Registration is now open for The Beauty of Letters: Text, Type, and Communication in the Eighteenth Century, University of Birmingham, 14-15 March 2015

The Beauty of Letters: Text, Type, and Communication in the Eighteenth Century, University of Birmingham, 14-15 March 2015.

A two-day conference sponsored by the Baskerville Society, the Bibliographical Society, and the Centre for West Midlands History

In his preface to Paradise Lost (1758), John Baskerville described himself as ‘an admirer of the beauty of letters’. This conference takes his phrase as a starting point to explore the production, distribution, consumption and reception, not only of letters, but also words, texts and images during the long eighteenth century (c. 1688-1820). This conference will consider how writing, printing, performance and portrayal contributed to the creation of cultural identity and taste, assisted the spread of knowledge and contributed to political, economic, social and cultural change in Britain and the wider world.

BOOKING IS NOW OPEN and tickets can be bought via the University of Birmingham on-line shop

DETAILS: More information and a full conference programme is available from The Typographic Hub.

£85.00 for two daysincludes all lectures, refreshments, lunches, Jenny Uglow lecture, and Saturday evening buffet. £55.00 Saturday onlyincludes all lectures, refreshments & lunch on Saturday only, Jenny Uglow lecture, and Saturday evening buffet. £40.00 Sunday onlyincludes all lectures, refreshments & lunch on Sunday only

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS : Lynda Mugglestone, Jennny Uglow, Susan Whyman

About Jennifer Wood

Second year D.Phil. student in English, University College, Oxford. Thesis title: 'William Godwin and his Epistolary Circles: the Private Letter in the Romantic Period'. Supervised by: Prof. Nicholas Halmi and Prof. Pamela Clemit. Funding body: AHRC.
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