Bibliography Among the Disciplines: Plenary Session 1

Plenary Session 1: "Historicizing Critical Bibliography" Anthony Grafton (Princeton University): “Bio-Bibliography in Early Modern Europe: Towards a History of Practice” François Deroche (Chair in the History of the Qur’an, Text and Transmission, Collège de France): “From One Giant to Another: Bio-Bibliographical Practice in the Islamic World (10th–17th Centuries)” Session Organizers: Vera Keller (University of Oregon), Yael Rice (Amherst College) Note that this session also includes general welcoming remarks to the conference by Rare Book School Executive Director Michael F. Suarez, S.J. and by conference co-chairs Barbara Heritage and Donna Sy. See the conference website at http://rarebookschool.org/bibliography-conference-2017/ for more information about the conference.