G-60. Evidence in Handpress-Era Books, 1450–1830
To the extent possible in a week, the class will attend to the full lifecycle of handpress-era books, from the practices of early printers, booksellers, binders, and readers to the …
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G-65v. Forgeries, Facsimiles & Sophisticated Copies (Online)
This course offers an introduction to the technologies historically and currently used to produce typographical forgeries and facsimiles, as well as tools for their detection. It is designed for individuals …
G-85. Why Black Bibliography Matters
In the 1970s, librarians, cataloguers, and researchers confronted an issue that was barely conceivable to previous generations: a surplus of Black-authored books. Prior bibliographers had taken stock of a delimited …
G-10v. Descriptive Bibliography: The Fundamentals
Length: 10 hours Format: Online This 10-hour online course is intended for persons who desire a better understanding of the physical examination and description of printed books, especially of the …
G-75. Paper as Bibliographical Evidence
Assisted by Trina Parks-Matthews In addition to learning about traditional hand- and machine-papermaking materials and technologies, participants will apply what is taught in lectures directly to the examination and identification …
G-80. Identifying and Understanding Twentieth-Century Duplicating Technologies
We will cover the nineteenth-century origins of duplication, common duplicating processes like spirit, mimeography, xerography, and offset—as well as more unusual methods like verifax, electrofax, and Ozalid—through modern technologies such …
G-40. Physical Bibliography for Book Conservators
N.B. Enrollment for this course is limited to participants in the RBS-Mellon Library and Archives Conservation Education (LACE) Consortium Program. The course is intended for book conservators who seek a …
G-65. Forgeries, Facsimiles & Sophisticated Copies
This course offers an introduction to the technologies historically and currently used to produce typographical forgeries and facsimiles, as well as tools for their detection. It is designed for individuals …
G-50. Advanced Descriptive Bibliography
A continuation and extension of Introduction to the Principles of Bibliographical Description (G-10), this course is based on the intensive examination of a representative range of books from the c16-c19. …
G-30. Printed Books since 1800: Description & Analysis
This course is designed for librarians, booksellers, collectors, scholars, and others who seek an introductory understanding of how to recognize, evaluate and describe the physical aspects and textual significance of …
G-10. Introduction to the Principles of Bibliographical Description
“I feel much more confident in my understanding of format and how it relates to book structure, as well as in my ability to create an in-depth analysis of an …
G-45. Analytical Bibliography
“I walked away with a much finer eye; more attuned to certain details I may have otherwise missed. I certainly feel this has broadened my horizons as a researcher.” — …
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