When 24 April 2024
Dr Máire Kennedy and Dr Jason McElligott share the history of private and institutional libraries in early modern Ireland.
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Read more about the RIAEarly Modern Book Collections: Past, Present and Future
The Historical Studies Committee and the Library of the Royal Irish Academy are pleased to present a series of lunchtime lectures on the topic of early modern book collections. At each lecture, two experts from the field of print culture and book collecting will present short papers, to be followed by a Q&A session. The speakers will elaborate on the subjects of early modern libraries, private collections and caring for early modern collections in the 21st century.
Where: Royal Irish Academy
When: 24 April-15 May 2024, 13:00-14:00
Lunchtime lectures
When 08 May 2024
Library professionals will share about the task of caring for early modern book collections in the present day.
When 15 May 2024
Dr Elizabethanne Boran and Professor Brendan Dooley describe the landscape of reading and book collecting in early modern Ireland and Europe