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CHB Director, Bill Bell, welcomes delegates to the conference. The event took place in Old College, with plenary sessions in the Playfair Library Hall and parallel sessions in the Law Faculty.
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Question times provoked lively discussions. With almost 300 delegates from 15 countries, this was the largest book history event to date in the UK
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The event began with a lecture by Roger Chartier. Other keynote lectures were delivered by Peter Burke and Robert Darnton.
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Discussions continued over coffee.
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'What was the History of the Book?' A plenary round-table in which speakers were asked to revisit some of their most influential contributions to the field in order to discuss why they would have approached the topic differently today. (L to R: Bill Bell (Chair), Robert Darnton, Peter Burke, Roger Chartier)
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Robert Darnton explored the way in which the 'Communications Circuit' had been interpreted since its first appearance. Peter Burke explained the origins and afterlife of The Social History of Knowledge. Roger Chartier elaborated on The Order of Books.
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The Blackwell Lecture 2005 was delivered by Professor Robert Darnton on the topic 'Mlle Bonafon and Private Life of Louis XV.'
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Delegates brought an unusually collegial atmosphere. Coffee and mealtimes provided opportunities to continue discussions and to meet new friends.
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The conference dinner took
place at the Pollock Halls . . .
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The conference dinner took
place at the Pollock Halls . . .
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. . . and was followed by a ceilidh which featured familiar Scottish country dances, some with mysterious new variations
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Enjoying the ceilidh
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The Old College Quad . . .
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. . . provided an agreeable place to relax between sessions.
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Professor Chartier delivered a special vote of thanks to Co-ordinator, Arlene Milne
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Thirsty work . . .
and so on to the whisky tasting
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