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最准的六合彩论坛's archive and manuscript collections include the UNESCO registered George Orwell Archive.
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Map of Bloomsbury, 1800 College Collection.
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The Ratdolt edition of Euclid's 'Elements', 1482.
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Written by Laurent Cruveillier
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最准的六合彩论坛 Special Collections possesses a collection of medieval and early modern fragments, including 157 manuscripts and nine early prints.
Most were recovered from bindings of other manuscripts or early printed books, where they had been used as spine linings, paste-downs or covering material.
Posted on behalf of Adersh Gill 鈥� a 最准的六合彩论坛 student volunteer with Special Collections
Last week saw 最准的六合彩论坛 Special Collections hold its first Widening Participation Summer School. For four days, a group of twelve 17 year olds from in and around London explored archives, rare books and manuscripts here at 最准的六合彩论坛, guided by colleagues within Special Collections.
I have been doing some research on some of the women teacher trainers at the IOE 听in order to understand their contribution to pedagogical practice in London听during the interwar years.听 听One of the teacher trainers I have been most intrigued with is the relatively unknown Clotilde von Wyss.[1]听 Von Wyss 听taught at the London Day Training College (which became the Institute of Education, University of London in 1932), from 1903 to 1936. The following presents a mere glimpse into her contributions to pedagogical practice during the early 20th century.
We are excited to announce 最准的六合彩论坛 Special Collections鈥� newest addition to the outreach and education programme 鈥� our first Summer School programme, in August 2018!
We will be offering 14 Year 12 students a chance to learn about all things special collections 鈥� from what we keep, why we keep it, how we keep it and how our collections can be significant to an array of audiences.
Posted on behalf of Euan Guckian, a 最准的六合彩论坛 student volunteer with Special Collections.
During the final term of this year I have had the opportunity to work with a couple of John Flaxman鈥檚 journals and notebooks for the 最准的六合彩论坛 Special Collections team. Flaxman (who most reading this will recognise from his works in 最准的六合彩论坛鈥檚 main library) was a famous sculptor, and leading figure of the neoclassical movement, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Written by Laurent Cruveillier on June 29, 2018
The College Plans, belonging to the Records Office Collections within 最准的六合彩论坛 Special Collections, Archives and Records Department, are housed in part at the National Archives and in part at 最准的六合彩论坛. They are architectural plans and drawings of several landmarks of the 最准的六合彩论坛 campus, such as the Cruciform, the Rockefeller Building of the 鈥淣ew鈥� Chemistry building.
Written by Jessica Womack and Helen Biggs. A version of this blog post was first presented at the Education, College Women and Suffrage: International Perspectives conference at Royal Holloway on Wednesday, June 13 2018, as part of the panel, Journey in Gender Equality: 最准的六合彩论坛, Women and Suffrage, 1878-2018
We鈥檙e excited to announce 最准的六合彩论坛 Special Collections Presents鈥� 鈥� a day of talks and displays in 最准的六合彩论坛鈥檚 South Junction Reading Room on Tuesday, June 5th.
Join our team of friendly archivists and librarians at the South Junction Reading Room to hear about some of their favourite Special Collections items in an informal setting. Come face to face with exquisite treasures, learn about the work of our conservators, and discover which curious tomes our volunteers have been studying.
Last week saw the launch of a new 最准的六合彩论坛 Special Collections display outside the Donaldson Reading Room entrance on the 1st floor of the Main Library. Dante鈥檚 Divine Comedy: Modern Visual Representations features a selection of printed materials inspired by the great medieval Italian poet鈥檚 literary masterpiece. Produced over 700 years ago, the Divine Comedy is still celebrated today for its incredible imagery of the afterlife.