Institutional and private libraries in early modern Ireland

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.

Wednesday 24 April, 1pm : Institutional and private libraries in early modern Ireland

'Curious collections of scarce and valuable books': eighteenth-century Irish private libraries.
Dr Máire Kennedy, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Early Modern History, Trinity College Dublin

Cold, draughty, and unwelcoming? The institutional libraries of early modern Ireland.
Dr Jason McElligott, Director of Marsh’s Library

Dr Máire Kennedy and Dr Jason McElligott will introduce us to institutional and private libraries in early modern Ireland. Following their presentations, there will be a Q&A session. This is the first event in a three-part series on early modern book collections presented by the Historical Studies Committee and the Library of the Royal Irish Academy.

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