03-07/07/2017 - Print Culture in 16th-century Europe (Βέλγιο)

In this summer school, expert speakers will explain the traditional techniques of book production (printing, lay-out, illustration) and discuss publishing, selling and reading of books in those fascinating times. You will learn more about libraries and the emergence of copyright and censorship. And you will be introduced into specific areas of publishing, such as bible editions, literary fiction, humanist text editions, and ephemera.

Most sessions will take place in the Ruusbroec Institute’s library of the University of Antwerp. Lectures using the university’s collections will alternate with hands-on sessions. Visits will take participants to the Plantin-Moretus Museum and to an exhibition on 16th-century printing in the stylish Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library.

An unforgettable experience for every researcher who wants to learn more about printed books and the role they played in 16th-century Europe.

Organization: Faculty of Arts, University Library and Ruusbroec Institute Library
Partners: Plantin-Moretus Museum and Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library

Participants who want to acquire official ECTS credits can be awarded 3 ECTS credits upon writing an academic paper related to one of the summer school’s topics.

The application deadline is 19 April 2017. All applicants will be notified about their selection before 1 May 2017, after which they will have to confirm their intention to attend the summer school.

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