Institute of English Studies
@ies-sas.bsky.social
Research centre specialising in the history of the book, manuscript and print studies, textual scholarship, digital editing and new critical approaches to literary history at the School of Advanced Study, University of London https://ies.sas.ac.uk/
It is almost two months since LRBS 2026 began and we are reading through some of the lovely feedback from our students: "26 years since I did my MLIS and I've had many opportunities for professional development, but it's no exaggeration to say this was the best learning experience of my life"!
Ready to upgrade your page-turner for the beach this summer? Our LIPS students have said that "going forward I will be able to use manuscripts as sources, rather than relying on transcriptions, translations and secondary material" (N.B. no rare books were taken onto the beach for this post)!
Can anyone there help a girl out identifying these? Anything really - date (ish) would be handy, but if there are any clues of where or who might have written his. I only have a B&W image so context is non-existent! Just need a place to start... bsky.app/profile/manx...
Dr Cinzia Yates 🇮🇲🏴@manxinwales.bsky.social · 2w agoDo I (or you) know any historical palaeographers on here? I need some opinions on these texts (just a simple first pass). They are English. I'm just trying to vaguely date them so I can do some proper digging...
Fantastic online symposium this morning - "Emergency Action On...the Situation for English Thank you @ies-sas.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @univeng.bsky.social and all the participants for an important pragmatic, democratic and directional forum
Prof. Liz Oakley-Brown@earlymodlancs.bsky.social · 4w agoUpcoming Emergency Summit: 16 July 2026 jointly organised by @ies-sas.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @univeng.bsky.social "Emergency Action On...the Situation for English" Details here: mailchi.mp/1b1ef2d5a8a3...
University English, @englishassociation.bsky.social and @ies-sas.bsky.social Emergency Action On … the State of English, Thursday 16.07, 10-12. All arts and hums colleagues welcome too. Please sign up here : forms.office.com/e/PN4MNv5T6G
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The English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond runs until 24 July. Pop over to @senatehouselib.bsky.social if you’re nearby
Upcoming Emergency Summit: 16 July 2026 jointly organised by @ies-sas.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @univeng.bsky.social "Emergency Action On...the Situation for English" Details here: mailchi.mp/1b1ef2d5a8a3...
Emergency Action On… the Situation for English (10:00 - 12:00, 16 July 2026)
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Last chance to book for the Latin and Palaeography Summer School in Birmingham! There are still places available on the introduction to Latin course and the course on wills. #Skystorians. More info 👇 palaeography.uk/study/short-...
The 49th Latin and Palaeography Summer School, 27-31 July 2026
The School, formerly the Keele Latin and Palaeography Summer School, returns for its 49th year. In 2025 The Ranulf Higden Society took over the organisation of the Latin and Palaeography Summer Sch…
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Archive joy!! The over-excitement of an Archivist and a Rare Book Historian on finding C19 archive lists and book catalogues. #ArchivalJoy #Archives #Catalogues #RareBooks #JesuitBook
The @ies-sas.bsky.social, together with SAS and the University of London are supporting the 2026 National Year of Reading. All year, colleagues from across the University will share the books that shaped them, challenged them and stayed with them. #NationalYearOfReading #UoLReads #GoAllIn2026
A lovely gathering of medievalist friends last night @ies-sas.bsky.social @sas-news.bsky.social to celebrate this new book on the Angevin World. 🥂🎉 📚 Get your copy now from @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social
Last week, @ies-sas.bsky.social celebrated the publication of "Information at War: A Communication History of the Ministry of Information 1939–1946", a new book that explores the activity of the MoI when it was based at Senate House. Read more: https://bit.ly/4eLWogu @senatehouselib.bsky.social
And so #LRBS @ies-sas.bsky.social comes to an end for the 2025/26 session. Thanks to @bibsoc.bsky.social for their sponsorship and all students, staff, librarians, and friends who facilitated discussions about all aspects of #BookHistory. See you next year.
Today at #LRBS @ies-sas.bsky.social we had guest lectures on book collecting in the Renaissance and Early Modern eras. Thanks to @ials.bsky.social for letting us stay cool in your classrooms!
We had fun on day 3 of #LRBS @ies-sas.bsky.social, working on bookselling (and staying cool), with a wonderful visit to @quaritch1847.bsky.social 📚
It’s not too late to book your place for the Palaeography Summer School in Birmingham in July! 📖✏️👨🎓👇 #MedievalSky #Skystorians #Latin palaeography.uk/study/short-...
The 49th Latin and Palaeography Summer School, 27-31 July 2026
The School, formerly the Keele Latin and Palaeography Summer School, returns for its 49th year. In 2025 The Ranulf Higden Society took over the organisation of the Latin and Palaeography Summer Sch…
palaeography.uk
An excellent second day at a rather warm #LRBS @ies-sas.bsky.social. We’ve been thinking about book collecting in the long nineteenth century (and ice cream).
This evening at #LRBS @ies-sas.bsky.social we’re celebrating Simon Eliot and Henry Irving’s work on the Ministry of Information.
It was a pleasure to organise this with @clarelees.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social, Nigel Newton (Bloomsbury) and colleagues from @englishassociation.bsky.social & @univeng.bsky.social universityenglish.ac.uk/charter-for-... #englishCreates
Charter for Change launched at Westminster
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#LRBS week 1 was a lot of fun. See you for week 2.
Michael Durrant@michaelwdurrant.bsky.social · 2mo agoWeek 1 day 2 of the 2026 @ies-sas.bsky.social London Rare Book School. Here are a few pics from the Anatomy of the Book short course, which is making good use of the new printing press @sas-news.bsky.social
Week 1, Day 4 of the London Rare Books School, and we are celebrating with a reception at Maggs Bros Rare Books and Manuscripts bookshop🥂📚📜
Small group of books I have brought in today for teaching at @ies-sas.bsky.social London Rare Books School.
![4 books. (Spine up) The Rosenthal Collection of Printed Books with Manuscript Annotations (Yale, Beinecke); Pearson ‘Provenance Research in Book History’; ‘Printing and the Mind of Man’ (small-format edition); [Hünersdorff Rare Books] ‘Cicisbeismo’.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:35zv4purjggw74fpinltgwrf/bafkreihwfyuxeumhtbnnyf3usowdvdfskv52s6pwxfeg2stkxbv5agcpiy)
I’m reliably informed this is now out. Looking forward to seeing a hard copy.
@laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 6mo agoComing soonish…
Week 1 day 2 of the 2026 @ies-sas.bsky.social London Rare Book School. Here are a few pics from the Anatomy of the Book short course, which is making good use of the new printing press @sas-news.bsky.social
