The Historical Studies Committee and the Library of the Royal Irish Academy were 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 presented short papers, followed by a Q&A session. The speakers elaborated on the subjects of early modern libraries, private collections and caring for early modern collections in the 21st century.

To listen to the lectures click here.

 

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

‘Curious collections of scarce and valuable books’: eighteenth-century Irish private libraries’ – Máire Kennedy (TCD)

Cold, draughty, and unwelcoming? The institutional libraries of early modern Ireland’ – Jason McElligott (Marsh’s Library)

 

Wednesday 8 May: Early modern book collections in the twenty-first century

‘The Bolton Library: reconsidering an early modern book collection in the 21st century’ – Olivia Lardner (UL)

‘Well read and well-travelled: the Franciscan book collection at UCD Special Collections’ – Eugene Roche (UCD)

‘The St. Canice’s Library: past, present and future’ – Alexandra Caccamo (MU)

 

Wednesday 15 May: Reading and collecting books in early modern Ireland and Europe

‘Factors affecting book collecting in early modern Ireland and Europe’ – Elizabethanne Boran (Edward Worth Library)

‘Reading Books Here and There and Then’ – Brendan Dooley (UCC)