Concrete poetry in Britain, 1963–75
Based on material from the collection of the late Andrew Belsey, philosophy lecturer, concrete poet and MA graduate from Typography & Graphic Communication, “Objects made of letters” explores and illustrates […]
Marie Neurath’s books for children
Sue Walker and Emma Minns attended a conference about Marie Neurath held at the Gesellshafts- und Wirtschafts Museum in Vienna in October 2022. Walker gave the keynote lecture ‘Marie Neurath’s books for […]
‘Don’t throw that away! Exploring the significance of ephemera’
In January 2023, Emeritus Professor Michal Twyman and Assistant Curator Emma Minns gave papers on different aspects of ephemera at a one-day workshop held at the School of Art, Prifysgol Aberystwyth University. Twyman […]
An ephemeral encounter
‘An ephemeral encounter’ to look at examples of Reading ephemera, with an opportunity to print from a block made by a Reading printer. The Department of Typography & Graphic Communication at […]
Bookplate Stories: Christina Frances Hicks
This post is part of a series of stories written by Liz West, Fellow in Ephemera Studies, about the Amoret Tanner bookplate collection. Read more here · Story one Aiming […]
Bookplate Stories: Ephraim McDowel Cosgrave
This post is part of a series of stories written by Liz West, Fellow in Ephemera Studies, about the Amoret Tanner bookplate collection. Read more here · Story one ‘A […]
Bookplate Stories: Gertrude Edlemann
This post is part of a series of stories written by Liz West, Fellow in Ephemera Studies, about the Amoret Tanner bookplate collection. Read more here · Story one Mr […]
The 1980s: selected items from an iconic decade
The exhibition ran between September and December 2022. A showcase display explores items from the Collections from the 1980s. Our two work-experience students, who worked with Emma Minns (Assistant Curator […]
Bookplate stories: Mary Anne Robb 1895
This post is part of a series of stories written by Liz West, Fellow in Ephemera Studies, about the Amoret Tanner bookplate collection. Read more here · Story one Mrs […]
Fellowship in Ephemera studies
We were delighted to appoint Dr Liz West as our first Fellow in Ephemera Studies. Liz decided to work on book-related ephemera to align with interests and priorities in our […]