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The Stationers’ Company opens its new Archive facility

Submitted by Hannah Pope on 16 November 2017 - 2:45pm

The official opening of the Stationers’ Company’s new archive room and reading room took place on 10th November 2017, and  represented a milestone in improving access to its unique and priceless archive, both for members of the Company and the general public.

Society's Library

Submitted by Hannah Pope on 9 October 2017 - 2:30pm

The Society's library is now available for consultation by members at the Albert Sloman Library at the University of Essex.

Publication launch: David Selwyn, Edmund Geste and his books

Submitted by David Shaw on 29 September 2017 - 9:21am

The Society's latest publication was launched on Thursday 28 September 2017 with a reception at Salisbury Cathedral hosted by the acting Dean and the Cathedral Archivist.

All members of the Society will have received copies of the book. 

For further information, see Edmund Geste and his books.

BIBSOC LIBRARY

Submitted by Hannah Pope on 8 August 2017 - 10:36am

The Society's library has recently been moved from the University of London to the University of Essex where the books will soon be available for consultation again. Please note that the move of the library means that members of the Society can no longer gain access to Senate House Library by producing a signed copy of the Society's programme card. 

BIBSOC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Submitted by Hannah Pope on 18 July 2017 - 3:51pm

The Society's Annual General Meeting will be held at The Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, 17 October 2017.

The Library Christmas 2016 Virtual Edition

Submitted by Hannah Pope on 20 December 2016 - 1:22pm

Our next Virtual Issue is up and running: an editorial and nine articles on 'The Library On Shakespeare', guest-edited by Eric Rasmussen. 
https://academic.oup.com/library/pages/shakespearevi

English Book Owners in the Seventeenth Century

Submitted by David Shaw on 22 May 2016 - 2:01pm

David Pearson has submitted a new update for his list of English Book Owners in the Seventeenth Century.

 

 

Mania and Imagination: Perils and pleasures of the private collector

Submitted by Christopher Adams on 13 May 2016 - 5:10pm

The Society would like to bring to the attention of the membership the following conference:

Mania and Imagination: Perils and pleasures of the private collector, present and future

The conference will take place at King's College, Cambridge 18-19 June 2016. More information is available online at: http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/conferences/mania_imagination.html
 

 

Another book from John Dee's library

Submitted by David Shaw on 28 March 2016 - 3:50pm

Elizabeth Quarmby Lawrence has reported a newly discovered item from John Dee's library: a copy of Hector Boece, Scotorum historiae a prima gentis origine, Paris, 1574, in Edinburgh University Library.

See the full in the new list of additions and corrections to Julian Roberts and Andrew Watson, John Dee's Library Catalogue (Bibliographical Society, 1990): http://www.bibsoc.org.uk/content/john-dees-library-catalogue.

Book owned by John Dee in the Herzen Library, Kirov

Submitted by David Shaw on 26 February 2016 - 9:11pm

Another new item has been reported from the Herzen Library in Kirov, Russia, for the supplemental list of books owned by John Dee.

 

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