Lyon Book History Workshop (29 June-2 July 2020)

January 25, 2020

Dear friends and colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for this year’s Lyon Book History Workshop (29 June-2 July 2020).

The Lyon Book History Workshop’s main purpose is to improve skills in the interpretation and understanding of specific fields relating to our written and printed heritage. Each course is taught by a leading international expert in the field, with emphasis on the study of original heritage documents held at the Lyon Printing Museum and at the Lyon City Library.

The workshop is organised by the Institut d’histoire du livre (IHL) founded in 2001, which brings together two major rare book and printing collections and three teaching and research establishments closely involved in the history of printing and of the book: Lyon City Library (BmL), Lyon Printing Museum, the Enssib (LIS university), the École nationale des chartes (ENC) in Paris, the Lyon 2 University and the École normale supérieure in Lyon.

This year, we will be offering four courses, in French, on the theme The value of Books :

Each course will consist of seminars and practical sessions, adding up to 20 hours of teaching time.
Dates: Monday 29 June to 2 July 2020
Venue: Lyon, France (Enssib, Lyon Printing Museum, Lyon City Library, etc.)
Mr Yann Sordet : Prix du livre et valeurs de la bibliophilie (XVIe-XIXe s.)

Professor Romain Menini and Dr Olivier Pédeflous : Rabelais tel qu’en ses livres

Professor Fabienne Henryot : La construction de la valeur des livres d’Heures (XVIIe-XXe s.)

Professor Dominique Varry : Dévoiler les faux : L’authentification des ouvrages grâce à l’expertise bibliographique

Inaugural conference : Professor Neil Harris : Le prix des livres à Venise (XVe-XVIe s.)

Inscription fees : 400 euros (250 euros for students and doctoral students). The fees include the provision of study materials and tea/coffee breaks. Meals and accommodation are not included.

For more information about the 4 courses, registration information, please refer to :

- The brochure : http://www.imprimerie.lyon.fr/static/new_imprimerie/contenu/fichiers/telch/ihl/ihl_2020.pdf

- The inscription site : https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/billets-ecole-dete-2020-la-valeur-des-livres-86392904503

We would appreciate it if you could circulate this announcement widely. Thank you.
Contact: ecoleihl@enssib.fr