Library

Library

Library, Garden Room, 2021
Volumes in the Rare Books Room, 2012
Showcase of Special Collections and Archive holdings, 2013
Showcase of Special Collections and Archive holdings, 2019

Access

The Library is open Monday-Thursday 9.00-19.00, Friday 9.00-17.00

The Archives and Special Collections reading room is open Monday-Friday 9.00-13.00, 14.00-16.30

Please note that the Library and the Archive will be closed on Thursday 25 June.

SUMMER HOLIDAYS: The Library and the Archive will be closed from 1 to 31 August

The BSR Library and Archive are open free of charge to external visitors during opening hours. To join the library an application should be made in person.

Please bring:

  • Either a valid university staff card indicating that you are academic staff or registered PhD student, or a letter of introduction from your University or Academic Institute

  • a passport or proof of identity that includes a portrait photograph

Photo by Antonio Palmieri

Latest Events

Latest Events

ITALY
Conference | Greek manuscripts in Renaissance Venice: the library of Guillaume Pellicier
The library of Guillaume Pellicier (c.1490-1567), French bishop and ambassador to Venice, is a key resource for our understanding of the transmission of Greek culture
18 June from 14:30
19 June from 9:30
ITALY
Material Environments | The Water-mills on the Janiculum and the Gothic Siege of Rome
This is the third in a series of lectures on Material Environments, hosted jointly by the American Academy in Rome and the British School at Rome over the academic
18 June 2026
18:00 - 19:30

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