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From: Dimunation, Mark G <mdim(a)loc.gov>
Date: Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 11:25 AM
Symposium Announcement
"Authenticity"
Rare Book and Special Collections Division
The Library of Congress
December 6, 2013
The Library of Congress announces a symposium on “Authenticity,” a
program that will look at one of the most difficult subjects facing
libraries, private collectors, and booksellers today -- judging the
genuineness of printed materials. The symposium will not focus on
theft or forgery, but rather on the research which curators, scholars,
and conservators have been conducting regarding all elements of
printing and book production. The program will include specialists
who are at the cutting edge of research on printing techniques, paper
manufacture, binding construction, and typography. They will include
scholars, conservators, scientists, and booksellers who are dedicated
to establishing methods for determining authenticity in the field of
rare books, prints, and manuscripts.
The symposium will occupy the entire day and will close with a keynote
address by Michael Suarez (Director, Rare Book School, University of
Virginia).
The Program Schedule:
Panel on Paper
Tim Barret (University of Iowa), Kim Schenck (National Gallery of
Art), Peter Bower (Forensic Paper Historian, London)
Panel on Printing and Typography
Paul Needham (Scheide Librarian, Princeton University), Nick Wilding
(Georgia State University)
Panel on Color
Thomas Primeau (Baltimore Museum of Art), Meg Ford (Christies London),
Lynn Brostoff (The Library of Congress)
The one-day program will be held on Friday, December 6th, 2013 in the
Mumford Room of the Library of Congress' Madison Building. The
program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. An
RSVP would be appreciated. Please contact Geanie Jackson in the Rare
Book and Special Collections Division at gjackson(a)loc.gov or 202 707
6352 to confirm your attendance.
Mark Dimunation
Chief, Rare Book and Special Collections Division
The Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave., S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20540-4740
202-707-2025
mdim(a)loc.gov
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