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More than just a typeface – 500th anniversary sharpens focus on print pioneer Christophe Plantin

More than just a typeface – 500th anniversary sharpens focus on print pioneer Christophe Plantin

by Talking Humanities | Aug 13, 2020 | Archives & Libraries, Features, Libraries & Publications, Research & Resources

Institute of English Studies research fellow, Dr Karen Attar, argues for wider recognition for the achievements of a giant of print. Libraries worldwide commemorated the 500th anniversary of the death of the Italian scholar-printer Aldus Manutius with conferences and...
A world of book illustration at the V and A and London Rare Books School

A world of book illustration at the V and A and London Rare Books School

by Talking Humanities | Nov 6, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, Features, Languages & Literature, Publications, Research & Resources

During this year’s London Rare Books School Krystle Attard Trevisan, a PhD candidate at the Institute of English Studies, attended a course on the history of book illustration, and she was not disappointed. This subject has been a passion for years and what better way...
Exploring good taste in print collections

Exploring good taste in print collections

by Talking Humanities | Oct 24, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, Features, History & Classics, Languages & Literature

Krystle Attard Trevisan, a PhD candidate at the Institute of English Studies, explores Rome’s  Academies and their role in cultural and intellectual development which she says is closely intertwined with that of print and books. The history of print is the history of...

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