Early Books Lecture Series XVII - Virtual

When: April 19, 2022 4:00pm to 5:00pm
three people holding open books

The Early Book Lecture Series XVII is an annual event started by Albrecht Classen, University Distinguished Professor of German Studies, where University of Arizona scholars explore rare books held by Special Collections. 

All lectures are virtual, free, and open to the public.

April 5, 2022
4-5 p.m.
Albrecht Classen, Professor, Department of German Studies 
Chess and Wisdom in a Thirteenth-Century Spanish Manuscript for King Alfonso el Sabio (Libros del ajedrez, dados y tablas) (Virtual)

Classen discusses how Spanish King Alfonso X commissioned more than one of the most beautiful and impressive medieval manuscripts.

April 12, 2022
4-5 p.m.
Cynthia White, Professor, Department of Religious Studies and Classics 
The Fox and the Hedgehog: Medieval Animals in Special Collections (Virtual)

White invites us to learn about Medieval Latin bestiaries—books filled with allegorical animal stories and some of the most beautiful illustrations in the history of art.

April 19, 2022
4-5 p.m.
Paul Milliman, Associate Professor, Department of History
Medieval Manuscripts, Mappaemundi, and the Making of History with Computer Games (Virtual)

Milliman, a co-creator of the University of Arizona Enhanced Experience for Age of Empires IV video game, will talk about teaching and learning medieval history with computer games, as well as the role early books play in this process.


Audience: All
Audience size: Large (101-500)

Where

Campus: Virtual

Address

United States
US

Contact info & links

Contacts

Maggie Verebelyi University Libraries

Requests for disability-related accommodations should be directed to the event's primary contact: Maggie Verebelyi