Ligatus Summer School Schedule 2017

Week 1: BYZANTINE BOOKBINDING and BOOKBINDING DOCUMENTATION (Dr. Georgios Boudalis and Dr. Athanasios Velios)
Monday, 25 September 2017
9.00 – 10.30 The antecedants of the codex: the wax tablet codices and the single gatherings codices
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Bookbindings around the Mediterranean in the first ten centuries of the Christian Era
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 – 15.00 Free-text records, structured records, recommendations, schemas
15.00 – 15.30 Break
15.30 – 17.00 Schema development (outline)
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
9.00 – 10.30 Endleaves and Sewing of the gatherings
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Boards and board attachment
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 – 15.00 SKOS: Getty vocabularies and Language of Bindings thesaurus
15.00 – 15.30 Break
15.30 – 17.00 CIDOC-CRM, CRM mapping workshop
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
9.00 – 10.30 Spine lining, edge trimming and edge decoration
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Endbands
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 – 15.00 SQL, Drupal
15.00 – 15.30 Break
15.30 – 17.00 Drupal workshop
Thursday, 28 September 2017
9.00 – 10.30 Fastenings and Markers
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Decoration
12.30 – 13.00 Lunch break
13.00 - 15.00 Mini bus travel to Cambridge University Library
15.00 - 15.15 Break
15.15 - 16.30 Examination of books
16.30 - 17.30 Free time in Cambridge (Fitzwilliam museum, bookshops, coffee)
17.30 - 19.30 Travel back to Norwich (mini bus)
Friday, 29 September 2017
9.00 – 10.30 XML, RelaxNG, XML schema development,
validation.
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Bookbinding recording and inputting in the database (books from the library)
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 – 15.00 Bookbinding recording and inputting in the database (books from the library)
15.00 – 15.30 Break
15.30 – 17.00 Bookbinding recording and inputting in the database (books from the library)
Week 2: EUROPEAN BOOKBINDING 14500 - 1830 (Prof. Nicholas Pickwoad)
Monday, 2 October 2017
9.00 – 10.30 Introduction; How to date bindings; Finishing tools; Aggregate dating; The medieval legacy;
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Introduction; How to date bindings; Finishing tools; Aggregate dating; The medieval legacy;
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 - 15.00 Examination of books
15.00 - 15.30 Break
15.30 - 17.00 Examination of books
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
9.00 – 10.30 Stitched books; Sewing techniques; Greek-style bindings;
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Recessed supports; Deceptive practices; Hollow backs; Spine shape; Edge treatment; Spine linings;
12.30 - 13.30 Mini bus travel to Blickling Hall (please pack your lunch to eat on the bus)
14.00 - 17.00 Examination of books
17.00 - 18.00 Travel back to Norwich (mini bus)
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
9.00 – 10.30 Temporary/cheap bindings; Sewn textblocks; Sewn supported in drawn-on covers; Textblocks with extra-thick endleaves; Linkstitch bindings; Sewing through pierced supports; Longstitch; sewn through wrapper with external supports; Lace-attached bindings; Tacketed bindings.
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Laced-case bindings in parchment and paper; Laced-case bindings with cover linings; Laced-case bindings with boards; Decorated laced-case parchment bindings; Case bindings.
12.30 – 13.30 Mini bus travel to Holckham Hall (please pack your lunch to eat on the bus)
14.00 - 17.00 Examination of books
17.00-18.00 Travel back to Norwich (mini bus)
Thursday, 5 October 2017
9.00 – 10.30 Boards - wood, sca'board, laminated boards, paper boardsr; board-attachment; endleaf/board attachment.
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Endbands, worked and stuck-on.
12.30 - 13.30 Mini bus travel to Felbrigg Hall (please pack your lunch to eat on the bus)
14.00-17.00 Examination of books
17.00-18.00 Travel back to Norwich (mini bus)
Friday, 6 October 2017
9.00 – 10.30 Uncovered bindings in boards; Covering materials; Covering techniques; Half and quarter bindings.
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Account-books; Economy measures; School books; Portable books; Titling and shelving.
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch Break
13.30 - 15.00 Examination of books
15.00 - 15.30 Break
15.30 - 17.00 Examination of books