Dr. Jason Cohen, an associate professor of English at Berea College, will give a talk entitled "Illustrated Initials: Letters and Questions of Scale in Early Printed Books."
Professor Cohen's talk will explore interrelationships of scale and the illustration of letterforms within Renaissance literary, art historical, and scientific printing. Several of the rare books included in his discussion will be on view from the Sheridan Libraries Department of Special Collections.
This event is co-sponsored by the Singleton Center for the Study of Premodern Europe.
View the 2019 Fall Lecture Series poster.
The Virginia Fox Stern Center for the History of the Book in the Renaissance was established with a permanent endowment in 2017 to support lectures and fellowships, scholarly symposia, and publications related to the rare book and manuscript collections of the Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University. The center's scholarly focus encompasses the historical reception of classical and medieval thought, and the culture and influence of the Renaissance throughout the early modern period. For additional information please contact Earle Havens, Stern Center director and Nancy H. Hall Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.