Descriptive Bibliography: A Course on Describing Books in the Hand Press Era
For my project I have designed a ten week, graduate level course in descriptive bibliography. Descriptive bibliography is the art of describing books in the hand press period of printing. The course will provide exposure and hands-on experience to the basics of bibliographic description. The course focuses on the five main components in descriptive bibliography; format, collation formula, statement of signing, number of leaves, and pagination statement. The goal of this project is to showcase bibliographic description and the need for courses in the field.
Project sponsored by: Sandra Kroupa, University of Washington- Book Arts and Rare Books Curator
Project participants:
Jessica Lahd
MLIS