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 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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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.