# History of the Book ## expand\_more ![book](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/mahindra/files/hisbook.jpg?itok=bYzRax-n) Considers the production, circulation, and reception of texts. While the bulk of seminar members focus on European and American print culture, Boston-area scholars of other times, places, and/or media are welcome to join our conversation on themes such as publishing, censorship, authorship, copyright, and reading. To learn more, visit the [Harvard Book History website](http://bookhistory.harvard.edu/). ## Past Events [### Isaac Newton at University: A Remarkable New Source, and a New Vision of Late 17th-Century Intellectual Culture ](/event/isaac-newton-university-remarkable-new-source-and-new-vision-late-17th-century-intellectual?occ_id=0)Apr 28, 2026 | 3:00PM EDT [### Fantasies of Latin and Nahuatl in Clement VII's Rome ](/event/fantasies-latin-and-nahuatl-clement-viis-rome?occ_id=0)Apr 22, 2026 | 6:00PM EDT [### Grecia Illustrata: Early Modern Visions of Ottoman Greece ](/event/grecia-illustrata-early-modern-visions-ottoman-greece?occ_id=0)February 5, 2026 | 4:45PM - 6:45PM EST [ More past events arrow\_circle\_right ](/calendar/past_events?f%5B0%5D=event_hwp_c_seminars%3A170376) ## Chairs [### Ann Blair ](/people/ann-blair) ![Ann Blair](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/mahindra/files/ann_blair_1.jpg?itok=zMU3SKo8) [### Alex Csiszar ](/people/alex-csiszar) ![Alex Csiszar](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/mahindra/files/alex_csiszar_01.jpg?itok=rH-G6o2M) [### Stephanie Frampton ](/people/stephanie-frampton) ![Stephanie Frampton headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-07/StephanieFrampton.jpg?itok=aWjMFZB2) [### Hannah Marcus ](/people/hannah-marcus) ![Hannah Marcus](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/mahindra/files/hannah_marcus.png?itok=bSO_IXAz) See also:- [ Seminars ](/page-type/seminars)