The End of Digital Humanities and the Future of Manuscript Studies

We are standing at the edge of a major transformation in manuscript studies. The proliferation of digital surrogates, Digital Humanities analyses and the rise of new scientific analytical technologies, all provide hitherto unknown, and unknowable, information. This article looks at how the field can best integrate these transformations. It argues that any separation between Digital Humanities, heritage science, and manuscript studies is becoming artificial. Concentrating on training programmes for advanced students as a way of reimagining the field, it provides concrete advice for the future of manuscript studies.