Cultures of the book summer school

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Published Date
March 27, 2023

The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing Summer School on 20 and 21 June 2023 combines lectures, informal talks and discussions inspired by collections and archives at the University of Reading, and opportunity to learn about and see the practice of lithographic printing from stone. Find out more.

Published Date
July 24, 2025

Virtual Museum of Printing

Our Historic Presses Research and Teaching Workshop is now part of the Virtual Museum of Printing that aims to bring…

Published Date
July 24, 2025

Arts Council England accreditation

We are pleased to have been awarded full museum-accredited status for the LPGDC. Accreditation is the benchmark for well-run collections,…

Published Date
July 24, 2025

Exploring chromolithography

We were delighted to welcome Dr Helena Barros (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) as a CBCP Visiting Fellow.  Helena worked with…

Published Date
July 14, 2025

Review of 2025: Lettering, Printing and Graphic Design Collections

New developments In November 2024 we (and CBCP) hosted a launch of our new Historic Presses Research and Teaching Workshop….

Published Date
May 27, 2025

Extending the reach of our printing presses research

In February 2025, we supported London’s oldest Church, St Bartholomew the Great, with its 300th anniversary celebration of Benjamin Franklin’s…

Published Date
April 28, 2025

An entertaining time

We welcomed the Friends of the University and on a separate occasion the Berks Oxon Camsoc to view material from…

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