Acutus et Argutus: Early Modern Print Culture in Motion
Third-Party Conference, October 8-10 2025, Vilnius, Lithuania. CfP open until April 30!
The Organizing Committee invites proposals that explore, but are not limited to, the following themes:
- Books and print culture in the early modern period: The rise of printing houses, evolution of book design and typography, and the interplay between Baroque visual culture and book aesthetics.
- Readers, circulation, and provenance: The dissemination of books, evidence of reading practices, and cross-cultural exchanges facilitated by print.
- New approaches to early printed heritage: Digital humanities, AI-driven research, forensic methods, and conservation practices that reveal hidden narratives in early printed texts.
- Diverse voices in early modern book culture: The roles of women, cultural diversity, and the integration of non-European book traditions into early modern print networks.
Submit your application via the conference website: https://konferencijos.lnb.lt/acutus-et-argutus/