The Society is pleased to announce the publication of a new electronic publication: A catalogue of the editions of the Elements and other Euclidean works by Benjamin Wardhaugh, with the assistance of Philip Beeley and Yelda Nasifoglu. Link: Euclid in print, 1482–1703
A monthly series of bibliography- or book-related links recommended by members of the Society’s Council. A new series initiated by Margaret Ford, Past President. http://www.bibsoc.org.uk/news/councils-choice
The Society is pleased to announce a new electronic publication: Richard Goulden, A Biographical Dictionary of those engaged in the Book Trade in Kent, 1750–1900. This is a searchable PDF version of the original publication of 2014 together with a file of additions and corrections. This dictionary covers each person's career [...]
A monthly series of bibliography- or book-related links recommended by members of the Society’s Council. A new series initiated by our President, Margaret Ford. http://www.bibsoc.org.uk/news/councils-choice
A monthly series of bibliography- or book-related links recommended by members of the Society’s Council. A new series initiated by our President, Margaret Ford. http://www.bibsoc.org.uk/news/councils-choice
Book Owners Online is a directory of historical book owners, with information about their libraries, and signposts to further reference sources. It currently covers seventeenth-century English owners, with the potential to be expanded. The database is a development from David Pearson's listing of English book owners of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries available [...]
A monthly series of bibliography- or book-related links recommended by members of the Society’s Council. A new series initiated by our President, Margaret Ford. http://www.bibsoc.org.uk/news/councils-choice
A monthly series of bibliography- or book-related links recommended by members of the Society’s Council. A new series initiated by our President, Margaret Ford. http://www.bibsoc.org.uk/news/councils-choice
Bibliography- or book-related links recommended by members of the Society’s Council A new series initiated by Margaret Ford, Past President Posts from previous years: 2022 2021 2020 September 2023 Richard Sharpe’s Libraries and Books in Medieval England During my brief time in Oxford, I got to know the late Richard Sharpe quite [...]
The catalogue records for volume two of the Society's Cathedral Libraries Catalogue have been added to the national Jisc Library Hub Discover service (which has replaced COPAC). Volume Two contains the continental imprints for books printed before 1701 in the libraries of the Anglican Cathedrals of England and Wales. Information about [...]
Because of the present restrictions on travel and large gatherings, the Bibliographical Society's events for the rest of this season are cancelled. It is hoped that the lectures will be postponed to a later date in the 2020-2021 season. The Society continues to monitor the situation around the coronavirus outbreak.
The Library is happy to announce the publication of its new annual 'Virtual Issues'. It comprises a retrospective gathering of key articles in a particular field that have appeared in the pages of The Library since the journal’s first appearance. These have been chosen by a guest editor, who has [...]