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History of the Book |
#. DATE - TOPIC - ASSIGNED THAT DAY* (PAPER DUE THAT DAY ).
*remember to check daily pages for web links!!
1. Wed.2/2 - Introducing the Book - define a book -1pg, read Scribes
- Intro.
2. Fri. 2/4 - Considering the Book - read Scribes ch. 1&2
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3. Mon. 2/7 - The Alphabet - read Scribes ch.3.
4. Wed. 2/9 - Clay Tablets - read Scribes ch. 4, AHB pp.1-8.
5. Fri. 2/11 - Egypt Papyrus - read Lewis.
6. Mon.2/14 - Papyrus Work -read Scribes ch. 6,
AHB pp. 9-21.
7. Wed 2/16 - The Classical World - read Scribes ch. 7 (Torah )
8. Fri. 2/18 - Guest Lecture by John Sieber
9. Mon. 2/21 - Decline of Rome
10. Wed 2/23 - TEST
11. Fri. 2/25 - Geography Modifies Books ------------.
12. Mon. 2/28 - Eastern Materials ------------.
13. Wed.. 3/1 - Eastern Cont . - read Scribes ch. 9, pp.
231-243, AHB pp. 23-45.
14. Fri. 3/3 - Irish Manuscripts - read Scribes pp 244-259,
AHB pp 47-61.
GUILDING WEEKEND
15. Mon. 3/6 - Manuscripts Cont. - watch manuscript
video in library.
16. Wed. 3/8 - Reading/Writing.
17. Fri. 3/10 - TEST - read Scribes ch 12.
18. Mon. 3/13 - Papermaking - read Scribes ch. 11.
19. Wed. 3/15 - People of the Book - read Scribes
ch. 14, AHB pp. 67-75.
20. Fri. 3/17 - Woodblock Books - read AHB pp. 77-83.
SPRING BREAK
21. Mon. 3/27 - Gutenberg - read AHB
pp.85-167, Luther reading-Tyson.
22. Wed. 3/29 - Incunabula - read Aldus book - Barolini.
23 Fri. 3/31 - Faith and Learning! - read "A Picture's Worth"-
Smithsonian.
24. Mon. 4/3 - Printing Basics with David Kamm.
25. Wed. 4/5 - TEST - read AHB
pp. 169-215.
26. Fri. 4/7 - 16th Century Printing: Aldus to Plantin - read
Scribes ch.13 (Durer).
27. Mon. 4/10 - The Physical Book - read AHB
pp. 217-253.
28. Wed. 4/12 - Visit Rare Book Room at Luther ------------ (Vesalius)
29. Fri. 4/14 - Typography.
30. Mon. 4/17 - Popular printing: Literacy & Sales - ------------ (Music)
31. Wed. 4/19 - Children's Books: Content and
Binding - (Morris, Hunter)
EASTER BREAK
32. Wed. 4/26 - 19th Cenury Change - read AHB pp. 257-283.
33. Fri. 4/28 - TEST - read AHB pp. 285-305.
34. Mon. 5/1 - Field Trip: Printing - read
Drucker - ch 1-3 (Dutch Design).
35. Wed. 5/3 - Russian Books - read Drucker - ch 7 (Bauhaus
Design).
36. Fri. 5/5 - Field Trip to Iowa City.
37. Mon. 5- /8 Post WW II: Artist's Books -
read Kilgour - ch 12 (Rauschenberg&Tawney).
38. Wed. 5/10 --Death of the Book - 'take-home' essay.
39 . ------------ - TEST - remainder of test will be done
that day.