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For the latter, see also see erik kwakkel, medieval bargain books, medievalbooks. Erik kwakkel kwakkel is a book historian and a specialist in the development of medieval manuscripts. The oddest accidents we have found in medieval books. For the past few years, medieval book historian erik kwakkel has been pouring through some of the worlds oldest books and manuscripts at leiden university, the netherlands, as part of his ongoing research on pen trials. Talking about medieval manuscripts in front of a camera is really tough. He has a long list of publications and has worked at diverse international research institutions. This verdict shot through my head as i was taping podcasts in the palaeography room at the university of londons school of advanced studies recently. It highlights extraordinary continuities between medieval book culture. Change and development in the medieval book leiden university. Erik kwakkelis a professor at the ischool library, archival and information studies university of british columbia.

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Daniele is joined by erik kwakkel, a rockstar of the book history world. In addition to liking cats a lot, i also like history a lot. Erik kwakkel born 28 may 1970, meppel is a dutch scholar who specializes in medieval manuscripts, paleography, and codicology. Medieval book historian at the university of british columbia, vancouver. University of british columbia, a rockstar of the book history world. Erik kwakkel, a book historian in leiden, netherlands, talks about his passion for medieval books and the benefits of blogging. Books before print medieval media and culture kwakkel, erik on. He has worked since 2010 as a researcher and lecturer at the faculty of humanities, where he is a pioneer in the field of digital humanities. Erik kwakkel appointed scaliger professor leiden university. Medieval book historian erik kwakkel discovers and catalogs 800. While the st albans bible can be placed in an important center of book production, in many respects its history remains as incomplete as the book. Many of these doodles were quite whimsical, erik kwakkel, a professor of book history at the ischool at the university of british columbia notes. For the past few years, medieval book historian erik kwakkel has been poring over some of the worlds oldest books and manuscripts at leiden.