Admission Requirements
None.
Description
This introductory course deals with the history of the printed book in the West. Central themes are the transition from manuscript to print, censorship, the development of copy-right, technical and organisational changes in book production and distribution, reading and book collecting, the physical appearance of the book, and the impact of printing on society.
Course Objectives
To get acquainted with general aspects of the history of the printed book;
To become familiar with the methods, concepts and tools used in book historical research.
Timetable
The timetable will be available from July 1 onwards on the Department website.
Mode of Instruction
Lectures, group discussions.
Assessment
Written examination.
Blackboard
This course is supported by Blackboard.
Reading list
Asa Briggs en Peter Burke, A social history of the media. From Gutenberg to the Internet (Cambridge: Polity, 2002);
Reading list (to be announced at the beginning of the course).
Registration Students can register through uSis. Exchange and Study Abroad students, please see the Study in Leiden website for information on how to apply.
Contact information
Department of Book and Digital Media Studies, P.N. van Eyckhof 4, building 1168, room 102c, tel. 071 527 2144, email: bookstudies@hum.leidenuniv.nl; p.g.hoftijzer@hum.leidenuniv.nl