The annual CERL seminar is hosted this year by the National Central Library of Rome and focuses on early printed books using non-Latin typefaces.
From its early days in the 15th century, typography was used to print books in Latin, as well as in the spoken European languages of the time that utilized the Latin alphabet. However, very early on, printers also produced texts in different alphabets, such as Hebrew (from 1469), Greek (from 1471), Glagolitic (from 1483), Cyrillic (from 1491), and others.
These books are now preserved in major libraries across Europe and America, which will come together at this seminar to present their rich collections, in the form of lectures and posters.
The history of Greek printing and Greek books will be presented at the seminar by the Historical Library of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, the Onassis Library, and the Gennadius Library. Three of the largest private libraries in our country join forces to collectively provide a brief overview of the history of the first printed Greek works from the 15th to the 19th century, drawing notable examples from their impressive and rich collections.
View the full seminar program here. The posters from all the libraries will be presented after the seminar on the CERL website (www.cerl.org).
The seminar will be streamed live; the link will be announced soon.
Aikaterini Laskaridis’ poster
