Houghton-Medieval Studies Workshop in Early Book History

William P. Stoneman (Houghton Library emeritus), An Introduction to Provenance Research on Early Manuscripts and Books. Space in this workshop is limited; please click here to register.

This workshop will introduce basic resources and principles of provenance research. It will develop some examples using Harvard manuscripts and early printed books themselves and supporting documentation. Examples from the collections of George Dunn and William King Richardson will be used, as well as manuscripts from less well-known English collectors such as C. S. Ascherson, C. H. St. John Hornby, and American collectors such as Edward Duff Balken, Acton Griscom, and Charles Walker Clark.