Au milieu du deuxième semestre, nous sommes allés à Paris pour une visite très spéciale à la Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève et dans une vente aux enchères...
XVI e siècle best… “sellers” d’une bibliothèque ideale
Homines libris, ab hominibus orbis. 📚 People were interested in the organisation of information even since Antiquity. Through centuries they have used all the available...
Philosophy and press in Colombia
The history of the printing press in Colombia began in the 18th century when the Jesuits required the colonial government’s permission to bring the first press...
The 17th century Jesuits correspondence
Between 1861 and 1865, the Royal Academy of History of Spain published a selection of letters in seven volumes included in the collection “Memorial Histórico...
The Impact of Utopia on France’s literature
La description de l’isle d’utopie ou est comprins le miroer des republicques du monde, et l’exemplaire de vie heureuse: redige par escript en stille Treselegant...
For the world of words: the book…
ave you ever felt jealous for Johnny Depp's profession as Rare book dealer in the Ninth Gate? Have you ever felt the same excitement as...
From Victor Hugo to Léon Gambetta
My name is Agnes, and I have graduated with a bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering. I have decided to enroll in this program because some...
Introducing Me
Verso, folio, black letter, incunable, maroquin, calf... As John Carter says "Every specialised profession or pursuit develops its own jargon, much of which is unintelligible...
From parchments to eBooks
Our master is an adventure, it makes us travel in time, in the morning we can examine 15th century books, then, in the afternoon switch...
Creating new tools
My name is Mateo, I have a degree in philosophy and my work has focused on the social and intellectual history of Colombia. I am...