FYSM 125 - To Read is Human:the History of Books

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Trinity College

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If you love books, you may have asked: Why do books look the way they do How do we read them How do books influence human experience Does the form of books shape their message How do certain books become sacred This seminar will consider these questions as we study the history of the book and reading from antiquity to the present. We will meet regularly in the Watkinson Library, Trinity's splendid rare book collection, where we will use rare books to explore the nature of reading, ancient and medieval book production, the printing revolution, illustration, preservation, and sacred texts. We will also consider the future of the book in our digital age. Excursions to the National Yiddish Book Center, the MIT New Media Lab, a private press, and other rare book collections are planned. 1.00 units, Seminar

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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