Early Books Lecture Series XIX, April 9, 16 & 23
Left to right: Kiefer, Willard, Dobozy, and Classen
Photo by Aengus Anderson
The Early Books Lecture Series was established at the University of Arizona by Dr. Albrecht Classen, University Distinguished Professor of German Studies. For nearly 20 years, University of Arizona scholars have invited the community to explore rare books, held by University Libraries Special Collections, that provide primary resource materials for research, and are open for students, faculty, staff, and visitors to access.
The lectures are free, open to the public, and in the Special Collections Conference Room.
Tuesday, April 9
6-8pm
Maria Dobozy, Professor Emerita, German and Medieval Studies, University of Utah
Dobozy will present "Sachsenspiegel, a German Lawbook and its Pictorial Tour of Medieval Society" to showcase two illustrated lawbooks in facsimile, the Heidelberg and the Dresden manuscripts, housed in Special Collections.
Tuesday, April 16
6-8pm
Albrecht Classen, University Distinguished Professor, Department of German Studies, College of Humanities, University of Arizona
Classen will present "The Discovery of the Peasants’ World in Late Medieval Art: Simon Bening" about the calendar book created by Flemish artist Simon Bening who offered new perspectives on the material world and in the rural world.
Tuesday, April 23
6-8pm
Frederick Kiefer, University Distinguished Professor, University of Arizona
Thomas Willard, Emeritus Professor of English, University of Arizona
Kiefer and Willard will present "Shakespeare’s First Folio: How Print and Facsimile Have Preserved His Plays" about a single large volume of his work that was coordinated in 1616 by two members in Shakepeare's acting company after his death in 1614.