UCL - History of book and reading

[FLTR2280]

[22.5h] 5 credits

This course is taught in the 2d semester.

Teacher(s): Ralph Dekoninck, Michel Lisse

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

To bring the students to think about the book as a material object.

Main themes

Content :
The book and its techniques, from manuscripts to printed works. Description of the techniques of bookmaking and publishing. A study about the reading and the circulation of books.

Content and teaching methods

The "book" is approached in a general manner from the first manuscripts to the current developments in computer science. Focussing on book production conditions and the evolution of book production through the ages, the course shows the constant relation between texts, book production techniques, and potential readers.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Evaluation : oral examination.
Support : student notes, handbook "Introduction à l'histoire du livre" de Jean-François Gilmont (Cefal, 2005), documents on i-campus.