The Bibliographical Society: Alison Walker, The Sloane Printed Books Project
Date
19 January 2021, 5.30pm - 7.30pm
19 January 2021, 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Institute
Institute of English Studies
Institute of English Studies
Type
Lecture
Lecture
Description
The collections of Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) - books, manuscripts, natural history specimens and artefacts - were the foundation of the British Museum. His approximately 45000 volumes of printed material, now mostly at the British Library, were not kept together, but mingled with other collections: in addition, many were disposed of as duplicates between 1787 and 1820. The project has identified Sloane's books at the BL and elsewhere, and created an online catalogue www.bl.uk/catalogues/sloane/.
Unless stated otherwise, all our events are free of charge and anyone interested in the topic is welcome to attend. Registration is required for all events. Please sign up using the booking form below.
Alison Walker, The Sloane Printed Books Project
The collections of Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) - books, manuscripts, natural history specimens and artefacts - were the foundation of the British Museum. His approximately 45000 volumes of printed material, now mostly at the British Library, were not kept together, but mingled with other collections: in addition, many were disposed of as duplicates between 1787 and 1820. The project has identified Sloane's books at the BL and elsewhere, and created an online catalogue www.bl.uk/catalogues/sloane/.
This meeting will take place online via Zoom.
The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session and virtual socialising.
Unless stated otherwise, all our events are free of charge and anyone interested in the topic is welcome to attend. Registration is required for all events. Please sign up using the booking form below.