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Harvard’s Greatest Hits: The Most Important, Rarest, and Most Valuable Books in Harvard's Libraries

With David Stern PhD '80
Date
September 17, 2025
Time
5:00-6:00 pm ET
Location
Virtual Event
Category
Faculty
Reunion
Virtual
Attendance Policy
Open to alumni, Registration required
Accessibility
Real time captioning available
Contact
Harvard Alumni Education | haa_alumnieducation@harvard.edu | 617-495-1920
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The Special Collections Libraries of Harvard University are among the world’s greatest repositories of ancient scrolls, papyrus codices, illuminated manuscripts on parchment and paper, early printed books, rare books published since the sixteenth century down until today, and stunning prints and other types of graphic art. 

Hear from David Stern PhD '80, Harry Starr Professor of Classical and Modern Jewish and Hebrew Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature, as well as former Director of the Center for Jewish Studies, as he discusses this first-year seminar exploring these extraordinary holdings to study first-hand the history of the book in the West as a material artifact from its beginnings in the ancient Near East down to the present day.

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