A new MOOC (massive open online course) is being offered by Stanford University in early 2015..

Digging Deeper: Making Manuscripts

According to the course description, “You will learn major characteristics of book production, the terms and methods used by manuscript historians to describe the book, and key themes in early book history. Where were manuscripts made and who made them? What kinds of materials were used and what can those materials tell us? What kinds of texts were created and copied during these centuries? How did multilingualism matter in the medieval period? In pursuing these questions, you will study some of the most significant and beautiful books held by the university libraries of Cambridge and Stanford.” Course instruction, via pre-recorded video, is from Elaine Treherne and Ben Albritton, Stanford University, Suzanne Paul, Cambridge University Library, and Orietta Da Rold, University of Cambridge.

The course lasts six weeks and is scheduled for January 20-March 6.

For full information, please visit: https://class.stanford.edu/courses/English/DiggingDeeper1/Winter2015/about.