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BHO is the online continuation of the Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries (ABHB)

Book History and Print Culture Network 15-17 October 2014

Deadline: 7 April 2014. Study day entitled Book history in global contexte, to take place on Friday 23 May 2014.

Monday, 22 June, 2015 to Thursday, 25 June, 2015 @ Lyon Course 1) Paper and Watermarks as Bibliographical Evidence (course in English) Course 2) Medieval Bookbindings: Techniques and Materials Course 3) Vagabond Images: History and Techniques of European Prints from the 15th to the 18th century

Subject areas include Latin palaeography, English, German and Greek palaeography, history of scripts, illuminated manuscripts, vernacular editing and liturgical and devotional manuscripts.

Book Binding History Paris 2 May - 6 June

25-26 September.

London, July 3-4. What defined essential information and prompted methods for its collection and dissemination?

The latest research in the field of Semantic Web for the preservation and exploitation of our scientific heritage, the study of the history of ideas and their transmission. May 29-June 2, 2016 Heraklion, Crete, Greece

These resources are subdivided by general format: Indexes and Databases, Studies and Projects, Bibliographies and Research Guides, and Discussion Groups

A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage became an open access publication beginning with its Spring 2016 30th anniversary issue.

Free online course from 18 july 2016 for 3 weeks

We welcome papers that offer new perspectives on well-known networks as well as those that uncover unusual or less well-known alliances, relationships and cultural constellations. Topics may include, but are certainly not limited to: ·Network theory as applied to literature - social, anthropological, scientific, cultural and political ·Representations of 'networked thinking' in literature ·Clinical networks in the field of medical humanities ·Mutual influence, reciprocity and support between groups or writers or cultural practitioners ·The cultural significance of friendships ·The politics of patronage ·Salon and coterie culture ·Epistolary networks ·Postcolonial networks ·Digital Humanities and the network ·Technologies, spaces and geographies that enable networks ·National and transnational networks Submission details: Proposals for 20-minute papers should include a 250-300 word abstract and short bio. Please send your proposal to literarynetworks2016@gmail.com Submission deadline: Friday 10th June 2016 Website: https://literarynetworks.wordpress.com/

ACMRS (Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies) invites session and paper proposals for its 23rd Annual Conference. We welcome papers that explore any topic related to the study and teaching of the Middle Ages and Renaissance and especially those that focus on the general theme of "Paradigm Shifts during the Global Middle Ages and Renaissance." DEADLINES: Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis until midnight, MST on December 2, 2016. Responses will be given within a week of submission. Please submit an abstract of 250 words and a brief CV to ACMRSconference@asu.edu. Proposals must include audio/visual requirements and any other special requests; late requests may not be accommodated. Visit our web page at www.acmrs.org/conferences/annual-acmrs-conference for further details.

This digitisation project provides access to vibrant source material covering six core themes from the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic experience. These themes are: 1.The French Monarchy and Royalism 2.Terror, the White Terror, and Counter-Revolution 3.Law and Order 4.Lyon and Paris in Revolution 5.Religion 6.Military Affairs