The Book as Museum in Eighteenth-Century Europe

1201 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637,Chicago IL 60637

24 February, 2022

Description

Please join us for the inaugural lecture of Paleography and the Book Location: Regenstein Library, Room 122 Visiting University of Chicago Lecturer: Michael F. Suarez, S.J., is the Director of Rare Book School, Professor of English, University Professor, and Honorary Curator of Special Collections at the University of Virginia. Collections of antiquities depicted in richly illustrated books, many calling themselves museums, flourish in the eighteenth century when the public museum becomes a significant cultural institution in western Europe. These beautiful books mobilize the museum, bringing new forms of knowledge organization to readers far and wide. The books display cultural capital and, often, political power as well. Using case studies from Florence, Paris, and Naples, book historian Michael F. Suarez, S.J., examines this fascinating chapter in cultural and intellectual history. --- Proof of vaccination, a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours before the event or a positive COVID-19 test dated 14-90 days prior to the event will be required for admission. If you need special accommodations, please email [email protected] The Division of the Humanities, one of the five graduate divisions at the University of Chicago, comprises 21 departments and committees, over 200 faculty members, and approximately 800 graduate students from around the world enrolled in PhD, MFA, and MA programs.