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Rare Book School

Since 1972, the Book Arts Press and Rare Book School have offered more than 600 public lectures on a wide variety of bibliographical topics.

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"Protest on the Page: Print as an Affordance for Revolutionary Spirits" (RBS-Mellon Lecture)

"Protest on the Page: Print as an Affordance for Revolutionary Spirits" (RBS-Mellon Lecture)

RBS-Mellon lecture by Pamela Klassen (Professor in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto... Read more

24 Oct 2019

1hr 13mins

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Todd, William B. - "Recent Research on the Gutenberg Bible" (31 January 1983)

Todd, William B. - "Recent Research on the Gutenberg Bible" (31 January 1983)

Lecture 112 (31 January 1983)

30 Oct 2015

1hr 26mins

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Noel, William - "King David and His Books in the Middle Ages" (28 July 2003)

Noel, William - "King David and His Books in the Middle Ages" (28 July 2003)

Lecture 469 (28 July 2003)

15 Oct 2019

50mins

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Hall, David D. - "Readers and Writers in 17th-Century New England: The Vernacular Tradition"

Hall, David D. - "Readers and Writers in 17th-Century New England: The Vernacular Tradition"

Lecture 254 (7 April 1988)

14 Aug 2019

52mins

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Kiffer, Selby - "Dear Sir or Madam: I Have an Old Book: or, Not Everything in Your Attic is Gold"

Kiffer, Selby - "Dear Sir or Madam: I Have an Old Book: or, Not Everything in Your Attic is Gold"

Lecture 462 (15 July 2002)The 2002 Sol. M. Malkin Lecture.

9 Oct 2019

51mins

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Harvey, Michael - "Eric Gill and the Culture of Letters" (7 October 1982)

Harvey, Michael - "Eric Gill and the Culture of Letters" (7 October 1982)

Lecture 101 (7 October 1982)

30 Oct 2015

49mins

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Winship, Michael - "Pirates, Shipwrecks, and Comic Almanacs" (24 July 1996)

Winship, Michael - "Pirates, Shipwrecks, and Comic Almanacs" (24 July 1996)

Lecture 382 (24 July 1996)Full title: "Pirates, Shipwrecks, and Comic Almanacs: Charles Ellms Packages Books in 19th-Cen... Read more

25 Sep 2019

54mins

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Archives, Memory & Identity Symposium: Welcome & Session 1 ("Access")

Archives, Memory & Identity Symposium: Welcome & Session 1 ("Access")

Welcoming remarks by Michael F. Suarez, S.J. (Executive Director, Rare Book School) & John Unsworth (University Libr... Read more

17 Sep 2018

1hr 37mins

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McKitterick, David - "The Word, The Law, and The Profits: Bible Publishing in 17th-Century England"

McKitterick, David - "The Word, The Law, and The Profits: Bible Publishing in 17th-Century England"

Lecture 311 (25 March 1991)

20 Sep 2019

57mins

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Berger, Thomas L. - "Two-Letter Words in Shakespeare’s 'Henry V'" (1 April 1985)

Berger, Thomas L. - "Two-Letter Words in Shakespeare’s 'Henry V'" (1 April 1985)

Lecture 184 (1 April 1985)

30 Oct 2015

38mins

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Willison, Ian - "Brave New World or Mere Anarchy?"

Willison, Ian - "Brave New World or Mere Anarchy?"

Lecture 501 (18 July 2007)Full title: "Brave New World or Mere Anarchy? Reflections on the Revolution in National Resear... Read more

16 Oct 2019

55mins

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Allen, Sue - "Images on Endpapers: Evolving Roles" (6 July 1989)

Allen, Sue - "Images on Endpapers: Evolving Roles" (6 July 1989)

Lecture 275 (6 July 1989)

8 Sep 2015

55mins

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Corey, D. Steven - "Developing Special Collections of Fine Printing" (15 July 1985)

Corey, D. Steven - "Developing Special Collections of Fine Printing" (15 July 1985)

Lecture 190 (15 July 1985)

30 Oct 2015

57mins

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Winship, Michael - "The Anglo-American Trade in Books in the Nineteenth Century" (19 July 1993)

Winship, Michael - "The Anglo-American Trade in Books in the Nineteenth Century" (19 July 1993)

Lecture 340 (19 July 1993)

30 Oct 2015

53mins

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Wieck, Roger S. - "Time Sanctified" (30 January 1989)

Wieck, Roger S. - "Time Sanctified" (30 January 1989)

Lecture 270 (30 January 1989)Full title: "Time Sanctified: The Book of Hours; or How an Exhibition of Illuminated MSS Ne... Read more

29 Aug 2019

1hr 10mins

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Barrett, Timothy - "Listening to Fifteenth-Century Paper" (12 June 2017)

Barrett, Timothy - "Listening to Fifteenth-Century Paper" (12 June 2017)

Lecture 611 (12 June 2017). Watch the accompanying video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bggttPftmVs

13 Jun 2017

40mins

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Drucker, Johanna - "Alphabet Historiography: Analogue Artifacts and Digital Projects"

Drucker, Johanna - "Alphabet Historiography: Analogue Artifacts and Digital Projects"

Lecture 605 (5 August 2016). The 2016 Sol. M. and Mary Ann O’Brian Malkin Lecture

16 Aug 2016

1hr 3mins

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Rota, Anthony - "The Changing Face of Bookselling" (3 August 1994)

Rota, Anthony - "The Changing Face of Bookselling" (3 August 1994)

Lecture 358 (3 August 1994). The 1994 Sol. M. Malkin Lecture

8 Sep 2015

52mins

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Buchtel, John - "'Jane Eyre' Goes to the Rotunda: The Biography of a Classic Novel"

Buchtel, John - "'Jane Eyre' Goes to the Rotunda: The Biography of a Classic Novel"

Lecture 488 (6 March 2006)

16 Oct 2019

44mins

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Rosenthal, Bernard M. - "The Gentle Invasion" (15 December 1986)

Rosenthal, Bernard M. - "The Gentle Invasion" (15 December 1986)

Lecture 226 (15 December 1986). Full title "The Gentle Invasion: The Impact of the Immigration of German and Austrian Bo... Read more

8 Sep 2015

56mins

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