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Reference files of Albinia de la Mare: 'Lectures', 1963-2000 and n.d. [c.1963-1990]

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MS. 18746/172
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Folder 1: 'Lectures to Warburg Class', papers relating to lectures given at the Warburg Institute and Columbia R[are] B[ook] S[chool], 1974-1991, including notes for, and texts of

  1. 'Humanistic Manuscripts and their Makers', Warburg Institute, 1977-1988
  2. 'What is a Humanistic Manuscript?', Warburg Institute, 1978-1986
  3. 'Italian Humanistic Manuscripts of the Fifteenth Century', 'Columbia R[are] B[ook] S[chool]', 1991
  4. 'Introduction to Humanistic Manuscripts', possibly also for the Columbia Rare Book School, 1991

Folder 2: 'Lecture notes and correspondence', 1976-1985, relating to

  1. 'Flor[entine] Scribes and Illum[inator]s', Royal Holloway College Inter-Faculty Lecture, Dec 1976
  2. 'Durham lecture', University of Durham, May 1981
  3. 'Some Florentine Humanist Scribes of the Later Fifteenth Century', probably given at King's College London, May 1981
  4. 'Scrittura e codici nella cultura della Milano sforzesca', a contribution to the conference, 'Leonardo a Milano 1482-1982'. Letters received from Biblioteca Trivulziana only, Feb-Mar 1982.
  5. 'Manuscripts after Printing, Florentine Scribes in the late 15th Century', Warburg Institute, Mar 1982
  6. 'Florentine Scribes of the Late Fifteenth Century', Oxford University Society of Bibliophiles, Nov 1982
  7. 'Florentine Humanistic Manuscripts of the 15th Century', Ampleforth College, York, Oct 1985

Folder 3: papers relating to lectures given, 1990-2000 and n.d. [c.1980], including

  1. 'The making of the Neapolitan Humanistic Manuscript', n.d. [c.1980]
  2. 'Some Italian Bookhands', Feb 1990, probably a Rare Book School lecture. Also includes notes on Cristoforo Cortese and reproductions for the lecture.
  3. 'Close Encounters of a Manuscript Kind', typescript of inaugural lecture, King's College London, [18 Jun 1990]
  4. 'Some Thoughts on the Use of Humanistic Script in Vernacular Manuscripts in Florence', Seminar in the History of the Book, Vernacular Conference, Oxford, Jul 2000

Folder 4: 'Index cards, lectures, correspondence', 1977-1990 and n.d. [c.1980-1990], relating to

  1. 'Florentine Scribes and Illuminators in the 15th Century', a title suggested to the Liverpool Bibliographical Society. Correspondence only, Aug-Nov 1977.
  2. 'Paduan Manuscripts of the Mid-fifteenth Century and the Early Years of Bartolomeo Sanvito', 'SIH', 27 Apr 1978
  3. 'The Making of the Renaissance Book', n.d. [c.1980]
  4. 'Humanistic Scribes in Fifteenth Century Florence', n.d. [c.1980]. On cards.
  5. 'Some Italian Humanistic Presentation Manuscripts', Warburg Institute Colloquium, 19 May 1990
  6. 'Dedication and Presentation Manuscripts', n.d. [c.1990]. On cards.

Folder 5: papers relating to lectures given, 1963-1979 and n.d. [c.1963-1974], including

  1. 'Vespasiano da Bisticci, Florentine Bookseller', noted as 'Given to Oxford Bibl[iographical] Soc[iety] et al. 1963?' and 'Given to London Bibl[iographical] Soc[iety] 16 Dec 1969 and later elsewhere, e.g. Warburg Inst[itute] 1969, Liverpool Univ[ersity], 1973, Chicago Univ[ersity], 1974'
  2. lectures to the Summer Institute, Washington, Jul 1974, comprising lists of slides only

Dates

  • Creation: 1963-2000 and n.d. [c.1963-1990]

Extent

1 box (5 folders)

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. 18746/172

Former reference:

Archive A. C. de la Mare, sect. II., cont. LIV-A