Rokeby Lecture 2024 | Judging a Book by Its Cover - Bookbindings

Name: Rokeby Lecture 2024 | Judging a Book by Its Cover - Bookbindings
Start: 2024-11-28T19:30:00+00:00
Location: 43 Abbey Street, BT61 7DY Armagh, United Kingdom

Schedule

Thu Nov 28 2024 at 07:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

43 Abbey Street, BT61 7DY Armagh, United Kingdom | Armagh, NI

Judging a book by its cover: Why might we be interested in bookbindings on old books? Every binding can tell a story. This talk by guest speaker Dr David Pearson will explore the interest of bindings from various angles, including examples that can be found in Armagh Robinson Library.
Dr David Pearson is an internationally recognised expert on historic books, especially around ways they have been bound and owned. His books include English bookbinding styles 1450 – 1800 (2005), Speaking volumes: books with histories (2022) ad Cambridge bookbinding 1450 – 1770 (2023) and he regularly teaches and lectures on these subjects.
He was a librarian by profession, who worked in numerous libraries in London and elsewhere before retiring in 2017 as Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries for the City of London Corporation.
Booking is essential. Email: [email protected], phone: 028 37523142
Admission: Free, with donations for Armagh Robinson Library welcome.