by eleanorh | Jun 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
As a collector of anything to do with writing and examples of printing, I was trying to update the catalogue of my collection and came across this little book, which I wondered may be of some interest. It measures 14cm h by 9½cm w and consists of 93 pages. ...
by eleanorh | Jun 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
As France entered strictly regulated ‘confinement’ in mid-March I was finishing a book chapter about spaces of reading (and writing) on the purpose-built fast passenger clipper the Torrens. With her unusually long poop deck she carried only about 50 first...
by georgiareeves | Jun 23, 2020 | Summer Schools
Dr Karen Attar answers some questions about the use of special collections material from Senate House Library on London Rare Books School courses: No matter what course they are studying, students on the London Rare Books School benefit from opportunities to work with...
by eleanorh | Jun 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
As I write, England is just starting to emerge from lockdown. Weeks of closure of places of employment, shops and schools. Weeks at home; weeks of boredom, distress and worry. I know I’m not the only one who has found it hard. In times like these, what I read changes....
by georgiareeves | Jun 17, 2020 | History of the Book, Summer Schools
Professor Simon Eliot, founding Director of the London Rare Books School, reflects on the origins and history of the School: The first London Rare Books School ran in 2007. As its founding director, what motivated you to establish it? Looking back on the origins of...
