The Reformation of the Book: 1450-1650

Seminar Sites

            Antwerp:
            In addition to its unrivaled collection of antique hand presses, the Plantin-Moretus Museum preserves the original type foundry, the largest surviving collection of type used at an early printing house, a proofreading room, a sixteenth-century book shop, and a library that contains an example of every book produced by the Officina Plantiniana. We plan to reserve a bloc of rooms at Hotel Cammerpoorte in Antwerp. This two-star hotel does not offer luxury accommodations, but it is comfortable and affordable. Located in the old city, it is a short walk from the Plantin-Moretus Museum. Meeting space will be supplied by Lessius University College, which is located within easy walking distance of the Hotel and the Plantin-Moretus Museum.

            London:
            The British Library preserves what is probably the strongest collection in the world for our field of study. Senate House Library at the University of London houses very rich collections of early printed books, as do other nearby libraries and archives. We shall reside nearby at John Dodgson House of University College London.

            Oxford:
            Seminar members will reside at St. Edmund Hall, which is the sole surviving example of a medieval students’ hall. The ivy-covered quadrangles of this full college of Oxford University represent a tranquil enclave at the very center of Oxford. It is no more than a five-minute walk from the collection of nine million books at the Bodleian Library. Seminar meetings will take place at a meeting room at St. Edmund Hall; the college libraries of Magdalen, Merton, and St. Johns; and the museum of Oxford University Press.