Imaging the Text: Books and Manuscripts in the Ancient Middle East
NEHC 20032 / 30032
Mon Wed Fri : 01:30 PM-02:20 PM
Oriental Institute 208
This course offers a unique perspective within the larger paradigm of approaches to the written word known as the “History of the Book.” While many such courses look only briefly at pre-printed textual material, this course will provide an overview on the use of texts from antiquity (from the earliest writing to the Middle Ages) in the Middle East. Site visits to local repositories will provide hands-on experience with papyri, clay tablets, parchment, vellum, and rare books. Readings and discussions will explore what is meant by the term “text” in order to deeply investigate the methodologies of book history and textual criticism.
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