H-220. The Materiality of Jewish and Christian Books
Books studied in class will include papyrus fragments of Homer and the Bible; Hebrew Esther scrolls; early Qur’an leaves; Greek and Latin codices; Books of Hours and many other illuminated …
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David Stern
H-225. Histories of the Book in the Age of Atlantic Revolutions
This short, three-day course will introduce participants to these and related questions with a series of focused investigations centered within the collections of the Library Company of Philadelphia and the …
H-210. The Rise of Periodical Print Culture, 1700–1830
Among the topics that will be covered in this course are: the differences between periodical forms; technological innovations in printing and illustration; business models for periodical publication; relationships between publishers, …
Jennie Batchelor
H-215v. Indigenous North American Cartographies
Maps are everywhere in Indigenous American books. There are the iconic endpaper maps of D’Arcy McNickle’s The Surrounded (1936) and Leslie Marmon Silko’s Almanac of the Dead (1991). The cover …
Caroline Wigginton
H-95v. Reading Publishers’ Archives for the Study of the American Book (v)
This online course will introduce students to the use of publishers’ and book trade archives and other records for the study of the creation, production, distribution, and reception of American …
H-205. Censorship from the Inquisition to the Present
Many sessions will focus on censorship in early modern Europe, including the Inquisition and its practices, the impact of the printing press, the economic incentives and profit motives which shaped …
Ada Palmer
Yuzhou Bai
H-200. Print for Children
Children have been a major audience for print throughout history, and this course will introduce participants to Western children’s print, visual, and material culture and that of China. The course …
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