From Parchment to Printing Press: A Textual Tour of England

The focus of this exciting Study Abroad trip will be the history of book-making from hand-made medieval manuscripts to the invention of the printing press and the mass production of the written word.  Students will be able to draw on their immediate experience with rare books and learning environments, from cathedrals to private research libraries, to develop their personal understanding of the role of the book in culture.

This exceptional train tour of England will include five cities: Manchester, Durham, Lincoln, Oxford, and London.  We will visit some of the most important centers of learning from the Middle Ages to the present: Oxford University and the Bodleian Library; the Ashmolean Museum, the John Rylands Library at the University of Manchester; Durham Cathedral and Library; Lincoln Cathedral and its medieval and Christopher Wren Libraries; and in London the British Library, St. Bride Library, and the library of the Society of Antiquaries.

While the immediate aim of this program is to offer students the opportunity to participate in an extensive analysis of the historical achievement of book production and book learning through on-site group discussion and individual reflection, the program also aspires to demonstrate that beyond the classroom books play a significant role in contemporary society as fundamental expressions of both the shared and the individual human experience.

Dates of Travel: May 18 – June 7, 2010
Program Fee*: $4,300 per student
Tuition for 3 credit hours + $20 fee: $614 per student
Tuition for 6 credit hours + $20 fee: $1,208 per student
Personal Expenses**: $3,000 per student

Total Approximate Cost for 3 credit hours: $7,194 per student
Total Approximate Cost for 6 credit hours: $8,508 per student

Non-refundable Deposit: $400 due October 2, 2009
First Non-transferable Payment: $700 due November 2, 2009
Second Non-transferable Payment: $700 due December 2, 2009

Final Non-transferable Payment of $2,500 is due by January 22, 2010 (refund policy explained in program description handout)

* Program fee includes four-day standard BritRail England Flexipass Pass, Heathrow Express Pass, London Underground TravelCard, accommodation in twill or triple room, all breakfasts, museum and library fees, administrative fee, guided tours, and international health insurance.

**Personal expensesincludes RT airfare from US to London, lunches and dinners, souvenirs, gifts, and entertainment. We will try to arrange air travel together so we can fly as a group. Theses figures may vary depending on individual spending habits, variation in cost of flights, passport fee, etc.

The first 10 students with a paid deposit to Drury will be guaranteed a position in the program.

Courses:
ARTH 380: Field Studies in Art History (3 credit hours)
COMM/ARTH 361: History and Theory of Graphic Communication (3 credit hours)

For more information, please contact:
Dr. Bill Garvin
wgarvin2@drury.edu
(417) 873-7482

Dr. Tom Russo
trusso@drury.edu
(417) 873-7413