This is a reminder that the course discount (two courses for £1000) for London Rare Books School (LRBS)<http://www.ies.sas.ac.uk/london-rare-books-school> expires April 15. LRBS runs 23 - 27 June 2014 and 30 June - 4 July 2014. The application form is available from the Institute of English Studies website<http://www.ies.sas.ac.uk/study-training/research-training-summer-schools/london-rare-books-school/application-bursaries>. Individual courses are £600, and a £100 deposit is requested upon application. A (very) limited number of partial bursaries are available. Placements are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, and courses are restricted to a maximum of twelve students. Courses may be taken for academic credit<http://www.ies.sas.ac.uk/study-training/research-training-summer-schools/london-rare-books-school/fees-credit> toward a postgraduate diploma in the History of the Book, or as part of the Institute's MA in the History of the Book. The courses are taught by internationally renowned scholars, using the unrivalled library and museum resources of London, including the British Library, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Lambeth Palace Library, and Senate House Libraries. Applications should be submitted to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. The course programme is below. For further details, see the LRBS website<http://www.ies.sas.ac.uk/london-rare-books-school> or contact the Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or +44 020 7862 8679 WEEK ONE: 23 - 27 June 2014 Children's Books, 1470-1980 European Bookbinding, 1450-1820 A History of Maps and Mapping The History of Readers and Reading, 1770-2010 *new course An Introduction to Bibliography The Medieval Book The Printed Book in Europe, 1450-2000 WEEK TWO: 30 June - 4 July 2014 The Book in the Ancient World The Early Modern Book in England The History and Practice of Hand Press Printing An Introduction to Illustration and its Technologies Modern First Editions: Dealing, Collecting, and the Market The Printed Book in the East: China, India, and Japan *new course Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600