#  Opening event for History of the Book 

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **September 15, 2025** 

 05:15PM - 07:30PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Barker Center, Room 133**  



 

 



 

## [HISTORY OF THE BOOK](/history-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.**



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Seminar ](/event-type/seminar)
- [ History of the Book ](/seminars/history-book)
 
 

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