I've always been thought it would be fun and interesting to attend this
programme, not only because palaeography and codicology are two of my
favourite subjects but also because Charlottesville is so lovely and it
would be great to have an excuse to spend more time there. Perhaps one of
you could go and then tell me about it! A.
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Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 20:27:17 -0500
From: Terry Belanger <[log in to unmask]>
To: Multiple recipients of list PERFORM <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Rare Book School 1995
Readers of this bulletin board may be interested to know about some of
the short courses offered at Rare Book School (RBS) to be held at the
University of Virginia this summer:
Course Instructor(s)
History of the Printed Book in the West Martin ANTONETTI
Latin Paleography, 1100-1500 Albert DEROLEZ
(aimed at those with previous formal exposure to paleography)
Intro to Medieval & Early Renaissance Book-
binding Structures Christopher CLARKSON
History of European and American Timothy BARRETT and
Papermaking John BIDWELL
Type, Lettering, and Calligraphy,
1450-1830 James MOSLEY
European Bookbinding, 1500-1800 Nicholas PICKWOAD
(concentrating on structure rather than decoration)
European Decorative Bookbinding Mirjam FOOT
The Company of Stationers to 1637 Peter BLAYNEY
Book Production in 16th-century France Jeanne VEYRIN-FORRER
(to be taught in French)
Lithography in the Age of the Handpress Michael TWYMAN
The American Book in the Industrial
Era, 1820-1914 Michael WINSHIP
Book Illustration to 1890 Terry BELANGER
(The identification of process)
Publishers' Bookbindings, 1830-1910 Sue ALLEN
Introduction to Descriptive Terry BELANGER and
Bibliography David FERRIS
Collecting Rare Materials in Anglo- Morris L. COHEN and
Saxon Law David WARRINGTON
How to Research a Rare Book D. W. KRUMMEL
Introduction to Electronic Texts David SEAMAN
These are all five-day (M-F) non-credit courses aimed at academics,
curators, conservators, and collectors. In 1994, RBS (founded at
Columbia University in 1983) offered 28 courses taken by 328 students;
30 courses in all are offered this year, each to take place within a
five-day period between 10 July and 11 August 1995. For an electronic
copy of the RBS 1995 brochure, email a request to [log in to unmask]
--
Terry Belanger : University Professor : University of Virginia
Book Arts Press : 114 Alderman Library : Charlottesville, VA 22903
Tel: 804/924-8851 FAX: 804/924-8824 e-mail: [log in to unmask]
