On June 28 we visited the Senate House Library at the University of London. During the afternoon we were treated to a special program of lectures. Librarian Karen Attar gave an overview of collections of early books at the university, and incunabulist Lotta Hellinga spoke on the first century of European printing. After a break, Elisabeth Leedham-Green of the University of Cambridge discussed access to books in England during the sixteenth century, and Robert Harding of Maggs Rare Books spoke on books in the hands of Tudor and early Stuart British readers, collectors, and binders. We also had time to see a wonderful exhibition of 16th century English books in the library. Highlights for me included works printed by William Caxton, Wynkyn de Worde, and Richard Pynson.
