A series of research seminars, which are freely open for anyone to attend, has been organized by the Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London. Meetings will take place monthly during term-time on Tuesdays at 5.30 p.m., in Senate House (South Block, Ground Floor). Rooms will vary. Seminar convenors: Giles Mandelbrote (Lambeth Palace Library); Dr. Keith A. Manley (National Trust); Professor Simon Eliot (Institute of English Studies); Professor Isabel Rivers (Queen Mary); Professor Henry Woudhuysen (University College). The seminars are jointly sponsored by the Institute of English Studies, the Institute of Historical Research, and the Library & Information History Group of CILIP. Information concerning the Institute of English Studies may be found on this website or email IESEvents@sas.ac.uk. A number of seminar podcasts will be found on the website of the Institute of Historical Research at https://historyspot.org.uk/podcasts/history-libraries, including talks given during the last session by Alistair Black, Mark Purcell, and Peter Hoare.
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04 June 2013 |
Venue: Other Dunstan Roberts (Trinity Hall, Cambridge): '"Spirituall Garrisons"?: Catholic Books in Protestant Libraries' Whilst it is widely known that some seventeenth-century religious libraries were intended to serve as 'spiritual garrisons', there is much still to be learned about the physical interactions between Protestant readers and the Catholic texts contained in many early modern libraries. This paper will explore a range of evidence from different libraries for the use and reception of Catholic texts by English Protestant readers. The above meeting will be held in the Guard Room at Lambeth Palace. Intending visitors are asked to send an email in advance to mary.comer@churchofengland.org. |
25 June 2013 |
Venue: Other A Library Walk is being organized, to be led by Alice Ford-Smith, to commence at 5.30 p.m. at the Foyle Special Collections Library, Kings College, Strand (for a tailored display of material). Fuller details will be available at a later date. A charge of £10 will be made for this event. Payments should be sent by cheque payable to "University of London" to Jon Millington, Institute of English Studies, University of London, Senate House, Malet St., London. WC1H 9ER.
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