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 …
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, …
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 …
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
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 …
H-200. Print for Children
Course Length: 30 hours Course Week: 27 July–1 August 2025 Format: in person, Princeton University in Princeton, NJ Fee: $1,495 Children have been a major audience for print throughout history, …
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 …
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-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-145. The Book in Ming China: History & Analysis
Course Length: 30 hours Course Week: 21–26 July 2024 Format: in person, Princeton University in Princeton, NJ Fee: This seminar is supported by a generous grant from the James P. …
H-185. African American Print Cultures in the Nineteenth Century
Course Length: 30 hours Course Week: 16–21 July 2023 Format: in person, American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, MA Fee: $1,395 This seminar will explore the relationship between African American print …
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