Category Archives: History of the Book

Nina Dubin Lecture

Posted on April 11, 2014 by briansandberg

The Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies presents: Saturday, April 19, 2014, 2:00 pm Eighteenth-Century Seminar Nina Dubin, University of Illinois at Chicago “Love, Trust, Risk: Painting ‘The Papered Century’” http://www.newberry.org/04192014-nina-dubin The precirculated paper for this seminar will be delivered electronically … Continue reading →

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The Future of Books

Posted on January 6, 2014 by briansandberg

Authors, teachers, professors, publishers, and librarians have been debating the future of the book for a decade now. Some claim that the physical book will soon disappear, replaced by ebooks. Others see changes in book structure and marketing, but a … Continue reading →

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Of Dissertation ‘Embargos’ and Academic Publishing

Posted on July 25, 2013 by briansandberg

The American Historical Association’s Council has issued a statement advocating “embargos” on Ph.D. dissertations. The idea is to avoid having Ph.D. dissertations diffused freely on the internet as soon as they are deposited. Instead, dissertations would be available through limited … Continue reading →

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Interactive ebooks

Posted on May 26, 2013 by briansandberg

A new generation of ebooks have arrived: interactive ebooks. Readers who remember the Choose Your Own Adventure children’s books and other interactive books of the 1980s will get the idea. An interactive ebook of The Thirty-Nine Steps, a classic spy … Continue reading →

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Renaissance Cartography and the Naming of America

Posted on March 27, 2013 by briansandberg

The history of the naming of America is already well-established. The famous Martin Waldseemüller map of 1507 is the first known cartographical project to utilize the term America to designate the lands reported by Amerigo Vespucci. The map was collected … Continue reading →

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Preserving Timbuktu’s Cultural Heritage

Posted on February 4, 2013 by briansandberg

Timbuktu has been an important center of Islamic learning, scientific research, and legal scholarship for centuries. The city’s medieval manuscript collections are regarded as some of the best in the Islamic world. Because of its libraries and architectural sites, Timbuktu … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, Digital Humanities, Early Modern World, History of the Book, History of Violence, Mediterranean World, Museums and Historical Memory, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

French and Malian Forces take Gao

Posted on January 28, 2013 by briansandberg

French and Malian military forces have retaken the city of Gao. Le Monde reports that on the French government’s statements on the taking of Gao. The combined French and Malian government forces are now reportedly advancing into Timbuktu, which has … Continue reading →

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History of the Book Lecture

Posted on January 5, 2013 by briansandberg

The Newberry Library’s Center for Renaissance Studies is hosting the annual History of the Book Lecture. Jeffrey Masten (Northwestern University), “Toward Queerer Book History” History of the Book Lecture Newberry Library, Towner Fellows Lounge, Friday, 11 January 11 2013 at 2 pm … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia’s Useless Knowledge

Posted on February 17, 2012 by briansandberg

Wikipedia has become the ubiquitous source of information for millions of users worldwide.  High school and university students rely on Wikipedia for basic information and evidence and for their own research and writing. Indeed, many students engage in cut-and-paste plagiarism, … Continue reading →

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English Translations of the Iliad

Posted on January 25, 2012 by briansandberg

Homer’s The Iliad has been translated and re-translated into English numerous times.  Willis G. Reiger, director of the University of Illinois Press, points out that “according to The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation, the Iliad is among the … Continue reading →

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