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The objective of this international congress is to explore traditions and innovations in book design and typography from the manuscript era to the age of the electronic book. The congress explicitly wants to focus on these elements of book design that have faded out, have survived or that evolved over a long period of time. Secondly, the objective is to trace local and international uses and mutual influences in the field of book production. Furthermore, traditions and evolutions are compared with progressive ones, and influences between text genres are dealt with. All these elements should lead to a better understanding of the outer appearance of books being pre-eminant carriers of knowledge, information and ideas.
The programme includes a keynote lecture by Professor David McKitterick and seven sessions on
– The design of manuscripts in the 11th and 12th centuries,
– Layout and the reader,
– Type,
– Book design in the Southern Low Countries,
– Physical appearance of the book,
– Design in the Modern Period &
– Future design.
The congress proper is preceeded by the 12th Miræus Lecture on Wednesday 28 September 2011, 6 p.m., at the Nottebohm Hall of the Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Antwerp
With a congress diner on Friday 30 September, 7 p.m., and a guided tour at Museum Plantin Moretus on Saturday 1 October (free of charge)
Registration: €60 | €20 (students), coffee and reception included
For registration and more information, see www.bookdesign.be.
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