Friday, May 20, 1:00 PM
Chair: Michael Thompson, The Caxton Club of Chicago
Panel: Paul F. Gehl, The Newberry Library; Sarah K. Harding, Chicago-Kent College of Law; John Windle, antiquarian bookseller; and Max Yela, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Leaf books continue to appear today, but they are more rare than they once were at least in part because notions of bibliophilia have changed in the last quarter century. A panel comprising a curator, an educator, a law professor, a bookseller, and a collector will discuss the ethics and economics of breaking old books in order to make leaf books. Visit the Caxton Club's Web site for more information.
Admission is free. No reservations are required.
Saturday, May 21, 10:00 AM
Speaker: John Downer, type designer
Downer's credits include such historically inspired typefaces as Iowan Old Style and Vendetta. In his talk, he will address the value of historical models in designing type and using historical type in contemporary settings.
The Monotype Foundation will sponsor a panel discussion following the Lieberman lecture. Paul F. Gehl, printing history curator at the Newberry, will moderate a discussion of the issues raised by John Downer's talk. In addition to Mr. Downer, participants will include: Ala Haley, Monotype Foundation; Adam Kallish, designer and design educator; Alice Schreyer, The University of Chicago; and Cheryl Towler Weese, Studio Blue.
Admission is free. No reservations are required.
Thursday, June 9, 6:00 PM
Speaker: John P. Chalmers, The Caxton Club of Chicago and the Chicago Community Trust
In March 2003, John P. Chalmers undertook to compile a checklist of leaf books to accompany the exhibition, Disbound and Dispersed: The Leaf Book Considered, with an eye to a comprehensive record. An original list of 117 items grew to more than 230, with additions occuring almost weekly and without abatement, right through the final round of proofs for the exhibition catalog. But what is a leaf book? Why was one included, another excluded? And what descriptive system works for books that have two of everything: two authors, two titles, two imprints, and two dates?
Admission is free. No reservations are required.
R. R. Donnelley Exhibit Gallery
Continuing through July 2005
A series of rotating displays connects the Newberry's diverse collections in the humanities to our lives. Timely and informal, the displays offer a taste of the collections and relate to Newberry programs and issues of the day-local and world events, national holidays, and commemorative anniversaries. Books, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, manuscripts, maps, prints, photographs, and more will entice you to use the collections yourself. Please check the Newberry Library's Web site, www.newberry.org, for Yours to Explore topics and schedules.
To mark the centennial of the publication of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, from April 23 through May 28, the Newberry's rotating collection display will highlight scientific works from the Library's collections that demonstrate the cross-fertilization that occurs between science and the humanities.
Wednesday, April 27, 6:00 PM
Speaker: Marvin Bolt, The Adler Planetarium
In 1781, Sir William Herschel achieved fame with an unprecedented discovery of a new planet. He was then a professional musician in the resort town of Bath, England, but he became one of the most significant astronomers of all time. In Herschel, science and art always kept close company. He taught astronomy to music students, he built telescopes revelaing worlds hidden from others, but most of all, he had a bold new vision of the cosmos that marked a turning point in the history of astronomy.
Admission is free. No reservations are required.
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