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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 2188	yes	Coursera

Week One Overview
Course Introduction
Course Syllabus
Course Assessments
Acknowledgements
An Abbreviated History: The Origins of Spain
How Religion Influenced Spain – Deciding “Who” was “Who”? Friend or Foe?
Ascent of the Castilians: The Kingdom of Castile (800-1300) and the City of Burgos
A Genealogy of Kings: Castile, Aragon and Navarre
Introduction: What is Paleography?
Paleography: A Script from the 13th Century
Paleography: 13th Century Letters (Consonants and Vowels)
Paleography: 13th Century Numbers
Paleography: 13th Century Abbreviations
Create a 13th Century Alphabet
13th Century Manuscript Library
How to: Cropping images for alphabets

Week Three Overview
Unforeseen Events: The Plague, A Dead King, and Anti-Jewish Sentiment
Civil War in the Kingdom of Castile and Leon: Pedro "The Cruel" versus Enrique II of Trastamara
Anti-Jewish Pogroms Across Christian Spain (1390s CE)
Burgos: The Jewish Population in Distress
The New Nobility of Castile: Arrival of the Conversos (Jewish Converts to Christianity)
Paleography: Continuing with the 11th Century
Create a 11th Century Alphabet
11th Century Manuscript Library
How to: Cropping images for alphabets

Cultural Backlash: Blood Purity Statutes and Intolerance
Moving from Judaism to Catholicism: Re-Appraising the Santa María
Unity Under Queen Isabel I and King Fernando II
Exploring the Restoration of “Cartulario S. XV. Libro viejo de privilegios de los Reyes Catolicos, LI-385"
Advanced Spanish Paleography: Essential Transcription Strategies - SILReST (sĭll-rĕst)
Advanced Spanish Paleography: Essential Strategy #1 - Scan the document
Advanced Spanish Paleography: Essential Strategy #2 - Identify easy letters
Advanced Spanish Paleography: Essential Strategy #3 - Locate common words
Advanced Spanish Paleography: Essential Strategy #4 - Recognize abbreviations
Advanced Spanish Paleography: Essential Strategy #5 - Search for cognates
Advanced Spanish Paleography: Essential Strategy #6 - Type your transcription
Advanced Paleography: Learning a Script from the 15th Century (Part 1)
Advanced Paleography: Learning a Script from the 15th Century (Part 2)

Week Four Overview
Cultural Backlash: Blood Purity Statutes and Intolerance
Suspicions: The Problematic Existence of Conversos
A New Community, A New Identity
Burgos’ Conversos in the Church and Government
Governance of Cathedrals in the 15th Century
Moving from Judaism to Catholicism: Re-Appraising the Santa Marias
The Santa Maria Family: Predatory Converts or Protectors of Jews
Christian Unity Under Queen Isabel (Castile and Leon) and King Ferdinand (Aragon and Catalonia)
Paleography: A Script from the 15th Century
Paleography: 15th Century Letters (Consonants and Vowels)
Paleography: 15th Century Numbers
Paleography: 15th Century Abbreviations
The SILReST Paleography Method
Collection of Paleography Resources
Collection of English-Spanish Language Resources

Overview of Deciphering Secrets Independent and Collaborative Projects
Manuscript ACB Registro 2 Folios 9 verso - 11 recto (Muslim carpenters, Jewish tax collectors, and churchmen)
Manuscript ACB Registro 2 Folios 27 verso - 28 recto (Muslim and Christian carpenters rebuilding a section of the city)
Manuscript ACB Registro 2 Folios 90 verso - 91 recto (Church Mills and Muslim Carpenters)
Manuscript ACB Registro 2 Folios 104 verso - 105 recto (Churchmen and Muslim Carpenters)
Manuscript ACB Registro 2 Folios 107 verso - 108 recto (Church Salt Accounts and Muslim Carpenters)
Manuscript ACB Registro 2 Folios 110 verso - 111 recto (New Homes for the Cathedral Sacristan)
Manuscript ACB Registro 2 Folios 111 verso - 112 recto (Church Mills and Momes and Muslim Carpenters)
Manuscript ACB Registro 2 Folios 113 verso - 115 recto (Conversos, Jews, Almsgiving, Church Houses)
Manuscript ACB Registro 2 Folios 115 verso - 116 recto (Jewish Debt to Cathedral)
Manuscript ACB Registro 2 Folios 211 Verso - 212 Recto (Muslim Quarter)
How to: Cropping images for alphabets, numerals, and abbreviations
Practice Collaborative Project: 14th-15th Century Alphabet, Numerals, and Abbreviations
Practice Collaborative Project: 14th-15th Century Transcriptions
Paleography: A Script from the 14th Century
Paleography: 14th Century Letters (Consonants and Vowels)
Paleography: 14th Century Numbers
Paleography: 14th Century Abbreviations