The History of the Book website has links to numerous resources that will assist you in your study of the history of the book, print culture, and book binding and arts.
History of the Book Courses at BYU
Honors Department
History of Western Civilization
Scott Duvall - HNRS 201 Sec 006 and HNRS 202 Sec 010
201-006. History of Civilization 1. (3:3:0)
Syllabus —
Class Schedule
202-010. History of Civilization 2. (3:3:0)
Syllabus —
Class Schedule
English Department
History of the Book
Royal Skousen - ELANG 524 -
History and development of the book, including modern methods and practices.
ELANG 524 - History of the Book
Syllabus and Class Schedule
480R. 002 Private Seminar
380. English Literature from 1950 to the Present: The Contemporary Period. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: ENGL 251 or 252; 292. Important literature and literary trends since 1950.
Communications Department
COMMS 301 General Communication history/philosophy History and philosophy of print, film, and broadcast communication media from their beginnings to the present; their roles as institutions in American society.
Music Department
Music 304R - Hildegard of Bingen - section on illumination
Arts Department
Book Binding: VASTU 330R.
Course Description
Malan's Book Binding Blog
Calligraphy: VASTU 109.
VASTU 109. Basic skills in hand lettering.
218. Intaglio Fundamentals. (1.5:1:2) Prerequisite: Visual Arts core. Foundation printmaking. Fee.
219. Lithography Fundamentals. (1.5:1:2) Prerequisite: Visual Arts core. Foundation printmaking. Fee.
330R. Bookbinding. (3:6:0 ea.) F, W Traditional approaches to hand bookbinding
349R. Printmaking: Relief/Screen. (3:2:4 ea.) Prerequisite: Visual Arts core. Relief and screen printmaking materials and procedures. Fee.
350. Printmaking: Intaglio. Prerequisite: Visual Arts core and VAStu 218. Intaglio printmaking, based on traditional and contemporary techniques. Fee.
351. Printmaking: Lithography. Prerequisite: Visual Arts core and VAStu
219. Lithography printmaking. based on traditional and contemporary techniques. Fee.
Conferences and Internships
The A. Dean Larsen Book Collecting Conference will be held on March 27-28 2008. Visit the conference web site throug this link: Book Collecting Conference 2008
Internship
Interested in a career in Archives, Special Collections Librarianship, Museum Studies, Conservation, Cultural Resource Management or Records Management? The L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University, offers internship opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students interested in pursuing careers in these fields. Special Collections Interns can choose from a variety of opportunities:
L. Tom Perry Archival Interns
will work with manuscript curators to arrange, describe, preserve, and make available manuscript collections.
Harold B. Lee Library Conservation Interns
will work with conservators to preserve rare books, manuscripts, maps, broadsides, posters, and photographs.
Harold B. Lee Library Exhibition Interns
will work with curators to create exhibits that highlight our collections.
L. Tom Perry Rare Book Interns
will work with curators to identify, acquire, catalog, and otherwise make available rare book and ephemera collections.
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Special Collections: Collections & Archives
Print Collections: Includes books, journal articles, broadsides, pamphlets, etc. Click the links below to be directed to the collections.
Related Program Sites
University of Utah:
Book Arts Proram at the J. Willard Marriott Library.
www.bookartsprogram.org
University of Virginia Rare Book School:
An independent non-profit educational institute supporting the study of the history of books and printing related
subjects. Founded in 1983, it moved to its present home at the University of Virginia in 1992.
www.virgina.edu/ldbooks/
California Rare Book School:
A continuing education program that provides the necessary knowledge and skills for professionals working in all
aspects of the rare book community, and for students interested in this field. Founded in 2005, the California Rare
Book School is a project of the Department of the Information Studies at the Graduate School of Education and
Information Studies (GSE&IS) at UCLA.
www.calrsb.org
Crandall Historical Printing Museum:
www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourFrames.cqi?tour_id=15486
University of Iowa Center for the Book:
The Center for the Book is an innovative, interdisciplinary research and arts unit located within the University of Iowa Graduate College.
www.bookartsprogram.org
Related Sites
Book Valuation Guide
Information and links to help you find the value of your books
http://net.lib.byu.edu/scm/valuationguide/
Sharp Web
The Bibliographic Society of America
www.bibsocamer.org/welcome.htm
The Bibliographic Society
Crandall Historical Printing Museum:
Suggested Sites - Bibiliographic Inquiries
Powell's Books
Rare book basics - illustrated book terms and rare book condition standards.
www.powells.com/rarebooks/bookbasics.html
AbeBooks.com
Glossary of book-related terms.
www.abebooks.com/servlet/TextToHtml?t=Glossary&h=x&f=glossary.htm
Alibris
Glossary of book terms, A-Z
www.alibris.com/glossary/glossary.cfm
IOBA - Independent Online Booksellers Association
Book Terminology
www.ioba.org/terms.html