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Parsing Text and Image: Aspects of Symbolic Imagery in Early Modern European Print In-Person
The visual culture of early modern Europe is rich in symbolism and allegory. Join us for a special event in which three different specialists shine light on different aspects of this fascinating theme: emblem books, the connection between allegory and antiquity, and illustrated title pages and frontispieces in medical texts.
Free and open to all, registration requested.
Speakers
- Claudia Swan
Mark Steinberg Weil Professor in Art History, WashU - Clare Kobasa
Associate Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, St. Louis Art Museum - Elisabeth Brander
Director for the Center for the History of Medicine, Becker Medical Library
If you require accommodations to fully participate in this event, please contact us at libraryevents@wustl.edu.
- Date:
- Wednesday, November 5, 2025
- Time:
- 4:00pm - 6:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Olin Library, Rm. 142
- Campus:
- Danforth Campus
- Audience:
- Community Faculty Graduate Students Library Staff Staff Undergraduate Students
Cassie Brand