Course Outcomes
Book Construction and Production
Students will be able to describe and show how the book (the codex, in particular) is physically constructed and produced.
Describing the history of the Book
Students will be able to describe the history of the book and the reasons it has developed the way it has.
Scripts and Fonts
Students will be able to describe the development of scripts and fonts and the reasons they have changed over time.
Making a Book Beautiful
Students will be able to describe what goes into making a book look beautiful (design, typography, construction, usefulness, etc.).
Text Change
Students will be able to describe the fundamentals that underlie how texts change and develop over time, including the kinds of transmission errors that occur.
