20 October 2020
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – ONLINE VIA ZOOM. Register here.
Events
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 - 18:00
Location:
ONLINE VIA ZOOM
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - 18:00
17 November 2020
Adrian Edwards, Insights into the King’s Library of George III
During his long life, George III (r. 1760–1820) amassed one of the most significant book collections of his age. The books are today housed in a purpose-built tower at the heart of the British Library. This talk will consider the formation of the collection, how it has been moved around over the past two-and-a-half centuries, and the range of materials it contains. Special focus will be placed on the findings of two recent pieces of research: World War II book losses and subsequent replacements, and the range of Americana that King George acquired, both before and after the Revolution.
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Location:
ONLINE VIA ZOOM
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 18:00
Tuesday, 15 December 2020
David Shaw, Paper for octavos: Innovation in early sixteenth-century book production
Medieval paper makers produced paper in four distinct sizes. Paul Needham has identified several variants used by fifteenth-century printers and another variant introduced by Aldus Manutius for his octavo classics. These paper sizes, new and old, continued in use in the sixteenth century.
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Location:
ONLINE VIA ZOOM
