London International Palaeography Summer School/London Rare Books School 2014

The London International Palaeography Summer School 2014
Centre for Manuscript and Print Studies, Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
16-20 June, 2014

The London International Palaeography Summer School is a series of intensive courses in Palaeography and Manuscript Studies. Courses range from a half to two days duration and are given by experts in their respective fields from a wide range of institutions. Subject areas include Latin palaeography, English, German and Greek palaeography, history of scripts, illuminated manuscripts, codicology, vernacular editing and liturgical and devotional manuscripts.

The Summer School is hosted by the Centre for Manuscript and Print Studies with the co-operation of the British Library, the Institute of Historical Research, Senate House Library, the Warburg Institute, University College, King’s College London and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

For full details please consult the website: http://www.ies.sas.ac.uk/london-palaeography-summer-school

Closing date for registration: 6 June 2014 


The London Rare Books School (LRBS) 2014
Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
Week one: 23-27 June, Week two: 30 June-4 July

The London Rare Books School (LRBS) is a series of five-day, intensive courses on a variety of book-related subjects to be taught in and around Senate House, which is the centre of the University of London’s federal system.

Our courses are taught by internationally renowned scholars using the unrivalled library and museum resources of London, including the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Senate House Libraries, and many more.

Our courses are taught intensively in small groups of no more than 12 students in order to ensure that everyone has plenty of opportunity to talk to the teachers and to get very close to the books. Each course consists of thirteen seminars amounting in all to twenty hours of teaching time spread between Monday lunchtime and Friday afternoon. All courses stress the materiality of the book so you can expect to have close encounters with remarkable books and other artefacts from some of the world’s greatest collections.

For full details please consult the website: http://www.ies.sas.ac.uk/london-rare-books-school

Closing date for registration: 6 June 2014