The course
presents the history of manuscripts from the Antiquity to the invention of
printed books in 15th century. Particular attention will be given to the
physical process, the techniques of manufacturing, the different forms of books
(wooden tablets, scrolls, manuscripts, printed books).
Principal topics
are: Manuscripts from Antiquity to 15th century: materials, techniques, circulation
and preservation. Medieval handwritten in monastic and lay workshops.
From manuscripts
to printed books: the incunables.
The printed books
until 1830: materials, techniques, circulation and preservation. Bookbinding
from Antiquity to 19th century: materials, techniques, bookbinders.
Readers and owners
of manuscripts and printed books: material evidences and recording.
Modulo A
- Marco Cursi, Le forme del
libro. Dalla tavoletta cerata all’e-book,
Bologna, Il Mulino, 2016 (240 p.)
- Marco Palma, Aspetti
quantitativi della produzione libraria
manoscritta e a stampa nel Quattrocento, «La Bibliofilia», v. 116,
n. 1-3 (2014), pp. 165-178
- Piero
Scapecchi, Incunabolo, nuova ed. aggiornata, Roma.
AIB, 2019, (70 p.)
- Mirjam
Foot, La legatura come specchio della società,
Milano, Sylvestre Bonnard, 2000 (150 p.)
Modulo
B
- Sergio
Luzzatto, Max Fox o Le relazioni pericolose,
Torino, Einaudi, 2019 (180 p.)
- Marc
Drogin, Anatema! I copisti medievali e la storia delle
maledizioni nei libri, a cura di S. Inserra, Milano, Ledizioni,
2022, (90 p.)
Modulo C
- Giancarlo Petrella, Scrivere sui
libri. Breve guida al libro a stampa postillato, Roma, Salerno
editrice, 2022 (200 p.)
Please remember that in compliance with art 171
L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or
journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.
For further information on sanctions and regulations
concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee
Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione
Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian
Association on Copyright).
All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.
