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The Latin Bible as Codex

Paul Saenger, The Newberry Library, Chicago

The University of Pennsylvania Libraries A.S.W. Rosenbach Lectures in Bibliography for 2008

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April 14, 15, and 17, 2008. Lectures begin 5:30pm @ Rosenwald Hall
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Rosenwald Gallery, formerly 6th floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center.
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Open to the Public

Schedule

  • April 14, 2008: "Christian Versification"
  • April 15, 2008: "The Birth of Modern Chapters"
  • April 17, 2008: "The Printed Codex"

Paul Saenger

The distinguished scholar of medieval reading practices Paul Saenger is co-editor of the 1999 The Bible as Book: The First Printed Editions. He has also published Space Between Words: The Origins of Silent Reading (1997) and the Catalogue of the Pre-1500 Western Manuscript Books at the Newberry Library (1989).

Event Series

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The A.S.W. Rosenbach Lectures in Bibliography

The Rosenbach Lectures are the longest continuing series of bibliographical lectureships in the United States. Rosenbach Fellows typically present three lectures over a period of one-two weeks.