History of the Book Lectures

The History of the Book Lectures provide a forum for recent scholarship on the production and use of books as objects within medieval and early modern culture, encompassing a wide variety of academic disciplines and theoretical approaches. At each session, the speaker presents a paper on one aspect of the history of the book, followed by questions and discussion.

The lectures are sponsored by the Glasgow Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Illinois State University, and Marquette University; and organized by Raymond Clemens, Illinois State University; Paul F. Gehl, The Newberry Library; Albert Rivero, Marquette University; Paul Saenger, The Newberry Library; and Debra Higgs Strickland, GCMRS.

All sessions are free and open to the public; registration in advance is required.

Learn more about the Newberry’s History of the Book collections.

Past History of the Book Programs