Program Schedule
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Mar
52025Bibliographic Performances and Surrogate Readings: Author Janelle Rebel in Conversation with Alison FraserPresented by: The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography
Zoom • 12:00–1:00 p.m. ET
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Feb
112025Faces of God: Author Murad Mumtaz in Conversation with Holly Shaffer on Images of Devotion in Indo-Muslim Painting, 1500-1800Presented by: The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography
Zoom • 12:00–1:00 p.m. ET
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Feb
32025Rare Book School Spring 2025 Open HousePresented by: Rare Book School
RBS Suite (Room 230) at UVA’s Edgar Shannon Library (160 McCormick Road, Charlottesville VA 22904) • 1:00–4:00 p.m.
RBS News
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RBS at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair
Rare Book School will be at the 65th annual New York International Antiquarian Book Fair, which runs from Thursday, 3 April to Sunday, 6 April.
RBS Executive Director Michael F. Suarez, S.J., along with Barbara Heritage and Zoe Langer of the RBS Collections team, will be “on the ground” at the Park Avenue Armory. So, if you see them, be sure to say hello! […]
Posted on March 26, 2025 by RBS -
Remembering John T. Casteen III, Bibliophile and UVA President Emeritus
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of John T. Casteen III on 18 March 2025, after a brief illness. A scholar of medieval literature and an advocate for public education, Casteen served with great distinction as the seventh president of the University of Virginia. Over the course of two decades (1990–2010), he guided UVA to greater national prominence, significantly expanded programs and facilities on Grounds, and led the University through two enormously successful capital campaigns.
A visionary leader, Casteen brought Rare Book School to UVA from Columbia University in 1992, hiring RBS Founding Director Terry Belanger as University Professor and Honorary Curator of Special Collections and giving the School a new home in Alderman Library (now known as Shannon Library). […]
Posted on March 20, 2025 by RBS