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The History of the Book in the Early Modern Period: 1450 to 1800

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The History of the Book in the Early Modern Period: 1450 to 1800

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Course Features

Duration

4 weeks

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Lifetime Access

Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Intermediate

Effort

3 hours per week

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

Invention and innovation were at their peak in the early modern period. This course will explore the production of books using examples from Trinity College Dublin, and the Edward Worth Library in Dublin.

Learn how books were bound, illustrated and made. You will also examine rare treasures such as the engravings by Anthony Van Dyck and early editions Aesop’s Fables.

We'll also discuss how books were used and the impact of printing on science, medicine, and politics.

Course Overview

Alumni Network

International Faculty

Case Based Learning

Post Course Interactions

Case Studies,Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Classify provenance marks and annotations in early modern books

Describe how the early modern book trade operated

Explain how early modern books were created

Identify the different parts of an early modern book

Reflect on how the invention of the printing press changed religious, scientific, medical and political views of the world

Target Students

This course is for anyone interested in bookselling, book history and book design

This may include collectors, dealers, artists, or anyone with a passion for reading and learning

Course Content

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Module 1: Week 1: How books were made in Western Europe (1450-1800) (designing types, illustrating, sewing, binding, and finishing books).

Module 2: Week 2: How books were sold in Western Europe (1450-1800) (bestsellers, collectors, advertising and book auctions).

Module 3: Week 3: How books were read in Western Europe (1450-1800) (books and readers, families libraries, and annotating books).

Module 4: Week 4: How books changed the world (1450-1800) (reforming religion, transforming medicine and science, and remaking the state).

Course Instructors

Elizabethanne Boran

Instructor

My name is Elizabethanne Boran and I'm the Librarian of the Edward Worth Library, Dublin. I'm a historian of early modern ideas with a particular interest in the History of the Book.

Jane Suzanne Carroll

Instructor

I am an Ussher Assistant Professor in Children's Literature at Trinity College Dublin and the co-director of the MPhil in Children's Literature.

Joseph Clarke

Instructor

As a lecturer in European History at Trinity College Dublin, my research focusses on Europe in the long eighteenth century.

Mark Sweetnam

Instructor

Mark Sweetnam is Assistant Professor of English with Digital Humanities at Trinity College Dublin.

The History of the Book in the Early Modern Period: 1450 to 1800

Course Features

Course Description

Module 1: Week 1: How books were made in Western Europe (1450-1800) (designing types, illustrating, sewing, binding, and finishing books).

Module 2: Week 2: How books were sold in Western Europe (1450-1800) (bestsellers, collectors, advertising and book auctions).

Module 3: Week 3: How books were read in Western Europe (1450-1800) (books and readers, families libraries, and annotating books).

Module 4: Week 4: How books changed the world (1450-1800) (reforming religion, transforming medicine and science, and remaking the state).

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