List members may be interested in the following course offered this summer at London Rare Books School (http://www.ies.sas.ac.uk/london-rare-books-school), 30 June – 4 July.

‘The Printed Book in the East: China, India, Japan’

Course tutors: Professor Peter Kornicki (Cambridge), Dr Joe McDermott (Cambridge), Mr Graham Shaw (British Library, ret.), Dr Frances Wood (British Library, ret.)

The Printed Book in the East covers the invention of paper through the rise of a global literary marketplace at the end of the 20th century. Focusing on China, India, and Japan the course offers a general survey of printing history in ‘the East’, charting the invention of printing technologies and their spread to other parts of East and South Asia and, eventually, Europe. Topics include: woodblock printing, moveable type, missionary printing, and special seminars on the book in Edo and Meiji Japan, printing and literary culture in late Imperial China, and the book and empire in India. A general survey, this course offers participants a more globally informed perspective on the history of the printed book.

The application form is available from the Institute of English Studies website. Individual courses are £600, and a £100 deposit is requested upon application. A limited number of partial bursaries are available. Placements are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, and courses are restricted to a maximum of twelve students. Courses may be taken for academic credit toward a postgraduate diploma in the History of the Book, or as part of the Institute’s MA in the History of the Book.

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For further details, see the LRBS website or contact the Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London at [log in to unmask] or +44 020 7862 8679