[Cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.]
RARE BOOK SCHOOL (RBS) is pleased to announce its Summer Sessions 2000, a
collection of five-day, non-credit courses on topics concerning rare books,
manuscripts, the history of books and printing, and special collections to be
held at the University of Virginia from 19 June - 30 June and 24 July - 11
August 2000.
THE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL prerequisites for RBS courses vary.
Some courses are primarily directed toward research librarians and archivists.
Others are intended for academics, persons working in the antiquarian book
trade, bookbinders and conservators, professional and avocational students of
the history of books and printing, book collectors, and others with an
interest
in the subjects being treated.
THE TUITION FOR EACH FIVE-DAY COURSE is $690. Air-conditioned
dormitory
housing (about $35/night) will be offered on the historic Central Grounds of
the University, and nearby hotel accommodations are readily available.
FOR AN APPLICATION FORM and electronic copies of the complete brochure
and the RBS Expanded Course Descriptions (ECDs), providing additional details
about the courses offered and other information about RBS, visit our Web site
at:
http://www.virginia.edu/oldbooks
Or write Rare Book School, 114 Alderman Library, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, VA 22903-2498; fax 804/924-8824; email [log in to unmask];
or telephone 804/924-8851.
Subscribers to the Spenser discussion list may find the following Rare
Book School courses to be of particular interest (for other course
descriptions please see our Web site at the URL above):
21. THE PRINTED BOOK IN THE WEST TO 1800 (Monday - Friday, June 26-30. The
introduction and spread of printing in Europe; the development of book
design and illustration; the rise of the publishing industry; freedom and
the regulation of the press; the increase in literacy and its social
consequences; the traffic in printed matter and the growth of personal and
institutional collections; the impact of the Industrial Revolution.
Intended for those who have a limited background -- but a considerable
interest -- in the history of the book, and who expect, sooner or later,
to take the other two courses in this RBS sequence (The Medieval Book and
The Printed Book in the West since 1800), both scheduled to be offered in
2001. Instructor: Martin Antonetti.
MARTIN ANTONETTI became Curator of Rare Books at Smith College in 1997,
before which he was Librarian of the Grolier Club. Until 1990, he was head
of Special Collections at Mills College, where he regularly taught courses
in the history of books and printing.
14. ELECTRONIC TEXTS AND IMAGES. (Monday-Friday, June 19-23) A practical
exploration of the research, preservation, editing, and pedagogical uses of
electronic texts and images in the humanities. The course will center around
the creation of a set of archival-quality etexts and digital images, for which
we shall also create an Encoded Archival Description guide. Topics include:
SGML tagging and conversion; using the Text Encoding Initiative Guidelines;
the
form and implications of XML; publishing on the World Wide Web; and the
management and use of online texts. For details about last years version of
this course, see <http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/rbs/99>. Some experience with
HTML is a prerequisite for admission to the course. Instructor: David Seaman.
DAVID SEAMAN is the founding director of the internationally-known Electronic
Text Center and on-line archive at the University of Virginia. He lectures and
writes frequently on SGML, the Internet, and the creation and use of
electronic
texts in the humanities.
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John A. Buchtel Asst Dir for Programs
University of Virginia Rare Book School
Department of English W Phone: 804/924-8851
H Phone: 804/973-5742 www.virginia.edu/oldbooks
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