2020-2021 / HIST0056-1

History of books and libraries

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in ancient and modern languages and literatures5 crédits 
 Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : classics5 crédits 
 Bachelor in information and communication5 crédits 
 Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history5 crédits 
 Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : musicology5 crédits 
 Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies5 crédits 
 Bachelor in philosophy5 crédits 
 Bachelor in French and Romance languages and literatures : general5 crédits 
 Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Bruno Demoulin

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

1) The book, from Antiquity 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 Antiquity 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, hybrid learning)

Idem

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

oral exam

- Remote

oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

idem

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Bruno DEMOULIN
Département des Sciences historiques, Quai Roosevelt, 1B (Bât. A4) B-4000 LIEGE
04/366.58.75