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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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 …
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 …
H-205. Censorship from the Inquisition to the Present
Course Length: 30 hours Course Week: 9–14 August 2026 Format: in person, University of Chicago in Chicago, IL Fee: $1,495 Many sessions will focus on censorship in early modern Europe, including the Inquisition …
M-60. Researching Medieval Manuscripts: From Cataloging to Cultural History
Oxford is home not just to lost causes and dreaming spires but to the largest concentration of medieval manuscripts within any European university. This course will give you privileged access …
T-10. The History of Typography
Course Length: 30 hours Course Week: 3-8 August 2025 Format: in person, Newberry Library in Chicago, IL Fee: $1,495 This course will provide a general overview of the history of …
H-175v. The Printing Press in Spanish America, 1500–1830
The course will start with the European invasion of the Americas in 1492, analyzing the Spanish Crown’s deployment of the press as a tool to establish sovereignty over Indigenous peoples …
H-170v. Spanish American Textual Technologies to 1700
Length: 10 hours Format: Online This course will explore the history of textual technologies in the region now referred to as Spanish America, from the pre-contact period to the colonial …
H-180v. Six Degrees of Phillis Wheatley
“Never has a single professional development opportunity so profoundly transformed my research, thinking, and teaching.” – 2021 student Course Length: 12 hours Course Week: 9–13 June 2025 Format: online only …
H-120v. Textual Connected Histories: Books and Reading in the Early Modern European World
Length: 10 hours Format: Online Each session in this 10-hour course will present multiple approaches to the study of connected textual histories. By following the trajectories of a work, a …
I-40v. Making the Early Modern Illustrated Scientific Book
Assisted by Caroline Duroselle-Melish Length: 10 hours Format: Online This online course will concentrate on the production history of illustrated books in the fields of science, medicine, technology and natural …
H-125. The Books of the Plays: Shakespeare & Print
It is a cliché of Shakespeare scholarship that he was a “man of the theater.” But he was also a product of print. This class will be an intensive exploration …
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