters, facilitating comparative studies across regions and periods.

The workshop “Coding Medieval European Charters” brings together representa-tives of current research projects engaged in the digital modelling of medieval charters. The aim is to discuss methods, findings, and challenges through concrete case studies. Special attention will be given to Eastern European source collections and to the comparison of different regional approaches to charter research.

Each panel will invite distinguished experts in modern diplomatics or comparative local and regional history to serve as discussants.

The workshop seeks to foster an intensive dialogue between emerging digital and established “analogue” ap-proaches in European medieval studies. In digital modelling, we rely on the broad expertise of “classical” medieval studies and diplomatics. In turn, these disciplines increasingly explore novel digital pathways. This dialogical workshop format is thus expected to provide decisive impetus for the digital transformation of historical scholarship.

The panels with project presentations will be transmitted via ZOOM. Please register via email until December 1st to receive the link.

Programme :

Thursday, December 4th

13.00 – Arrival with snacks and coffee/tea

13.30 – Welcome – Martin Bauch (GWZO)
Introduction in the aims of the workshop – Clemens Beck (Jena) / Max Grund (Jena) / Sven Jaros (Halle)

13.45 – Session 1: Modelling Approaches – Case Studies of Current Projects
Moderation: Jörg Feuchter (Regesta Imperii, Berlin)

Frederik Skidzun (Regesta Imperii, Berlin): Urkunden Friedrichs III.

Tobias Doppler (Passau), Iberia Pontificia

Matthew Hammond / John Bradley (King’s College, London): People of Medieval Scotland (POMS)

Hannah Busch (Köln) / Sebastian Gensicke (Aachen): Akademie-Projekt „Formierung Europas“ (Urkunden Alexanders III.)

15.00 – Session 2: Challenges of Modelling Charters
Moderation: Sebastian Kolditz (BBAW / MGH, Berlin)

Lennard Pelikan (Leipzig) / Sven Jaros (Halle) / Clemens Beck / Max Grund (Jena): Modelling Medieval Charters in FactGrid. Case Studies from Eastern Europe and the Upper Palatine

Eike Löhden (Marburg), Das Marburger Urkundenrepertorium

Žarko Vujoševič (Graz), Urkundenmodellierung mit XML/TEI am Beispiel der „Medieval Serbian Charters Action“

16.30 – Coffee Break

17.00 Working Session 1: Challenges and Approaches

19.30 – Joint dinner

Friday, Dezember 5th

9.00 – Session 3: Modelling and Automatisation
Moderation: Christian Oertel (Erfurt/Halle)

Bärbel Kröger / Christian Popp (Göttingen), Modellierung von kirchengeschichtlichen Daten in FactGrid

Georg Vogeler (Graz), LLM basierte Informationsextraktion – prak-tische Erfahrungen

10.00 Coffee Break

10.30 – Working Session 2: Further steps (AI et alia)

12.30 Lunch Break

14.00 – World Café: Conclusions and Outlook

16.00 – End of Workshop

Informations pratiques :

04.12.2025 – 05.12.2025

Leibniz Institut für Geschichte und Kultur des östlichen Europa (GWZO); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg; Aleksander Brückner Center for Polish Studies

Source : H-Soz-Kult