Friday 17 June, 9.30am-4.30pm
Study Day, The British Library Knowledge Centre, Eliot Room
ICI London is pleased to present this day-long exploration of the amazing diversity of 600 years of collecting Italian books in the UK, co-hosted by the ISLG (Italian Studies Library Group) and the British Library, taking place at the British Library.
With the help of specialists from libraries, the book trade, publishing and academia, explore the amazingly rich variety of Italian printed book collections in the UK, from Dante to Elena Ferrante, and the ways they’ve been acquired and read over the last 600 years. Found in major public institutions as well as hidden away in lesser-known collections, the presence of these books reflects the long history of Anglo-Italian relations, from the Grand Tour to the Risorgimento and beyond. After a series of talks on individual collections the day will end with a round-table discussion looking at ways of using and promoting this important historical legacy as well as at the issues surrounding the publication and current acquisition of Italian books in a digital age.
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