Yale Book History

The Yale Program in the History of the Book brings together scholars across disciplines to explore the materiality of the written word over time and across cultures. For the full schedule and details, visit bookhistory.yale.edu.

Eve Houghton on The Political History of Book History
January 30, 2020

From the Yale Program in the History of the Book : an essay by Eve Houghton (graduate student in English at Yale; graduate organizer of the Yale Program in the...
Paleographical Challenge #2
January 30, 2020

Today’s challenge pictured above for Paleographical Challenge . [Suggested solution to yesterday’s challenge : To make inke To make inke. Take...
Paleographical Challenge #1
January 29, 2020

Welcome to Paleographical Challenge #1! We’ll provide an example, drawn from an item in the Beinecke Library’s current exhibition, “Subscribed: The...
Introducing the Paleographical Challenge
January 28, 2020

Steal away from work and study, forsake your crosswords and your spelling bees! Beinecke Early Modern invites you to a paleographical puzzle from our current...
Delighting in Forged Bindings: Icilio Federico Joni
January 27, 2020
Recently purchased bindings were twentieth century fakes purported to be medieval Sienese originals. The Beinecke collects fakes and forgeries to document how these materials were created, promoted, and ultimately discovered.
The Quest for the Perfect Text (Fine Books)
March 26, 2019
Nyberg: The ancient art of paper marbling (WTNH)
March 26, 2019
Painted Renaissance volumes on view at Yale’s Beinecke Library
March 14, 2019
Beinecke Library Curators Ray Clemens and Diane Ducharme discuss Bibliomania (WPKN Radio)
February 19, 2019