#  HIST 1318 History of the Book and of Reading  

 





 Semester:   Fall 

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 Year offered:  2017 

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 Link: [Course Website](https://courses.my.harvard.edu/psp/courses/EMPLOYEE/EMPL/h/?tab=HU_CLASS_SEARCH…) 

 

 

 

 [Ann Blair](https://history.fas.harvard.edu/people/ann-blair)

 M W F 10-10.59 am

 Sever 202

 An introduction to the cultural history of the book and its functions as both material object and text. Major themes include the techniques of book production, authorship, popular and learned readership, libraries and censorship. The course surveys developments from scroll to web with a special focus on printing and developments in early modern Europe, 16th-18th centuries.

 Course Notes:  This course, when taken for a letter grade, meets the General Education requirement for Culture and Belief. This course fulfills the requirement that one of the eight General Education courses also engage substantially with Study of the Past.



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Past Harvard Courses ](/course-categories/harvard-course)
- [ AY 2017/2018 ](/course-categories/ay-20172018-0)
- [ Fall 2017 ](/course-categories/fall-2017-0)