2014 Course Schedule

In 2014, Rare Book School will offer courses at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (June–August and October); the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts at the University of Pennsylvania and the Library Company of Philadelphia in Philadelphia (June); and at the Lillian Goldman Law Library, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Library; Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University in New Haven (July–August); the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. (October); and The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City (October.

Applications are now being accepted for fall 2014 courses. See the Application & Admissions page for details of the application process. For information on this year's tuition, as well as other related costs, please visit the Program Costs page. For general information about RBS, consult the Frequently Asked Questions page.

A PDF version of the 2014 course schedule is available for download here.

Summer 2014 9–13 June in Charlottesville, VA H-30 The Printed Book in the West to 1800 Martin Antonetti I-35 The Identification of Photographic Print Processes Ryan Boatright & James M. Reilly C-30 Developing Collections: Donors, Libraries & Booksellers Tom Congalton, Johan Kugelberg & Katherine Reagan M-10 Introduction to Paleography, 800–1500 Consuelo Dutschke L-95 Born-Digital Materials: Theory & Practice Matthew Kirschenbaum & Naomi Nelson G-20 Printed Books to 1800: Description & Analysis David Whitesell 9–13 June in Philadelphia, PA H-70 The History of the Book in America, c.1700–1830 James N. Green M-95 The Medieval Manuscript in the 21st Century Will Noel & Dot Porter 16–20 June in Charlottesville, VA M-20 Introduction to Western Codicology Albert Derolez T-60 The History of 19th- & 20th-Century Typography & Printing John Kristensen & Katherine McCanless Ruffin G-50 Advanced Descriptive Bibliography Richard Noble L-65 Digitizing the Historical Record Bethany Nowviskie & Andrew Stauffer G-70 Advanced Seminar in Critical Bibliography Michael F. Suarez, S.J. 7–11 July in Charlottesville, VA I-20 Book Illustration Processes to 1900 Terry Belanger H-85 The History of the Book in China Soren Edgren H-80 The Stationers' Company to 1775 Ian Gadd B-10 Introduction to the History of Bookbinding Jan Storm van Leeuwen H-50 The American Book in the Industrial Era, 1820–1940 Michael Winship 21–25 July in Charlottesville, VA H-10 History of the Book, 200–2000 John Buchtel & Mark Dimunation I-40 The Illustrated Scientific Book to 1800 Roger Gaskell, assisted by Caroline Duroselle-Melish L-30 Rare Book Cataloging Deborah J. Leslie B-10 Introduction to the History of Bookbinding Jan Storm van Leeuwen G-45 Analytical Bibliography Stephen Tabor 28 July–1 August in Charlottesville, VA H-40 The Printed Book in the West since 1800 Eric Holzenberg B-75 American Publishers' Bookbindings, 1800–1900 Todd Pattison L-25 Reference Sources for Researching Rare Books Joel Silver H-90 Teaching the History of the Book Michael F. Suarez, S.J. G-10 Introduction to the Principles of Bibliographical Description David Whitesell 28 July–1 August in New Haven, CT L-60 Introduction to Archives for Special Collections Librarians Jackie Dooley & Bill Landis M-90 Advanced Seminar: Medieval Manuscript Studies Barbara A. Shailor C-85 Law Books: History & Connoisseurship Mike Widener Fall 2014 20–24 October in Washington, DC L-35 Advanced Rare Book Cataloging Workshop Deborah J. Leslie 27–31 October in Charlottesville, VA I-20 Book Illustration Processes to 1900 Terry Belanger 27–31 October in New York, NY M-50 Introduction to Illuminated Manuscripts Roger Wieck