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About Houghton Library is Harvard University's central repository for rare books, manuscripts, and archival collections. Its extensive holdings of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts (a number of which have been digitized in recent years) offer scholars...

Houghton Library Parchment Workshop

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Parchment at Harvard, Past and Present: An Introductory Workshop, a hands-on examination of parchment from the Houghton Library, led by Bruce Holsinger (University of Virginia). Co-sponsored by the Houghton Library and the Committee on Medieval Studies...

Houghton Library George Parker Winship Lecture

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Ludger Lieb (University of Heidelberg), A Fascination with Writing on Things: The Materiality of Texts in the Middle Ages. Sponsored by the Houghton Library and the Standing Committee on Medieval Studies. CANCELLED

Houghton Library Philip and Frances Hofer Lecture

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Stephen J. Milner (University of Manchester), Printing, Parchment, and Protein: The Bioarcheology of Harvard’s Books on Skin. Followed by a reception in the Edison and Newman Room, Houghton Library.

Houghton-Medieval Studies Lecture in Early Book History

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William P. Stoneman (Houghton Library emeritus), ‘For Purposes of Investigation or Instruction’: The History of Collecting Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts at Harvard. Co-sponsored with the Houghton Library. This lecture is free and open to the public...

Houghton-Medieval Studies Workshop in Early Book History

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Yossi Chajes (Sir Isaac Wolfson Professor of Jewish Thought, University of Haifa), Reading the Tree: A Hands-On Workshop in Ilanot Manuscripts. Co-sponsored by the Committee on Medieval Studies and Houghton Library. Space in this hands-on workshop is...

Houghton-Medieval Studies Workshop in Early Book History

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Yossi Chajes (Sir Isaac Wolfson Professor of Jewish Thought, University of Haifa), Reading the Tree: A Hands-On Workshop in Ilanot Manuscripts. Co-sponsored by the Committee on Medieval Studies and Houghton Library. Space in this hands-on workshop is...

Houghton-Medieval Studies Workshop in Early Book History

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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...

Houghton-Medieval Studies Workshop in Early Book History

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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...

Houghton-Medieval Studies Lecture on Early Book History

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Denva Gallant (Rice University), Considering Withdrawal in Images of the Vitae patrum (Lives of the Desert Fathers). Co-sponsored by Houghton Library and the Standing Committee on Medieval Studies. The Desert Fathers and Mothers defined their lives...

Houghton-Medieval Studies Lecture in Early Book History

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DUE TO THE CONTINUED CLOSURE OF THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO WEDNESDAY, 25 FEBRUARY Yossi Chajes (Sir Isaac Wolfson Professor of Jewish Thought, University of Haifa), Philosophy, Pedagogy, Prophecy, and the Enigmatic...

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The Medieval Studies Library (Widener D) Houghton Library Further Afield The Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington D.C. Villa i Tatti: The Harvard University Center for Renaissance Studies