Archive for May 21st, 2010
CFP: Restorations: Birkbeck Early Modern Society’s 4th Student Conference
Friday, May 21st, 2010This is a reminder that the deadline for proposals for the Birkbeck Early Modern Society’s fourth student conference is 31 May 2010. You are invited to submit a proposal of 250 words maximum for a paper lasting 20 minutes (approximately 2,000 words) to the Conference Organiser, Robin Rowles. The Birkbeck Early Modern Society Fourth Student [...]
‘From Books to Bezoars: Sir Hans Sloane, The Collector of the Age’ Conference at the BL
Friday, May 21st, 2010Mon 7 Jun 2010 – Tue 8 Jun 2010, 10.00 -17.00, Conference Centre, British Library. This year marks the 350th anniversary of the birth of the physician Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753). Well known as one of the greatest collectors of his age, he was also President of the Royal Society and the Royal College of [...]