The Bibliographical Society is delighted to announce that two new members have been elected to the Society’s Outreach sub-committee. The sub-committee was established to promote the Society and bibliography through activities catering to a variety of audiences, in addition to our regular monthly lectures and summer visit. To gain fresh [...]
The Bibliographical Society is sad to learn of the death of James Mosley, former Librarian of St Bride Library (1958–2000). He was the recipient of the Society's Gold Medal in 2017 and a signifcant historian of letterpress printing and its equipment.
At our last Council meeting of the academic year we were very pleased to receive the report of the Committee which meets every year or two to consider the award of the Society’s Gold Medal. We are delighted to report that the Gold Medal will be awarded this year to [...]
According to the Society's constitution, three Council members are due to step down at the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 28 October 2025. Nominations for Council will therefore be considered at the Council meeting on Wednesday 10 September 2025 and should be submitted to the Hon. Secretary (secretary@bibsoc.org.uk) no later [...]
The Bibliographical Society and CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Group and have joined together for an event on acquisitions, aimed at librarians, archivists and curators although all are welcome! The event will feature the Society's President Nicolas Bell providing an overview of the Acceptance-in-Lieu and Cultural Gifts Scheme and [...]
The Bibliographical Society is pleased to welcome the announcement of the relaunch of the English Short-Title Catalogue (ESTC), now accessible on the servers of the Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL). The ESTC team is delighted to launch the Beta version of the new English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC), the [...]
Anthony Hobson, DECORATED BOOKBINDINGS in Renaissance Italy Outside Rome and Venice - A Catalogue Edited by Edward Potten and Mirjam Foot; Preface by Christopher de Hamel An essential reference for anyone interested in the history of bookbinding in the Italian Renaissance. Anthony Hobson (1921-2014), former Director of Sotheby's and past [...]
From time to time the Society awards a Gold Medal for distinguished services to bibliography to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the development of the subject and the furtherance of the Society’s aims. Over forty awards have been made since the Medal Fund was established in 1929 [...]
On Thursday, 27 February, at 17.00 GMT, the Bibliographical Society travels virtually to visit the library at St Catherine’s Monastery, Mt Sinai. The virtual visit will take place on Zoom and will comprise a pre-recorded introduction to the library and its collections, followed by live discussion and Q&A. Our host [...]
Mon 17th February 2025 6:30PM Join Middle Temple Library and Ana Sáez-Hidalgo for a fascinating virtual library tour of the Library of Royal English College of St Alban in Valladolid, led by its rector, Fr. John Flyn, and its librarian, Blanca Mateo. This will be followed by a talk about [...]
What does it mean to think about matter and materiality through the medium of letterpress printing? We invite scholars of matter, materiality and/or material culture (broadly conceived) in any discipline, and at any career stage (including graduate students), to apply to our 2025 summer school: Print Matters. Supported by the [...]
Tickets are now available for the 2024 Panizzi Lecture Series which will take place at the British Library and online in December. This year's series, Black Bibliography, Here and Now, will be delivered by Elizabeth McHenry, Professor of English at New York University. In the course of her three lectures, Professor McHenry will [...]
