[Sci-tech-public] TODAY! Paper and Bookbinding: The Making of Diderot¹s Encyclopédie - Friday 3/19

[Michelle Baildon]

Paper and Bookbinding: The Making of Diderot's Encyclopédie

MIT Libraries' book conservator, Nancy Schrock, discusses Diderot's Encyclopédie as an example 18th century French papermaking and bookbinding.
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Speaker: Nancy Schrock, Conservator for Special Collections

Date & Time: Friday, March 19 1:00-2:00pm

Location: 14N-118, Institute Archives Reading Room
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Technology and Enlightenment, an exhibition in the Libraries' Maihaugen Gallery (14N-130) explores one of the most important and controversial publications of the eighteenth century, Diderot's Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers.


Upcoming Events <http://tiny.cc/UcHGI> :

Music in the Enlightenment
Wednesday, April 14, 2-3pm, Lewis Music Library (14E-109)

A performance and discussion of music related to the exhibition led by Teresa Neff, Lecturer in Music.

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Gallery Talk: Picturing Work in Diderot's Encyclopédie
Wednesday, May 12, Noon-1pm, Maihaugen Gallery (14N-130)

Co-curator Kristel Smentek, Assistant Professor of Art History, leads an informal tour and discussion of the exhibition.


Thank you,
Maihaugen Exhibit Committee

maihaugen-lib at mit.edu







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