A conference organised by Dr Jason Peacey (UCL), Dr Sabrina Baron (University of Maryland) and Dr Giles Mandelbrote (British Library)
The pamphlet collection amassed by the London bookseller George Thomason is of unparalleled importance, and has helped to ensure that the civil wars and interregnum remain central to the study of British history. Nevertheless, this is generally reflected in scholarly exploitation of the tracts, rather than in critical analysis of them. This conference seeks to explore a variety of approaches to the Thomason collection, including the man and his milieu, his role as a publisher and bookseller, his aims and methods as a collector, the fate of his collection, and its significance to subsequent generations of scholars.
Speakers:
Sabrina Baron, Maureen Bell, Michael Braddick, David Como, Ann Hughes, Keith Lindley, Jason McElligott, Giles Mandelbrote, Michael Mendle, Jason Peacey, Joad Raymond, Julian Roberts, David Stoker, Elliot Vernon, Steven Zwicker
This conference has been organised by UCL and the British Library, and supported by the generosity of the Bibliographical Society and the Royal Historical Society
For further information please contact:
Dr Jason Peacey, Department of History, UCL, j.peacey@ucl.ac.uk
