The Bibliographical Society is pleased to announce the conversion of the Society’s website (www.bibsoc.org.uk) to a new host and technology. The new host is IONOS, the company we have used for years to manage our domain. The new technology is WordPress, which will be a lot easier to modify and [...]
From time to time the Society awards a Gold Medal for distinguished services to bibliography. Over forty awards have been made since the first in 1929. We are delighted that the recipient this year is Professor Peter Blayney, the world’s leading authority on printing and the book trade in early-modern [...]
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 [...]
It is with great sadness that the Society notes the death of Robin Myers, the Society’s first female President (1996-1998), who passed away on the morning of her 97th birthday on 1 May 2023. Robin was the longest serving member of Council and acted as the Society’s Hon. Librarian until her [...]
The Society is seeking to appoint three new Council members at its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 18 October 2022. Also at the AGM James Raven will step down as President and will be succeeded by Richard Linenthal. Nominations for Council and a Vice-President will therefore be considered at the [...]
The Bibliographical Society is pleased to announce a new addition to its 'Work-in-pr0gress' pages. Ed King has created a web resource illustrating many examples of decorative publishers' bindings of the nineteenth century. For more information, go to Nineteenth-century British and Irish Publishers' Bindings.
At the end of March we will be travelling (virtually) to Tokyo to see some of the rare books and special collections of Keio University Library. Our hosts will be Professor Satoko Tokunaga (the Society’s Hon. Secretary for Japan), Professor Takami Matsuda, Professor Takahiro Sasaki, and Professor Emeritus Toshiyuki Takamiya. [...]
Monday, December 13, 2021 - 17:30 ELIZABETH SAVAGE: German Renaissance woodcuts at the British Museum Council has decided that this event will now be via Zoom online only. We are all facing new restrictions and cautions and Elizabeth has understandably confirmed that she will be speaking online. The Antiquaries themselves [...]
The Bibliographical Society is very pleased to announce that Professor Michael Twyman has been chosen as the recipient of the Society’s 2021 Gold Medal. The presentation will take place before the lectured on Tuesday, 16 November 2021, at the Society of Antiquaries. Michael Twyman is Professor Emeritus of the Department [...]
The Society is pleased to announce that this year's summer visit will take place virtually to three libraries in Australia by Zoom on Tuesday 27 July. For further details and booking form see http://www.bibsoc.org.uk/summer-virtual-visit_2021
The Bibliographical Society is pleased to announce its latest publication: The Dublin Book Trade 1801–1850. By Charles Benson. Members should expect to receive a copy in early May. Click here for further details.
Virtual Winter Visit: Wednesday, 24 February 2021 Following a very successful virtual summer visit in 2020, we are pleased to have organised a virtual winter visit to Mexico. Our visit will take in three libraries and their collections: The National Library of Mexico. National Library of Anthropology and History. Francisco [...]