Applications are open until 1 June for London Rare Books School (LRBS), taking place 24 – 28 June 2013 and 1 – 5 July 2013.
The application form is available from the Institute of English Studies website. Courses are ÂŁ600, and a ÂŁ100 deposit is requested upon application. Placements are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Courses may be taken for academic credit. Please note that some courses are now ‘fully booked’ (!)
The courses are taught by internationally renowned scholars associated with the Institute’s Centre for Manuscript and Print Studies, using the unrivalled library and museum resources of London, including the British Library, the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Senate House Libraries, and many more. All courses stress the materiality of the book, and each class is restricted to a maximum of twelve students.
Applications should be submitted to IESEvents@sas.ac.uk.
The course programme is below. For further details, see the LRBS website.
WEEK ONE: 24 – 28 June, 2013
The Book in the Ancient World
Children’s Books, 1470 – 1980
An Introduction to Bibliography
Mapping Land and Sea before 1900 TWO SPACES REMAINING
The Medieval Book FULLY BOOKED
The Printed Book in Europe, 1450 – 2000
Type and its Uses, 1455 – 1830
WEEK TWO: 1 – 5 July, 2013
The Anglo-Saxon and Carolingian Book, c600 – 1050
European Bookbinding, 1450 – 1820 FULLY BOOKED
The History and Practice of Hand Press Printing, 1450 – 1830
The History of Libraries from the Middle Ages to the Present
An Introduction to Illustration and its Technologies
Modern First Editions: Dealing, Collecting and the Market
Modern Literary Manuscripts
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Christopher Adams
IES Administrative Assistant
christopher.adams@sas.ac.uk
+44 (0) 20 7862 8675
