Literature Matters Talk - How to Find Your Way around a Medieval Book
Never get lost in a medieval book again! Yin Liu reveals how to navigate medieval manuscripts.
Event
Literature Matters
Talks by members of the English Department
How to Find Your Way around a Medieval Book
By Yin Liu
Wed, Nov 28
7:30 pm
Grace-Westminster United Church
(Social Hall, 505 10th St. E)
All are welcome!
How did people retrieve information before search engines like Google? How did they navigate handwritten books? This talk discusses strategies devised by the makers of medieval manuscripts and some implications for understanding medieval reading practices and digital information retrieval.