Program Schedule
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Jul
232018The Materiality of MapsLecturer: Matthew H. Edney
UVA Special Collections • 5:30 p.m.
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Jul
252018Presenting the Yoshiwara in Monochrome and Full Color: The Annual Events of the ‘Azure Towers,’ IllustratedLecturer: Julie Nelson Davis
UVA Special Collections • 5:30 p.m.
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Jul
302018New Research into John Baskerville’s Virgil (1757): Its Wove Paper and Typographical Variants – The 2018 Sol. M. and Mary Ann O’Brian Malkin LectureLecturer: Cathleen A. Baker
UVA Special Collections • 5:30 p.m.
News
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Register Now for RBS Seminar at Winterthur & University of Delaware (9–11 September)
Rare Book School is sponsoring a two-day seminar, Exploring Ephemera, at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library and the University of Delaware on Monday and Tuesday 10–11 September 2018, preceded by a group dinner on Sunday, 9 September.
This seminar has been designed to be of interest to curators, collectors, and librarians of all kinds who care for, research, and teach with ephemera collections, but signup is open to anyone with an interest in the topics covered. The cost to attend the seminar is $500.
As space is limited, […]
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RBS Mourns the Loss of William S. Reese
We were very saddened to learn of the death this morning of William S. Reese, longtime proprietor of the William Reese Company and a great friend to Rare Book School.
Bill co-taught two Rare Book School courses, both with George A. Miles: “Western Americana” in 1986 and 1987, and “American Historical Bibliography” in 1989, 1990, and 1993. He also delivered four Rare Book School evening lectures, including the 2000 Sol M. Malkin Lecture and the 600th RBS lecture, in 2016: […]
Posted 1 month, 11 days ago by RBS