B004298 - HISTORY OF THE BOOKS AND OF THE LIBRARIES

Italian

The course covers the historical development of printed book as a product of a technology and highlight the aspects of production, distribution and consumption within society. The course also provides an overview of the history of the libraries in Italy from the Middle Ages to the present with the analysis of different types (private libraries, public libraries) that have alternated in time to form the contemporary reality

Marco Santoro, Storia del libro italiano. Libro e società in Italia dal Quattrocento al Novecento Milano, Bibliografica 2008

Lorenzo Baldacchini, Il libro antico. Nuova edizione aggiornata Roma, Carocci 2007
Alfredo Serrai, Breve storia delle Biblioteche in Italia Milano, Edizioni Silvestre Bonnard 2006 (Il sapere del libro)
Paolo Traniello, Storia delle biblioteche in Italia dall’Unità a oggi Bologna, Il mulino 2002
La storia delle biblioteche: temi, esperienze di ricerca, problemi storiografici. Convegno nazionale, L’Aquila, 16-17 settembre 2002, a cura di Alberto Petrucciani e Paolo Traniello Roma, Associazione Italiana Biblioteche 2003

The course provides tools to analyze the printed book as an artefact obtained through the use of technology both as a communication tool and allows to acquire skills useful not only in the field of librarianship and bibliography but also in all the humanities. Moreover, the historical and institutional knowledge of Italian libraries is indispensable for understanding the current situation of libraries, for their use and career opportunities in the sector.

Linguistic and historical standard skills

Lectures with the possibility of direct analysis of artifacts and scheduled visits to the city’s most important libraries

NO

Oral examination

NO-