Greetings from Rare Book School! 

Expand your understanding of book history during a Rare Book School course this summer! Our five-day intensive courses on the history of manuscript, print, and digital materials will be offered online and in person at the University of Virginia and other partner institutions. The following is a sample of the breadth of the RBS offerings: 

— L-155v: Institutional Book Arts Collections: Evaluating and Describing (online), taught by Robert Riter (Associate Professor and Marie Drolet Bristol-EBSCO Endowed Professor in the University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies)

— H-65: Material Foundations of Map History, 1450 – 1900, taught by Matthew Edney (of the University of Southern Maine)

— B-65: English Bookbindings, 1450–1850: Identification & Interpretation, taught by David Pearson (retired Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries for the City of London Corporation)

— B-75: American Publishers’ Bookbindings, 1800–1900, taught by Todd Pattison (Conservator for the New England Historic Genealogical Society)

Applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Visit our website at www.rarebookschool.org for course details, instructions for applying, and evaluations by past students. Contact us at [log in to unmask] with questions. 

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We hope to see you at Rare Book School soon! 

With kindest regards,  

The RBS Programs Team