DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 21, 2019) — Discover the story of the book through The Traveling History of the Book Exhibit. This exhibit was created as a result of the creative collaboration between the Iowa Center for the Book and the University of Iowa Center for the Book. The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center hosts this "hands-on" exhibit which showcases historically accurate replicas of the book throughout history.
Learn about Rosetta stone replica, papyrus book, miniature books, and more by visiting this booktastic exhibit!
The project is funded by a major grant from the Iowa Center for the Book Foundation. "The Traveling History of the Book Exhibit" will be available to the public, March 1 through April 13.
March 23 at 2:00PM: Delve into the history of the book with Daniel Marcel La Corte. La Corte will explore the book from a historian's perspective. This presentation is associated with "The Traveling History of the Book Exhibit".
Daniel Marcel La Corte, a History professor at St Ambrose University, likes to see the interaction between culture and religion, institutions of governance and legal history, as well as explore the classical roots to our modern culture. He specializes in early and high medieval monastic culture and spirituality.
He has taught courses on:
- Early European Ideas
- Medieval History
- Medieval Britain, Renaissance, and Reformation
- Medieval Monasticism
- Medieval Medicine and Medieval Women
- Medieval Church History
March 6, March 27, and April 10 at 4:30PM: Learn about books through handling and by examining the book as a physical object. As part of "The Traveling History of the Book Exhibit", there are examples of many different types of books created throughout history from cuneiform tablets to paperback volumes.
Join us in learning about these vehicles of knowledge by getting to hold and use these exhibit items.
Have fun with "hands-on" learning!
April 9 at 3:30PM, Letters, images, pages, and covers! All ages are welcome to attend this bookworms' story time. This special story time is offered in conjunction with "The Traveling History of the Book Exhibit".
