Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2018 & Winter 2019 Courses
Applications are now being accepted via myRBS for six Rare Book School courses offered this fall and winter at the Morgan Library & Museum, the Library of Congress, and the University of Virginia.
In New York City (28 October–2 November):
- The Book of Hours, 1250–1550; taught by Roger S. Wieck.
In Washington, DC (2–7 December):
- The Art & Science of Cartography, 200–1550; taught by John Hessler.
- Preservation Imaging: Science, Scholarship, and the Artifact; taught by Fenella France.
In Charlottesville, VA (6–11 January):
- Developing Collections: Donors, Libraries & Booksellers; taught by Tom Congalton, Johan Kugelberg, and Katherine Reagan.
- Provenance: Tracing Owners & Collections; taught by David Pearson.
- Physical Bibliography for Book Conservators*; taught by David Whitesell.
Please log in to your myRBS account or create a new account to begin the application process. To be considered for the first round of admissions decisions for the October course, submit your application(s) by 4 September; to be considered in the first round of admissions decisions for the December and January courses, submit your application(s) by 15 October. Applications received after these dates will be considered on a rolling basis until each course has reached capacity. Our summer 2019 schedule will be available in October.
See the Course Application page for more details.
* Please note that enrollment for course G-40, Physical Bibliography for Book Conservators, is currently limited to participants in the RBS-Mellon Library and Archives Conservation Education (LACE) Consortium Program.