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This is the facebook page of the Edward Worth Library. www.edwardworthlibrary.ie The Worth Library is named after Edward Worth (1678-1733), an early eighteenth-century Dublin physician. The collection is made up of some 4,400 volumes, the earliest dating from 1475. The Worth Library is of particular importance for all scholars interested in the areas of the History of Medicine, the History of Science and the History of the Book.
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facebook.comSee our new online exhibition on 'John Strype at the Worth Library', curated by Dr. Ralph Stevens: http://edwardworthlibrary.ie/exhibitions-at-the-worth/smaller-exhibitions/john-strype-at-the-edward-worth-library/
Thursday 5 April lecture: Dr Michael Schonhardt (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg): ‘A scientific revolution before Galilei? How the astrolabe transformed 11th century science.’ Please note that this lecture will take place at 5.15pm in the Medieval History Seminar Room, 5-7 South Leinster Street, Dublin 2. This is the Medieval and Renaissance Medicine and Science Lecture, which is a joint lecture between the Edward Worth Library and the Department of History, Trinity College, Dublin.
Wednesday 21 March, 3.00pm: Dr Ralph Stevens (UCD): 'Histories, sermons, and bibles: religious texts in the Worth collection'. This lecture marks the launch of Dr Stevens’ exhibition on the same subject.
We are launching the annual online exhibition for 2017 today! It's theme is Worth's copy of Anthony Van Dyck's Icones (1646) and the online exhibition has been curated by the staff and students of the Department of the History of Art and Architecture, TCD. To find out more see: http://vandyck.edwardworthlibrary.ie/
On Tuesday 14 November the Edward Worth Library will be holding an Open Day to mark the opening of an exhibition on 'Botany in Early Modern Ireland'. The Library will be open from 10.00am to 4.00pm. All are welcome.
On Tuesday 14 November 2017 there will be an Open Day at the Edward Worth Library to mark the opening of an exhibition on Botany. The Library will be open from 10.00am to 4.00pm. All are welcome.
Reading Newton in Early Modern Europe, which is a collection of essays arising from a conference at the Worth Library, has now been published. For details see Brill's website link: http://www.brill.com/products/book/reading-newton-early-modern-europe
27 June 2017: Professor Michael Hunter (Birkbeck College, London): will give a lecture on 'The supernatural and the natural in English thought, 1650-1750'. This event will take place in the Worth Library at 3.00pm. Space is limited so come early!
Professor Earle Havens (William Kurrelmeyer Curator of Rare Books & Manuscripts, Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts, The Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University) will be giving a lecture today, in the Worth Library, at 4.00pm. His topic is: ‘Time Machines. Reading the Renaissance Libraries of John Dee and Gabriel Harvey.’ This is a joint event, hosted by the Irish Research Council New Horizon Research Project: Mapping Readers and Readership in Dublin, 1826-1926: a new cultural geography (UCD, School of History), and the Edward Worth Library, Dublin.’
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19 May 2017: 2.00pm-4.00pm: joint Rare Books Group, Worth Library and Irish Art and Architecture Historians workshop on art and architectural sources in Irish libraries and galleries.
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An Open Day will be held on Thursday 11 May 2017: 10.00am-4.00pm. All are welcome.
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An Open Day today (20 April) for the exhibition ‘Deism and the Early Enlightenment at the Worth Library’ . Open 10.00am-4.00pm. All are welcome. Online version is available here: http://edwardworthlibrary.ie/exhibitions-at-the-worth/smaller-exhibitions/deism-and-the-early-enlightenment-at-the-worth-library/
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