With greater access to digital surrogates, catalogers, special collections librarians, bibliographers, researchers, and collectors are becoming increasingly interested in the materiality of bound volumes. This course will focus on understanding …
“Anyone who works with or is interested in working with nineteenth-century cultural heritage would gain a tremendous amount from this class.” — 2017 student Course Length: 30 hours Course Week: …
Gain a toolkit to identify and date English bindings on historic books, distinguishing the contemporary from the later and the repaired, covering the progression of decorative styles.
“Knowledge from this class will help me to more effectively identify materials and structures.” — 2015 student This course is aimed at librarians, (rare book) catalogers, curators, conservators, collectors, and …
“Anyone who works with or is interested in working with nineteenth-century cultural heritage would gain a tremendous amount from this class.” — 2017 student Course Length: 12 hours Course Week: …
The perception of the importance of nineteenth-century books in library stack and other collections has risen dramatically in recent years, and a variety of steps is being taken to preserve them. …
A historical approach to bookbinding, tracing influences from the Near- and Middle-East through Europe, with examples from the eighth century to the late twentieth century. Topics include: the emergence and development …
