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Erik Kwakkel is a Professor at the University of British Columbia, School of Information, specializing in the History of the Book, Codicology, and Digital Humanities. His research examines premodern communication systems, focusing on manuscript design, marginalia, and knowledge dissemination before print culture.
- Director, UBC iSchool (2020–present)
- Member, Comité International de Paléographie Latine (CIPL)
- Active in digitization projects and outreach through medievalbooks.nl blog and social media
His research bridges material culture with digital innovation, analyzing medieval parchment reuse, manuscript fragments in early-modern bindings, and collaborative book production networks in Paris. He pioneered framed fragment storage at UBC for safer pedagogical use of delicate materials.
Selected Publications include Books Before Print (2018), Medicine at Monte Cassino (2019), and The European Book in the Twelfth Century (2018). His media impact spans BBC World Service, CNN, and Smithsonian Magazine.
Awards & Recognition:
- International expert on medieval manuscripts
- Buzzfeed's '8 Book Historians Killing It Online' (2014)
- CIPL Membership
