Ligatus Summer School

Ligatus Summer School 2016
Lisbon, Portugal
5-16 September 2016

We are very pleased to announce the Ligatus Summer School 2016,
hosted this year by the New University of Lisbon (NOVA) in
association with the University of the Arts London (UAL), the
National Library of Portugal and the Torre do Tombo National
Archive.

The School will feature two weeklong courses taught by leading
experts in the field of book history and conservation:

Week 1 (5-9 September 2016)
"Identifying and Recording Bookbinding: Structures of the Eastern
Mediterranean"
Tutors: Dr Athanasios
Velios and Dr Georgios Boudalis

Week 2 (12-16 September 2016)
"European Bookbinding, 1450-1830"
Tutor: Professor Nicholas Pickwoad

The School is world-renowned amongst librarians, cataloguers,
conservators, book historians, book collectors and scholars who work
with early books.  Participants explore the development of historic
bindings, with a particular emphasis on description and recording of
structures and materials.  The knowledge gained through the School
supports academic research, collection management, and conservation
decision-making across the world.

For full details and to submit your application, visit the Ligatus
Summer School website:

    <URL:http://www.ligatus.org.uk/summerschool/>

Places are limited, so early application is strongly recommended.

Thomas Bower
Research Centre Administrator, Ligatus
Part Time: Monday and Tuesday (10:00-18:00)
University of the Arts London
16 John Islip Street
London SW1P 4JU
UK


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