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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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
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 …
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 …
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 …
H-195. Transmission of the Bible from the Beginnings to 1500
Probably no other book has had a deeper and more wide-reaching impact on human culture and history than the collection of sacred texts we know today as the Bible. Billions …
L-145. Medieval Manuscript Fragments: Cataloging & Discoverability
The study of medieval manuscript fragments has developed into its own specialization in recent years, incorporating paleography, codicology, liturgiology, musicology, textual studies, art history, bibliography, provenance, and digital humanities, among …
I-50. Six Hundred Years of Botanical Illustration
Taking a broadly chronological approach, the development of botanical illustration is traced from medieval manuscript and early printed herbals, through florilegia and scientific plant illustration in the seventeenth century, to …
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
This online course will concentrate on the production history of illustrated books in the fields of science, medicine, technology and natural history between 1500–1800. Topics will include letterpress book production; …
B-65. English Bookbindings, 1450–1850: Identification & Interpretation
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.
M-55. The Book of Hours, 1250–1550
This seminar focuses on the Book of Hours—the medieval “bestseller”—popular for three hundred years, from the mid-thirteenth to the mid-sixteenth century. The course will consider both the textual and pictorial contents …
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