1st
ANNUAL LAWRENCE J. SCHOENBERG SYMPOSIUM ON MANUSCRIPT STUDIES IN THE DIGITAL
AGE
OCTOBER
24-25, 2008
On
the Nature of Things: Modern Perspectives on Scientific Manuscripts
In partnership with the Philadelphia Area Center
for History of Science (PACHS) and the Chemical Heritage Foundation, the
University of Pennsylvania and Penn Libraries are pleased to announce the 1st
Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital
Age, to be held in Philadelphia, October 24-25, 2008, at the Chemical Heritage
Foundation and the University of Pennsylvania. This annual symposium,
organized by the Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image (SCETI),
brings together scholars from around the world to present research related to
the study of manuscript books produced before the age of printing and to
discuss the potential for digital technologies in advancing manuscript
research.
This year's symposium examines scientific manuscript book
production in Western Europe, Asia, and the Arabic world before the year
1600. For more information, program details, and registration, go
to: http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/lectures/ljs_symposium1.html.
Registration is free and open to the public, but seating is limited for
Saturday, October 25. Advance registration required.