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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 those interesting and revolutionary developments.
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 wiki 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 [https://www.english.upenn.edu/courses/undergraduate/2020/fall/engl034.001 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.


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|Genre
|Genres of Books
|[[Artist Books]]
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[[Botanical Books]]
*[[The American Pulp Magazine]]
*[[Artist Books]]
*[[Botanical Books]]
*[[Collection of American Friendship Album Resources]]
*[[Flap Anatomies - Female Body and Pregnancy]]
*[[The Herculaneum Scrolls]]
*[[History of Printing Medical Texts]]
*[[Mass Market Paperbacks]]
*[[Production of the Ukiyo-e]]
*[[Serial Novels]]
*[[Magazines]]
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*[[Depository Libraries]]
*[[From Printers to Publishers]]
*[[Musical Notation]]
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|Theme
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*[[The Copper Scroll]]
*[[The Medieval Bestiary]]
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|Digital Technology
|Digital Technology
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*[[Digital Rendering of Ancient Books]]
*[[Technologies Used in the Study of Bamboo Slips]]
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*[[Broadside Ballad Databases]]
*[[Digital Resources for the Study of Early Maps]]
*[[International Color Consortium (ICC) Color Management System]]
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|Reproduction/Visual Technology
|Reproduction/Visual Technology
|[[]]
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*[[Braillewriters]]
*[[Contemporary Digitization of Historic Material: Cuneiform Tablets]]
*[[Genealogical Preservations and the Moveable Type]]
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|Forms of Format
|Forms and Format
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*[[Page Sizes]]
*[[Spacing in Typeset and Modern Writing]]
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|Biocodicology
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*[[Genomics of the Book]]
*[[Proteomics of the Book]]
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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 [[https://www.english.upenn.edu/courses/undergraduate/2020/fall/engl034.001 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.
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[[Digital Rendering of Ancient Books]]
[[The Copper Scroll]]
[[Genealogical Preservations and the Moveable Type]]
[[History of Printing Medical Texts]]
[[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]]
[[Collection of American Friendship Album Resources]]
[[Spacing in Typeset and Other Forms of Writing]]
[[Flap Anatomies - Female Body and Pregnancy]]
[[Proteomics of the Book]]
[[Production of the Ukiyo-e]]
[[The Medieval Bestiary]]
[[The American Pulp Magazine]]
[[Mass Market Paperbacks]]
[[The Herculaneum Scrolls]]
[[Depository Libraries]]
[[Technologies Used in the Study of Bamboo Slips]]
[[Serial Novels]]

Latest revision as of 20:28, 16 December 2020

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 those interesting and revolutionary developments.

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 wiki 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.

Page Categories
Genres of Books
Processes and Organization
Theme
Digital Technology
Navigation
Reproduction/Visual Technology
Forms and Format
Biocodicology
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