Opening event for History of the Book

HISTORY OF THE BOOK

SPEAKERS: Eric Gurevitch, Ann Blair, Spence Weinreich, and Paul Russell 

Featuring four flashtalks:

"Two inscriptions, three tables of contents, and one cannon: Artisanal literacy in precolonial South Asia" - Eric Gurevitch (History of Science, Harvard)

"The appeal of composite volumes among early European imprints" - Ann Blair (History, Harvard)

"The Jailer's Key, the Prisoner's Code" - Spence Weinreich (Society of Fellows, Harvard)

"Gerald of Wales, Edward Lhuyd and some 'Welsh scribbles'." - Paul Russell (Celtic Languages and Literatures, Harvard)

Followed by a reception.