by chrisa | Jul 28, 2017 | Summer Schools
Looking into week two of the London Rare Books School (LRBS), John Sellars, Research Fellow at King’s College London, tells us about The Medieval Book. “I attended ‘The Medieval Book’ course, led by renowned expert in the field and ex-curator...
by chrisa | Jul 28, 2017 | Summer Schools
The London Rare Books School (LRBS) continued with great success into its second week. With six courses running, LRBS students had an even greater choice of topics to pick from. We greeted some familiar courses and welcomed new ones, all with a fantastic range of...
by chrisa | Jul 24, 2017 | Summer Schools
Here’s an insight into week one of the London Rare Books School (LRBS). Aislinn Kelly, English major at University of North Florida, examines History of Book Illustration. “When the ‘History of Book Illustration’ students returned to Senate House Library...
by chrisa | Jul 21, 2017 | Summer Schools
Delving further into week one of the London Rare Books School (LRBS), Michelle Milan based in Galway, Ireland recounts her experience: “The Printed Book in Europe, 1455-2010, organised by Prof. Simon Eliot, was a very informative and stimulating course. I came...
by chrisa | Jul 19, 2017 | Summer Schools
The London Rare Books School (LRBS) began with the leftover sunshine from the annual heatwave and soon descended into the more classic British summertime. The first week of LRBS, however, was not dampened and the vivacity of our students’ enthusiasm reigned on....
by chrisa | Jun 30, 2017 | Summer Schools
This year’s London International Palaeography Summer School (LIPSS) concluded with blunt pencils and a sharpened mind. Of course not forgetting the wave of impassioned thoughts on the highly controversial delay of the Queen’s speech due to the...