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 [...]
A monthly series of bibliography- or book-related links recommended by members of the Society’s Council. A series initiated by Margaret Ford, Past President. The choice for April 2023 is by member of Council Simon Beattie. He writes about 'Decorated paper'. Read this month's Council's Choice.
A monthly series of bibliography- or book-related links recommended by members of the Society’s Council. A series initiated by Margaret Ford, Past President. The choice for March 2023 is by member of Council Yvonne Lewis. She writes about ‘Revisiting the past: discovering the provenance of an embroidered binding‘. Read this month's [...]
A monthly series of bibliography- or book-related links recommended by members of the Society’s Council. A series initiated by Margaret Ford, Past President. The choice for January 2023 is by a new member of Council, Alessandro Bianchi. He writes about discovering Japanese rare books and manuscripts. Read this month's Council's Choice.
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. The choice for December 2022 is by our new President, Richard Linenthal. He writes about the Medieval Manuscripts Provenance blog. Go to 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 Margaret Ford, Past President. The choice for November 2022 is by our new Vice-President, Julia Walworth. She writes about ‘Women in the Manuscript Trade’, a podcast of the Cultivate [...]
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. The choice for October 2022 is by James Raven, our outgoing President, who writes about Francysk Skaryna (c. 1470 – 1552), Belarusian humanist, physician, and [...]
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. The choice for September 2022 is by Nicolas Bell, one of the Society's Vice-Presidents and Hon. Reviews Editor of The Library, who writes about 'Searching [...]
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. The choice for August 2022 is by Matthew Payne, the Society's Honorary Treasurer, who writes about the London Customs accounts as a resource for book [...]
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 [...]
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. The choice for July 2022 is by Margaret Ford, who writes about online exhibitions at the Grolier Club. Go to 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 Margaret Ford, Past President. The choice for May 2022 is by Council member Katie Birkwood, who writes about the history of women's access to Cambridge University Library. Go to http://www.bibsoc.org.uk/news/councils-choice.