London Rare Book School Announces Summer School 2025 Courses
The London Rare Books School (LRBS) at the Institute of English Studies, University of London has revealed details of its courses next summer on a variety of book-related subjects.
LRBS summer school 2025 wil run June 16- 20 (Week One) and June 23 - 27 (Week Two) as follows:
Week One
- Medieval Illumination with Professor Michelle Brown
- Artists’ Books with Gill Partington
- A History of Maps and Mapping with Katherine Parker
- English Bookbinding Styles with David Pearson
- Bookshops and Booksellers: Five Centuries of Selling Books with Rachel Calder and Andrew Nash
- Early Modern Typography with James Misson
Week Two
- The Anatomy of the Book: An Introduction to the Study of Printed Books c.1450-1800 with Michael Durrant
- European Bookbinding, 1450-1820 with Nicholas Pickwoad
- The New Trade in Old Books: the Modern Rare Book Trade with Angus O'Neill and Leo Cadagan
- The Book Historian’s Digital Toolkit with Christopher Ohge
- The Book in the Ancient World with Marigold Norbye
- Modern Political Pamphlets with Pragya Dhital
- Books, Bodies and Minds: A special course hosted by the Wellcome Collection with Alexandra Hill and Elma Brenner
LRBS short courses will also be on offer in 2025 including Digital Editing with Dr Christopher Ohge (January 29 and 31) and Print and the ascent of magic with Dr Pragya Dhital (Marh 25 - 27). Additional courses will be confirmed in the coming months.
Courses are taught in and around Senate House and online so please do check location details before signing up. By using code LRBS10 at checkout you can save 10% on your course fees if you book before January 10, 2025.
