Zoeken: Early Printed Editions

Bibliothecarissen en archivarissen die willen weten welke soorten boekbanden er in hun collectie voorhanden zijn, trekken best naar de studiedag Understanding and caring for bookbindings. Deze studiedag biedt niet alleen informatie over de uiteenlopende  boekband-types. Er wordt ook begeleiding gegeven in het behandelen en beschrijven van boekbanden en in het selecteren van de geschikte bewaringstechnieken. Daarnaast krijgen deelnemers een overzicht van de geschiedenis van de Westerse boekbanden met voorbeelden uit de collecties van de British Library.

The objective of the international congress Book Design from the Middle Ages to the Future Traditions and Evolutions is to explore traditions and innovations in book design and typography from the manuscript era to the age of the electronic book.

The following questions will be addressed: How did the design of books evolve during the Middle Ages, the early modern period and beyond?

It is well known that great aristocratic houses all over Europe once contained magnificent libraries. What is less well known - at least in Continental Europe - is that many hundreds of these libraries still exist in historic houses all over England, Scotland and Wales. Over 300,000 books survive in more than 150 libraries and are in the care of the National Trust, despite the name not a government body, but a private charity established in the late nineteenth century. Others belong to smaller private foundations, and others still have remained in private ownership. read more

Many unique historical books and newspapers can now be found more easily by researchers and students, thanks to the inclusion of two bibliographical databases in UniCat, the Belgian union catalogue of research libraries. Abraham - Belgian Newspaper Cataloque and STCV - Bibliography of the Handprinted Book in Flanders contain titles from dozens of heritage institutions not previously included in UniCat. read more