It is now less than a fortnight before our incunabula exhibition Ingenious Impressions opens to the public on Friday 27 February. The publicity banners are up on University Avenue, all the books are conserved and ready to go, and invitations… Read More ›
There are still a few places available for our Syphilis Symposium this coming Tuesday. If you’d like to attend please use the Eventbrite link below to book a place:- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/glasgow-syphilis-collection-symposium-tickets-14972964540 Doors will open at 1pm for those who wish to… Read More ›
2015 promises to be an exciting and busy year for the Glasgow Incunabula Project. Not only will the cataloguing of all our 1050 books be completed over the next few months, but our allied exhibition Ingenious Impressions opens to the… Read More ›
On the afternoon of the 27th January we will be holding a half-day symposium to explore current research, and research opportunities, relating to a collection of early printed works on syphilis and venereal disease newly described as part of a Wellcome Trust funded… Read More ›
As 2014 draws to a close, it is time to reflect on the progress made by our project over the past year, look forward to what is coming up, and – most importantly of all – wish all our blog… Read More ›
The Christmas holiday approaches! And so does Prof. Laurence (Billy) Grove’s inaugural address, How to Get Away with Reading Comics in an Ancient University (tonight at 5.15pm). We’re going to kill two birds with one stone and celebrate both events… Read More ›
Identifying one book on the shelf from another can be tricky but it is hardly a new problem. The survival of a fragment of Roman sculpture dating from ca. 100 A. D.* depicting papyrus scrolls with name tickets attached, confirms… Read More ›
One of the more pleasant surprises when cataloguing rare books is finding a note or comment that gives some insight into the thoughts of the owner of a book. Even better when the note still has some relevance to current… Read More ›
Current English Literature PhD student, Abigail Boucher, has passed the last year as a Hunterian Associate working with Special Collections’ “Silver Fork” novels. Here she describes here experiences and the outcome of all of her work, an Etiquette compendium offering insights… Read More ›
Most of the books in this clutch of incunabula are annotated by early readers. While these are all fascinating as evidence of various reader engagement with texts, our copy of works by the Roman historian Sallust particularly stands out. Printed… Read More ›
