Lunchtime Lecture: Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads with Dr. Alexandra Gillespie
Discover the back story behind Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads with an enthralling talk featuring the leader of the Toronto-based research team whose cutting-edge work made the exhibition possible. Dr. Alexandra Gillespie delves into the deep explorations and important discoveries of the University of Toronto’s Mellon Foundation-funded Books and the Silks Roads project.
In her Lunchtime Lecture from October 28, 2021, she illuminates the art, science, and inspiration driving the initiative, which “maps connections between parts of the premodern world by describing the technology of the book.”