Bruce Holsinger: Cow, Codex, Collagen: The Many Lives of Parchment

Tue Feb 28 , 4 – 6 pm

Hosted by Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Details This lecture is adapted from Professor Holsinger’s new book, On Parchment: Animals, Archives, and the Making of Culture from Herodotus to the Digital Age, just published by Yale University Press. The lecture will explore the biomolecular study of parchment objects, theological understandings of the medium in several faith traditions, and the role of parchment in modern and contemporary art.
Admission FREE
Location Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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