Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
1) The book, from Gutenberg to 1850. The book will be studied from a double perspective:
- as a manufactured product (evolution of the techniques; modes of financing and distribution)
- as a transmitter of the thought (cultural context, relations with the religious and political authorities)
2) Libraries from the 15th to the 19th century (typology, evolution).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Underlining the specific contribution of the history of the book to the cultural history
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
None
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
30 hours / first term Room R/120 (A1), Thuesday, 9-11
Recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, january
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Bruno DEMOULIN
Département des Sciences historiques, Quai Roosevelt, 1B (Bât. A4) B-4000 LIEGE
04/366.58.75