Workshops and Training

Rare Book School at University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)

The Rare Book School (RBS) “provides continuing-education opportunities for students from all disciplines and skill levels, to study the history of written, printed, and digital materials, with leading scholars and professionals in the field.”  Many of the courses offered by RBS are directly relevant to the study of books, printing and print culture, as well as manuscripts studies, of the early modern period, including a recent addition to the curriculum.

A variety of RBS Scholarships and Fellowships support attendance at the annual RBS summer session, as well as other courses offered throughout the year, including at times at Yale.

Selected Rare Book School Course Offerings    

• Book Production and Social Practice in Early Modern Europe and America
• The Handwriting & Culture of Early Modern English Manuscripts
• The Stationers’ Company to 1775
• The History of the Book in America, c.1700–1830
• Textual Mobilities: Works, Books & Reading Across Early Modern Europe
• The Eighteenth Century Book
• The Illustrated Scientific Book to 1800

For information on these and other Rare Book School offerings, see their Course Descriptions and current Course Schedule, as well as their Scholarships and Fellowships pages.

http://rarebookschool.org

The Attingham Trust for the Study of Historic Houses and Collections (UK)

Offerings include the Attingham Summer School, focusing on the architectural and social history, collections, and conservation and preservation of historic houses in Britain, the Royal Collections Studies,  a program  on French Eighteenth-Century Studies, and a Study Program focusing on other topics and locations ….. Scholarship support may be available.  For further information, see The Attingham Trust website.