{"id":2106,"date":"2026-08-25T14:08:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fl-keio.info\/intro\/?p=2106"},"modified":"2026-08-28T11:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:01:09","slug":"global-codex-hidden-stories-of-books-across-cultures-%e6%96%87%e5%8c%96%e3%82%92%e6%a8%aa%e6%96%ad%e3%81%99%e3%82%8b%e6%9b%b8%e7%89%a9%e3%81%ae%e7%9f%a5%e3%82%89%e3%82%8c%e3%81%96%e3%82%8b%e7%89%a9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fl-keio.info\/intro\/?p=2106","title":{"rendered":"Global Codex: Hidden Stories of Books Across Cultures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>This new addition to our popular online course series on books and book culture uncovers the hidden stories of books as they travelled across cultures and traditions. The course launches in October 2026. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lead Educators\uff1aSatoko Tokunaga, Takahiro Sasaki<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.fl-keio.info\/intro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video_poster_image.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fl-keio.info\/intro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FL_course_trailer.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>Course Trailer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Global Codex: Hidden Stories of Books Across Cultures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The course invites learners to reconsider books not merely as texts, but as material objects shaped by human hands, tools, and cultures. Drawing on rare manuscripts and early printed books from Japan, Dunhuang, Europe, and beyond, the course explores how books have evolved, travelled, and taken new forms across cultures and over time. Join our distinguished instructors in uncovering the hidden stories of codices that transcend boundaries of time and cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cta_box\" style=\"display:flex !important; flex-direction:row; align-items:center; justify-content:center; gap:20px; flex-wrap:wrap; margin:32px 0 40px 0;\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurelearn.com\/courses\/global-codex-hidden-stories-of-books-across-cultures?utm_campaign=keio_bau&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=keio\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Enrol\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"display:inline-block !important; width:auto !important; margin:0 !important; background:#c724b1; color:#fff; padding:14px 32px; border-radius:999px; text-decoration:none; font-size:17px; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;\">Course Registration<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fl-keio.info\/intro\/?p=2092\" style=\"display:inline-block !important; width:auto !important; margin:0 !important; background:#c724b1; color:#fff; padding:14px 32px; border-radius:999px; text-decoration:none; font-size:17px; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;\">\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u306e\u30da\u30fc\u30b8\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\uff08Japanese Page\uff09<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Global Codex: Hidden Stories of Books Across Cultures course was jointly developed by Keio University, the British Library, and the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the Dunhuang Academy. It brings together scholars and specialists from institutions around the world \u2014 meet our educators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Keio University<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2410\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fl-keio.info\/intro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/guest_speakers.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2122\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Educators from left to right)<br><br><strong>Takahiro Sasaki<\/strong>, Professor, Keio Institute of Oriental Classics<br><strong>Satoko Tokunaga<\/strong>, Professor, Faculty of Letters, Department of English and American Literature<br><strong>Mari Agata<\/strong>, Professor, Faculty of Letters, Department of Library and Information Science<br><strong>Mayumi Ikeda<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Foreign Languages and<br>Liberal Arts<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">The British Library<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2410\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fl-keio.info\/intro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bl_guest_speakers_wide.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2124\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Specialists from left to right)<br><br><strong>M\u00e9lodie Doumy<\/strong>, Lead Curator, Chinese Collections (Stein and Hoernle) and manager of International Dunhuang Programme (IDP)<br><strong>Karen Limper-Herz<\/strong>, Head of Printed Heritage Collections<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>University of Cambridge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3020\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fl-keio.info\/intro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cambridge_guest_speakers.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2125\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Specialists from left to right)<br><br><strong>Alessandro Bianchi<\/strong>, Head of World Collections, Cambridge University Library<br><strong>Ir\u00e8ne Fabry-Tehranchi<\/strong>, French Specialist, Collections and Academic Liaison, Cambridge University Library<br><strong>Laura Moretti<\/strong>, Professor of Early Modern Japanese Literature and Culture, Department of East Asian Studies, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies<br><strong>Orietta Da Rold<\/strong>, Professor in Medieval Literature and Manuscript Studies, Academic Director of the Cambridge University Library Research Institute<br><strong>Yasmin Faghihi<\/strong>, Head of Near and Middle Eastern Department, Cambridge University Library<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Invited speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2410\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fl-keio.info\/intro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eric_tanaka_speakers_1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2145\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Left: <strong>Eric White<\/strong>, Curator of Rare Books, Princeton University 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