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HIST0056-1  History of books and libraries

Duration :  30h Th
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in Information and Communication, 3rd year4
Bachelor in Information and Communication, 3rd year4
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Information and Communication5
Master in History, Research Focus, 1st year5
Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures: General, Research Focus, 1st year5
Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures, General orientation, Teaching Focus , 1st year5
Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General, Professional Focus in French as a Second Language (réforme du master PMFRAN), 1st year5
Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General5
Lecturer :  Bruno Demoulin
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the second semester
Course contents :  
1) The book, from Gutenberg to 1850. The book will be studied from a double perspective:
- as a manufactured product (evolution of the techniques; modes of financing and distribution)
- as a transmitter of the thought (cultural context, relations with the religious and political authorities)
2) Libraries from the 15th to the 19th century (typology, evolution).
Learning outcomes of the course :  
Underlining the specific contribution of the history of the book to the cultural history
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
None
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
30 hours / first term Room R/120 (A1), Thuesday, 9-11
Recommended or required readings :  
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Oral exam, january
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
Bruno DEMOULIN
Département des Sciences historiques, Quai Roosevelt, 1B (Bât. A4) B-4000 LIEGE
04/366.58.75


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