Day 1
To define a book consider the following things:
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- materials
- function
- form
- content
- portability
- preservation/longevity
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Continue to consider these aspects as we travel
through cultures, geography and time.
Images:
Books Have Meaning & Power:
- Nazi Book Burning
- Gutenberg's Technology
- The Technology of the Computer
and the Web
- The Catholic Index of
Forbidden Books
- Books are Visual Icons in Art ( 19th
c. illustration)
- Books Have Miraculous Power (Exhumation of
St Cuthbert & Stonyhurst
Gospel)
- Form Follows Function in this Medieval
Girdle Book
- Books as Beautiful Objects (this "Tale
of Genji" )
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Archeology Extends our Search for Meaning:
- A Pre-Colombian Book
Shows a Complex Writing System
- Book from Africa Indicates a Reading Culture
- Dead Sea Scrolls Taught Modern World About Ancient Scriptures &
Life
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Learning About Books from Materials Within
Books Themselves:
- Medieval Music Used as
Part of Cover
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Learning About Books from Art:
- Islamic Book Shows Early Library
- Durer Study of Hands and Books
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