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The University of Virginia hosts an annual five-week summer program dedicated to the study of rare books. Founded in 1983 at Columbia University, the Rare Book School moved to Charlottesville in 1992.

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July 26, 2011

Per Henningsgaard, left, an assistant professor of English at the University of Wisconsin, and Rachel Hendrick, right, use a Nouvir Transilluminator to look at watermarks on paper samples in the "Paper Museum" as part of the Rare Book School the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The program is dedicated to the study of books, from seventh-century papyrus fragments to calfskin-bound books from the 1700s.

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Jan Storm van Leeuwen of the Dutch Royal Library at The Hague teaches 'Introduction to the History of Bookbinding' at the Rare Book School in the basement of the main library at the University of Virginia. Students, many of whom are book collectors or university professors, attend the Rare Book School from all over the world.

July 26, 2011

Jan Storm van Leeuwen of the Dutch Royal Library at The Hague teaches "Introduction to the History of Bookbinding" at the Rare Book School in the basement of the main library at the University of Virginia. Students, many of whom are book collectors or university professors, attend the Rare Book School from all over the world.

Stephanie Gross / For The Washington Post

A student takes notes in Jan Storm van Leeuwen's “Introduction to the History of Bookbinding.”

July 26, 2011

A student takes notes in Jan Storm van Leeuwen's “Introduction to the History of Bookbinding.”

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E. Haven Hawley, a printer in residence at the Rare Book School, uses 'ink balls' to ink the type during a printing demo on a replica of the Franklin Common Press at the Rare Book School at the University of Virginia.

July 26, 2011

E. Haven Hawley, a printer in residence at the Rare Book School, uses "ink balls" to ink the type during a printing demo on a replica of the Franklin Common Press at the Rare Book School at the University of Virginia.

Stephanie Gross / For The Washington Post

Joe Fay, manager of the rare books department of Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas, left, Jordan Debutts and Stefania Pandakovic of the books and manuscripts department at Christie's London, watch E. Haven Hawley as she removes a proof during a printing demo at the Rare Book School.

July 26, 2011

Joe Fay, manager of the rare books department of Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas, left, Jordan Debutts and Stefania Pandakovic of the books and manuscripts department at Christie's London, watch E. Haven Hawley as she removes a proof during a printing demo at the Rare Book School.

Stephanie Gross / For The Washington Post

Paper samples rest on a table in the 'Paper Museum,' part of the Rare Book School the University of Virginia.

July 26, 2011

Paper samples rest on a table in the "Paper Museum," part of the Rare Book School the University of Virginia.

Stephanie Gross / For The Washington Post

Jennifer Clements, a student in the class 'Introduction to the Principles of of Bibliographical Description' looks for watermarks on a sample of paper in the 'Paper Museum' as part of the Rare Book School the University of Virginia.

July 26, 2011

Jennifer Clements, a student in the class "Introduction to the Principles of of Bibliographical Description" looks for watermarks on a sample of paper in the "Paper Museum" as part of the Rare Book School the University of Virginia.

Stephanie Gross / For The Washington Post

From left, Naomi Nelson, director of Rare Book and Manuscript and Special Collections at Duke University and a faculty member at the Rare Book School, and student Carsten Clark, listen to music on a late 1980s Tandy computer in the 'Born Digital Materials: Theory and Practice' class at the Rare Book School at the University of Virginia.

July 26, 2011

From left, Naomi Nelson, director of Rare Book and Manuscript and Special Collections at Duke University and a faculty member at the Rare Book School, and student Carsten Clark, listen to music on a late 1980s Tandy computer in the "Born Digital Materials: Theory and Practice" class at the Rare Book School at the University of Virginia.

Stephanie Gross / For The Washington Post

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