Remote Book History Resources: Difference between revisions

From Cultures of the Book at Penn
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 4: Line 4:
|-
|-
|Genres of Books
|Genres of Books
|[[The American Pulp Magazine]]
|*[[The American Pulp Magazine]]
[[Artist Books]]
*[[Artist Books]]
[[Botanical Books]]
*[[Botanical Books]]
[[Collection of American Friendship Album Resources]]
*[[Collection of American Friendship Album Resources]]
[[Flap Anatomies - Female Body and Pregnancy]]
*[[Flap Anatomies - Female Body and Pregnancy]]
[[The Herculaneum Scrolls]]
*[[The Herculaneum Scrolls]]
[[History of Printing Medical Texts]]
*[[History of Printing Medical Texts]]
|-
|-
|Process/Organization
|Process/Organization

Revision as of 22:01, 7 December 2020

Page Categories
Genres of Books *The American Pulp Magazine
Process/Organization [[]]
Theme [[]]
Digital Technology [[]]
Navigation [[]]
Reproduction/Visual Technology [[]]
Forms and Format [[]]
Biocodicology

Many of us have a preconceived notion of what a book is, but there are many aspects hidden within the pages (if there are any in the first place). Even the most intuitive parts of our modern codices, like pages and titles, had to be invented along the way. Texts have gone through countless changes to arrive at our modern conception of a book, and this page focuses on some of these interesting and revolutionary developments throughout history. As we continue to navigate unexpected shifts towards remote learnings and research, we had the unique opportunity to delve deeper into digital resources. Our professor challenged us to publish our research on this MediaWiki platform. The Wikipedia platform has an ever-growing audience of readers / editors which represents an event in the incunabular era of the Digital Age, allowing the engagement of human knowledge from all corners of the globe. This project not only gave rise to a discussion on the role of this collaborative platform, but also gave us the opportunity to build a virtual museum that future students could continue to draw on and contribute to. We are excited to share the research conducted by the virtual Fall 2020 Cultures of the Book seminar taught by Professor Whitney Trettien, and hope to present the multifaceted history of the book in a way that challenges our familiar notions.

Due to the virtual nature of our class this semester, we had an opportunity to explore and utilize online databases of worldwide artifacts. These databases, including but not limited to the Khipu Database Project and UCSB Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA), enabled us to grapple with what it means to interact with centuries old substrates.

This project would not be possible without the help of Anju Parvathy Biju, Mary Tasillo of The Common Press, John Pollack of the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries, and the numerous digital resources referenced herein.


To make your page, add the title in double brackets below. Then save this page.

Digital Rendering of Ancient Books

The Copper Scroll

Genealogical Preservations and the Moveable Type


Page Sizes

The Contemporary Digitization of Historic Material

International Color Consortium (ICC) Color Management System

Digital Resources for the Study of Early Maps

Broadside Ballads

From Printers to Publishers

Braillewriters

Musical Notation

Genomics of the Book


Spacing in Typeset and Other Forms of Writing


Proteomics of the Book

Production of the Ukiyo-e

The Medieval Bestiary

The American Pulp Magazine


Mass Market Paperbacks


Depository Libraries

Technologies Used in the Study of Bamboo Slips

Serial Novels