Welcome to the Institute of English Studies
About Us
Founded as the Centre for English Studies in 1991, the Institute of English Studies is one of nine member institutes of the School of Advanced Study, University of London.
About UsEvents
The Institute runs an active programme of conferences, symposia, lectures, readings, and seminars, while collaborating with organisations in the UK and abroad.
EventsMasters Programmes
Our MA/MRes programme teaches book history from c. 3000 BCE to 2000 CE. Many alumni establish careers in librarianship, curatorship, publishing, and the rare book trade.
Masters ProgrammesResearch Degrees
The Institute hosts research, visiting, and postdoctoral fellows who play an active role in the life of the Institute. Fellowship applications are accepted each spring.
Research Degrees Summer Schools
The London Rare Books School, International Palaeography Summer School, Nineteenth Century Summer School, and T.S. Eliot Summer School offer short, intensive courses for study.
Summer SchoolsEvents
One Thousand and One Ways to Sell — Marketing Decorated Books and Album Paintings from Arab, Middle Eastern and South Asian Lands in Europe and America c. 1850-1950
Tuesday, 27 October
The Quest for Islamic Art — Like a Fairytale from the Arabian Nights
Karen Deslattes Winslow
‘Into the realms of glory’; Islamic Manuscripts ...
IES Unfinished Business Seminar
Wednesday, 28 October
Dr Elizabeth Sandis (IES)
