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LIS-S 681 The Book 1450 to the Present

3 credits

  • Prerequisites: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507
  • Delivery: Online
  • Semesters offered: Fall
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  • A survey of the book from 1450 to the present, with emphasis on the development of the book in the West. focuses on the physical aspects of the book from the mid-fifteenth through the twentieth centuries, and on some of the many roles of the book in society during this period; also increases awareness of current scholarly trends in the history of the book.

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