“Collecting the Medieval Book in America”: A Keynote Lecture by Lisa Fagin Davis and Panel Discussion

“Collecting the Medieval Book in America” is a conference, featuring a keynote lecture by Lisa Fagin Davis, Director of the Medieval Academy of America, and a panel discussion with library curators, faculty, and antiquarian booksellers.

Panel Discussion from 4 to 5:15 pm. Panelists include:

• Brian Brege, Associate Professor, History, Syracuse University
• Anna Siebach-Larsen, Director of the Rossell Hope Robbins Library and Koller-Collins Center for English Studies, University of Rochester
• Juilee Decker, Director of the Museum Studies program, Rochester Institute of Technology
• Irene Malfatto, Independent Scholar and Bookseller at Bruce McKittrick Rare Books (Philadelphia)
• Moderators: Samantha Herrick, Associate Professor, History, Syracuse University and Irina Savinetskaya, Curator of Early to Pre-20th Century, Special Collections Research Center

Reception from 5:15 to 5:45 pm.

Keynote Lecture and Questions & Answers from 5:45 to 7 pm. Delivered by Lisa Fagin Davis, Director of the Medieval Academy of America.

The conference is hosted by the Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries, in conjunction with the SCRC Spring 2025 exhibition, “The Making of the Medieval Book.”

The event is organized by “Curating the Middle Ages,” a CNY Humanities Working Group, with support from the CNY Humanities Corridor and the Global Premodern Studies Faculty Working Group. It is co-sponsored by CNY Humanities Corridor and The Bibliographical Society of America, with additional support from Department of History, Department of Art History, CNY Humanities Center, and the Global Premodern Studies Faculty Working Group.

Communication Access Realtime Translation will be provided. If you require an accommodation, use English as a second language, or have dietary needs, please email Max Wagh by February 12 at mlwagh@syr.edu.