The Second London Rare Book School (LRBS) 30 June-4 July, 14 July-18 July 2008 Booking is now open for the second LRBS which will be run by the Institute of English Studies, University of London (based at the Senate House complex in the heart of Bloomsbury). The LRBS offers intensive, five-day postgraduate-level courses in book history and related subjects which can be taken for credit and thus used to build a postgraduate certificate or diploma, or an MA qualification. Courses will use the resources of, among others, the British Library, Senate House Library, the V&A, and the British Museum. Twelve courses are being offered, six in each week: 30 June-4 July The Book in the Ancient World 3000BC-400AD The Medieval Book The Printed Book in Europe 1455-2000 The History of Maps and Mapping An Introduction to Bibliography Children's Books 14 July-18 July The Early Modern Book in England: Exploring the Evidence Modern Literary Manuscripts Bookbinding Decoration Modern First Editions Mapping Land & Sea before 1800 Publishing Today All courses have a maximum of twelve places to ensure students have close contact with the tutors and with the rare books they are studying. For further information about the LRBS, and to download an application form, please visit http://ies.sas.ac.uk/cmps/events/courses/LRBS/index.htm <http://ies.sas.ac.uk/cmps/events/courses/LRBS/index.htm> . Alternatively, please contact: Miss Zoe Holman, Room NG17, Senate House (North Block), Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU, UK; Tel: 020 7862 8680; Fax: 020 7862 8720; Email: cmps.sas.ac.uk (Dr) Wim Van Mierlo Institute of English Studies School of Advanced Study University of London Senate House Malet Street London WC1E 7HU http://ies.sas.ac.uk