History of Libraries

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History of Libraries Research Seminar, University of London. Open to all. Sponsored by the Institute of English Studies, Institute of Historical Research, Warburg Institute, and CILIP Library & Information History Group.

Historic book stacks at Chetham's Library, Manchester.
Woodcut of St Augustine of Hippo in bishop's garb, holding a book on which a heart pierced by an arrow is resting; the Christ Child holding a spoon; with leaf ornaments against black ground in upper corners; illustration to an unidentified publication. Date of production: 1490-1520.
Photo of interior of the National Lending Library for Science and Technology
Brixton Library in the snow.
Courtyard of Royal Hospital Kilmainham.
Book cover: Reading with the Burneys: Patronage, Paratext, and Performance, by Sophie Coulombeau.