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"AUTHENTICITY" - Symposium held at the Library of Congress (Rare Book and Special Collections Division) on 6th December 2013

09 septembre 2013
The Library of Congress announces a symposium on "Authenticity", a program that will look at one of the most difficult subjects facing libraries, private collectors, and booksellers today - judging the genuineness of printed materials. The symposium will take place on 6th December 2013. It will not focus on theft or forgery, but rather on the research which curators, scholars, and conservators have been conducting regarding all elements of printing and book production. The program will include specialists who are at the cutting edge of research on printing techniques, paper manufacture, binding construction, and typography. They will include scholars, conservators, scientists, and booksellers who are dedicated to establishing methods for determining authenticity in the field of rare books, prints, and manuscripts.
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The Library of Congress announces a symposium on “Authenticity”, a program that will look at one of the most difficult subjects facing libraries, private collectors, and booksellers today - judging the genuineness of printed materials. The symposium will take place on 6th December 2013. It will not focus on theft or forgery, but rather on the research which curators, scholars, and conservators have been conducting regarding all elements of printing and book production. The program will include specialists who are at the cutting edge of research on printing techniques, paper manufacture, binding construction, and typography. They will include scholars, conservators, scientists, and booksellers who are dedicated to establishing methods for determining authenticity in the field of rare books, prints, and manuscripts.

The symposium will occupy the entire day and will close with a keynote address by Michael Suarez (Director, Rare Book School, University of Virginia).

The Program Schedule:


Panel on Paper

Tim Barret (University of Iowa), Kim Schenck (National Gallery of Art), Peter Bower (Forensic Paper Historian, London)

Panel on Printing and Typography

Paul Needham (Scheide Librarian, Princeton University), Nick Wilding (Georgia State University)

Panel on Color

Thomas Primeau (Baltimore Museum of Art), Meg Ford (Christies London), Lynn Brostoff (The Library of Congress)

"AUTHENTICITY" - Symposium held at the Library of Congress (Rare Book and Special Collections Division) on 6th December 2013


Date: 6th December 2013

Venue: Library of Congress (101 Independence Ave SE Washington,WA DC 20540 United States)

The one-day program will be held on Friday, December 6th, 2013 in the Mumford Room of the Library of Congress' Madison Building. The program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. An RSVP would be appreciated.

For more information please contact Geanie Jackson in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division.