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...
by georgiareeves | May 22, 2020 | History of the Book, MA Programme
Amy Kaufman (MRes History of the Book) Like many IES students I had planned to spend the spring digging (very gently) through London’s rich archives and special collections rather than experiencing its arrival for a second time at my mother-in-law’s house in Muskoka,...
by georgiareeves | Mar 10, 2020 | History of the Book
Student Mark Pickett (MA History of the Book) wonders at the splendour created in historical literary texts by the then emerging technologies. (Originally posted on Talking Humanities) The Latin root noun textus (meaning ‘texture, tissue, structure’) indicates the...
by katythompson | Nov 23, 2018 | History of the Book, MA Programme
Hi! My name is Alex Wingate and I’m an M.A. student at the Institute of English Studies for the History of the Book. I hail from Fairfax, Virginia on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. I have a B.A. from the College of William and Mary (2nd oldest college in the U.S.,...
by chrisa | Dec 8, 2016 | History of the Book, MA Programme
Two years ago I retired from my job as a manager in the IT Services industry (I wasn’t much good at the technology, but was rather better at managing the people who were) and looked around for ways to keep the little grey cells ticking over. I originally graduated in...
by chrisa | Nov 28, 2016 | Collaborations, History of the Book, MA Programme
My name is Bonnie and I’m from Colorado, USA. I earned my Bachelor’s degree in History and English from the University of Denver, and I have always loved books and reading. I’ve worked as an editor and enjoy seeing the process of making a book from start to finish....
