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Dear all, Just a reminder that all are welcome at the British Library conference on Monday 11th December, "Printing in England -- the first 25 years". There is no charge, but please register with [log in to unmask] The provisional programme for the day is as follows: Printing in England: the first 25 years. A conference at the British Library on 11 December 2006 to launch volume XI of the Catalogue of Books Printed in the XVth century now in the British Library, compiled by Lotte Hellinga. 09:15 Registration. 09:45 Clive Field, British Library: Introduction and welcome. A.S.G. Edwards, De Montfort University, 'English incunables: past, present, and future'. Julia Boffey, Queen Mary College, London, 'Patrons and early English printers post-Caxton'. Margaret L. Ford, Christie's, London, 'English incunabula in the book-trade'. David Pearson, University of London, 'New directions in the study of 15th century English bookbinding'. William Kuskin, University of Colorado, Boulder, 'Recursive origins: the return of books in literary history'. 12:45 - 14:00 Lunch. 14:00 Paul Needham, Scheide Library, Princeton, 'The Blades-Bradshaw correspondence on William Caxton'. James Mosley, Reading University / Satoko Tokunaga, Katsuya Ogawa, Keio University, Tokyo, 'Understanding early English typography - problems and challenges'. Maureen Bell, University of Birmingham, 'Quantitative approaches to early books'. Mary Erler, Fordham University, New York, 'Institutionally-commissioned printing in the early years'. Susan Powell, University of Salford, 'Religious prose to 1500: printed sermons, legends and tracts'. Cristina Dondi, Oxford, 'Printed liturgical books in late medieval England'. 18:00 Presentation and Reception to mark the publication by Hes & De Graaf Publishers of the catalogue. The British Library is grateful for their generous support of this conference to Helmut N. Friedlaender and Bernard Quaritch Ltd. John Goldfinch, Head, Incunabula & Early Western Printed Collections, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, LONDON, NW1 2DB. tel: + 44 20 7412 7732 fax: + 44 20 7412 7577 e-mail: [log in to unmask] ************************************************************************** Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. www.bl.uk/adoptabook The Library's St Pancras site is WiFi - enabled ************************************************************************* The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the [log in to unmask] : The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the British Library. The British Library does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. *************************************************************************