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We encourage all of our students to think about the medium, as well as the message, of the texts they study – whether those texts appear in ancient leather bindings, paperback covers, or even on a Kindle!
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The University of Reading is home to hundreds of very old and very rare printed books. Some of these date from the earliest years of printing in Europe.
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Books printed before the year 1500 are called incunabula from a Latin word meaning ‘cradle’. Although they are printed, many of them contain beautiful, hand-drawn illustrations and decorated letters.
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Many of our printed books contain handwritten notes which show that, hundreds of years ago, they were working copies in people’s libraries.
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Dr Rebecca Bullard, English Literature, researches the ways in which printed books were put together in Shakespeare’s England. Her work demonstrates that early modern readers were strongly influenced by the physical format of their books.
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Research by Dr Michelle O’Callaghan, English Literature, uses digital technology to recreate poetry anthologies of the Renaissance. This online resource is making old books available to new audiences, including students.
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Eric Kindel, from the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, has reconstructed a 17th-century method for creating texts using stencils.
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The Department of Typography and Graphic Communication has a printing workshop containing several historic presses, where researchers and students can learn printing techniques from a bygone era.
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The University Library’s Special Collections (housed at the Museum of English Rural Life) hosts conferences and exhibitions for the academic community and the general public.
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Students at the University are given privileged access to some of our most precious books, and they learn about ways to care for our printed heritage.
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University of Reading Malaysia
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Ceremonial groundbreaking - 27 February 2013
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Ceremonial groundbreaking - 27 February 2013
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Ceremonial groundbreaking - 27 February 2013
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Ceremonial groundbreaking - 27 February 2013
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Sir David Bell KCB, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading
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What makes a business brain?
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A world top 1% university
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Royal approval for typography
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Launching the Student Charter
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A time of celebration
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A “Premier League” university
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An international university
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Driving the Green agenda
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University of Reading quad panorama
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April: University bee research helps charity launch conservation campaign
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August: Celebrating Gold at London 2012
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December: Reading PhD student judges Turner prize
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February: University’s Annual Fund reaches new heights to help support Reading students
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July: Whiteknights campus judged as one of the best green spaces in the country
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March: Celebrating inspiring female researchers with a special photographic exhibition
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May: Announcing a new branch campus in Malaysia
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November: Top students recognised for outstanding academic achievement
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October: Reading ranked in top 1% of universities worldwide
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January: A new Vice-Chancellor for Reading
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June: Greenlands hosts a Diamond Jubilee celebration for HM The Queen
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September: Cannabis research to help people with epilepsy
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September: Olympic approval for new student accommodation
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Mystery and Monsters - Children's Christmas Lecture 2012
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Mystery and Monsters - Children's Christmas Lecture 2012
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Mystery and Monsters - Children's Christmas Lecture 2012
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Mystery and Monsters - Children's Christmas Lecture 2012
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Mystery and Monsters - Children's Christmas Lecture 2012
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Mystery and Monsters - Children's Christmas Lecture 2012
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Mystery and Monsters - Children's Christmas Lecture 2012
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Mystery and Monsters - Children's Christmas Lecture 2012
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Mystery and Monsters - Children's Christmas Lecture 2012
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Mystery and Monsters - Children's Christmas Lecture 2012
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Mystery and Monsters - Children's Christmas Lecture 2012
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Mystery and Monsters - Children's Christmas Lecture 2012
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Chancellor's Award 2012
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The University and Diamond Light Source
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The University and Diamond Light Source
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Professor Janet Barlow's public lecture - Wednesday 14 November
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Professor Janet Barlow's public lecture - Wednesday 14 November
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Professor Janet Barlow's public lecture - Wednesday 14 November
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Professor Janet Barlow's public lecture - Wednesday 14 November
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Professor Janet Barlow's public lecture - Wednesday 14 November
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Professor Janet Barlow's public lecture - Wednesday 14 November
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Professor Janet Barlow's public lecture - Wednesday 14 November
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Chancellor's Awards 2012
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London Road campus
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David Miliband in conversation with our Vice-Chancellor
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David Miliband in conversation with our Vice-Chancellor
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David Miliband in conversation with our Vice-Chancellor
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David Miliband in conversation with our Vice-Chancellor
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David Miliband in conversation with our Vice-Chancellor
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David Miliband meets the Reading University Students' Union Student Officers
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Professor Steve Mithen's public lecture - Wednesday 17 October
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Professor Steve Mithen's public lecture - Wednesday 17 October
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Professor Steve Mithen's public lecture - Wednesday 17 October
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Professor Steve Mithen's public lecture - Wednesday 17 October
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Professor Steve Mithen's public lecture - Wednesday 17 October
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Professor Steve Mithen's public lecture - Wednesday 17 October
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