Talk : Printing, sculpture, and the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
Dr Oren Margolis, Departmental Lecturer in Early Modern History at Somerville College, Oxford, discusses the mysterious Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, the exquisitely illustrated Renaissance book published in Venice by Aldus Manutius.
This lecture takes place on the 500th anniversary of the death of Aldus, and accompanies the display Aldus Manutius: The Struggle and the Dream (Proscholium, Bodleian Library, 8 January-22 February 2015).
| What | History |
|---|---|
| When | Feb 06, 2015 from 05:30 PM to 06:30 PM |
Venue
Convocation House, Old Bodleian Library (Map)
Speaker
Dr Oren Margolis
Contact
bookcentre@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Tickets
This event is free but places are limited so please complete a booking form here to reserve tickets in advance.
Reception following hosted by the Centre for the Study of the Book and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Neo-Latin Studies.
More information, see Bodleian Library website page.