11th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in
the Digital Age
November 15-17, 2018

Illuminations: Manuscript, Medium, Message

In partnership with the Rare Book Department of the Free Library of
Philadelphia, the Schoenberg Institute of Manuscript Studies at the
University of Pennsylvania Libraries is pleased to announce the 11th
Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the
Digital Age.

Manuscript illumination has often been considered in relation to the
texts it accompanies, but rarely in terms of its interplay with other
artistic media. Historically, however, the technique was closely
associated with other forms of artistic expression and served as a
crucial point of contact and transfer for visual motifs across space
and time. The goal of this year's symposium is to examine cases of
intermedial exchange through the lenses of technique, style,
iconography, social context, and cultural geography, while also posing
broader questions about the deep connections between the craft of
illumination and other arts more widely. Of special interest will be
insights gained from the technical examination of works in different
media, new comparisons made possible by digital technology, and the
discovery of linkages once obscured by strict historiographical
divisions

For more information, go to
https://www.library.upenn.edu/about/events/kislak/SIMS/ljs-symposium11.
Registration opens in September 2018.