by Talking Humanities | Feb 20, 2020 | Features, Libraries & Publications, Research & Resources
Dr Karen Attar, Senate House Library’s curator of rare books and university art, examines Pablo de Santa Maria’s Scrutinium Scripturarum ([Incunabula] 64), a source material in medieval and Renaissance studies and an example of the transition from manuscript to print....
by Talking Humanities | Feb 11, 2020 | Archives & Libraries, Features, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, Research & Resources
Dr Laura Cleaver, senior lecturer in manuscript studies and principal investigator of the European Research Council (ERC)-funded CULTIVATE MSS project at the Institute of English Studies, explores what Charles Dyson Perrins’ collection of medieval and renaissance...
by Talking Humanities | Dec 19, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, Features, History & Classics, Publications
In the spirit of Christmas, Dr Karen Attar explores Senate House Library’s collection of seasonal books and finds a 19th-century twist on the traditional fairy tale that wasn’t to everyone’s liking. Christmastime, Christmas presents, possibly Christmas books. Think...
by Talking Humanities | Aug 22, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, Features, Languages & Literature, Libraries & Publications, Research & Resources
While researching the rare book collections of two of Lancashire’s historic libraries Dr Cynthia Johnston, a lecturer in the history of the book at the Institute of English Studies, discovered an intriguing album of correspondence from members of Charles Dickens’...
by Talking Humanities | Jul 11, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, Features, Libraries & Publications, Publications
Dr Karen Attar, Senate House Library’s curator of rare books and university art, removes the dust from a 206-year-old household management book to reveal some helpful hints that have stood the test of time. Since 2014, the generosity of University of London alumnus...
