MelbourNE: 11–15 February 2008
I'll be in Melbourne from Sunday lunch until late Friday night. I will also be completely offline for that duration.
The course I will be taking for that week is:
The book in transition, 1750–1850
The course will deal with the basic elements of analysis and description of books of the handpress period before moving to look specifically at the period of transition.
By 1850 the production of books had been transformed by the application of mechanical methods, in composing, printing, paper-making, methods of illustration, binding and so on.
The implications of these changes will then be considered in relation to bibliographical analysis and to the conventions of description.
Instructors
Brian McMullin, Honorary Associate in the Centre for the Book at Monash University and a former editor of The Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand Bulletin, has specialised in the study of printing history and physical bibliography in the seventeenth, eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Pamela Pryde, Curator of Special Collections in the Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne, has published on aspects of eighteenth-century British and nineteenth-century Australian printing.
17 comments:
<<"One day will be devoted to visits to the shops
and auction rooms of leading Melbourne members of the
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Sounds wonderful! Wow, wow, wow, so much to learn and so interesting too.
My Grandfather [Dad's Dad] was a printer and he hand printed books using his own special font and layout set....Imagine getting your hands on stuff of such historical interest and being able to fondle the original article...yum!
Still wow...
BTW: have a fabulous week, learn loads and report back:)
Sounds fascinating! we want feed back!
Have a great Week in Melbourne!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a great week there, Mel! How gorgeous to be able to get close to all those old books and learn about their making!
My father was a printer, but while he was trained in book printing, he turned to offset as soon as he opened his own company, so we rarely saw books being made at our company, but when they were in the works it always happened with a great sense of accomplishment. So much more interesting than the usual brochures and stuff they made...
Oh - sounds right up your ally!
Yep, jealous muchly! That sounds like a great week, and to get paid for it!!
That sounds marvelous! Enjoy, learn lots, and then tell us how it was!
Absolutely ever shade of Carrie's greens with envy. Have a wonderful week of it. Let me know your favorite parts.
Have a great time and learn lots, I will be in Savannah from Feb 12-16 for work. Getting paid too! We will have lots to catch up on when we return.
Oh, I love books! Old books are wonderful. I hope you get to see some classic examples in person.
Have fun!
Wow, Mel! It sounds like it will be a wonderful week. Go, enjoy yourself, learn loads and know just how much we'll miss you for a whole week!! Big Hugs!!
Thanks Laura !!!
Tracy I will be doing a presentation for work when I get back on what I have learned and how we can apply that knowledge in our organisation so it sounds like lots of fun ....
The text I must read before Sunday afternoon is: A New Introduction to Bibliography by Philip Gaskell.
That's just so we all have the same level of assumed knowledge before we start. From what I can see the contents of that book alone could be an entire University course !!!!
Hope you have a fantastic week. Learn lots and also have a great time. Will miss you
Blimey, I know you're barely away yet but it feels wrong...how weird. Thank goodness for text.
I'm here for a few minutes before I get kicked off and yes txt is wonderful :) :) Hope everyone is feeling happy and well .....
So happy to hear you sounding so upbeat and full of life again. This week has done you the power of good so far!
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