L-165. Literary Manuscripts
The course will address a broad range of subjects, providing a historical perspective on the literary manuscript and turning to the status and uses of literary archives today. The course …
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H-190. An Environmental History of the Book
Course Length: 30 hours Course Week: 3-8 August 2025 Format: in person, University of Chicago in Chicago, IL Fee: $1,495 How has the natural world shaped—and been shaped by—the book? …
H-155. The History of Artists’ Books since 1950
Starting in the 1950s and continuing to the present, this course will consider how this genre was formed and what influences it. We will take time to discuss the readings, …
H-115. Book Production and Social Practice in Early Modern Europe and America
Working outward from the material book, this course will highlight the unique value of book history in the study of culture, religion, and politics of the early modern period. Case …
H-35. Modern Art of the Book
This course considers the codex book as a work of deliberate, self-conscious art production from the very beginning of the nineteenth century to the present. Taking William Blake as the …
H-60. The History of European & American Papermaking
Papermaking from its introduction in Europe through the Industrial Revolution, emphasizing changes in technology and the economics of the trade. Topics include: labor and management, the identification and description of …
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