{"id":1143,"date":"2025-03-31T11:55:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T15:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/payments.carleton.ca\/lleap\/?page_id=1143"},"modified":"2025-04-02T13:48:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T17:48:51","slug":"book-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/payments.carleton.ca\/lleap\/book-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Book History and Print Culture\nwith Robert A. Priddle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/payments.carleton.ca\/lleap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/old-books-1600x700.jpg); background-position: 8% 14%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Book History and Print Culture\nwith Robert A. Priddle\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                    \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lifelong\/\">Return to Home Page<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Day: <\/strong>Tuesdays<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Date: <\/strong>April 29, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time: <\/strong>10:00am-12:00pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> In Person @ <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/\">Carleton University<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Price:<\/strong> $50 +HST<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Room and Parking Information will be sent by email 1-2 days prior to the lecture date<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"overview\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In this two-hour lecture, we will explore the evolution of the book from its earliest forms to the modern printed page. Delve into the key elements of analytical bibliography, learning how to examine and describe books critically. We&#8217;ll also cover practical tips for book hunting and evaluation, along with a guide to minor conservation practices, helping you care for and preserve your own collections. Whether you&#8217;re a bibliophile or a newcomer, this session offers essential insights into the world of books and print culture.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"about-the-lecturer\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Lecturer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From Williamstown, Ontario, R.A. Priddle is a special collection librarian and historian of magic, religion, and science. He earned his Master of Arts in Religious Studies from the University of Ottawa and his Master of Information from the University of Toronto concurrently in 2013. With extensive experience studying and speaking about magic across Europe and North America, Robert is delighted to return home to Canada to share his expertise in the ubiquitous but little-understood technology of magic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/payments.carleton.ca\/lleap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/robert-priddle-headshot-320x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/payments.carleton.ca\/lleap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/robert-priddle-headshot-320x427.jpg 320w, https:\/\/payments.carleton.ca\/lleap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/robert-priddle-headshot-512x683.jpg 512w, https:\/\/payments.carleton.ca\/lleap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/robert-priddle-headshot-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/payments.carleton.ca\/lleap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/robert-priddle-headshot-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/payments.carleton.ca\/lleap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/robert-priddle-headshot-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/payments.carleton.ca\/lleap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/robert-priddle-headshot-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/payments.carleton.ca\/lleap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/robert-priddle-headshot-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"registration-form\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registration Form <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you are using Safari as your browser, please ensure your device is updated with the most recent Apple iOS (operating system) Update. 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