On the 13th we visited the actual V&A site. First we saw some of their famous works, including a first folio of Shakespeare’s work from 1632, a first edition copy of the History of British Birds, and a book from 1947 that was illustrated by Picasso.
The V&A also has the largest collection of book arts in the UK. Book art is basically just when people write books in a different physical style. The example we saw was a book written in sections, folded to look like little triangles. It was quite interesting!
We also got to see the actual library. The library has the same hours as the museum, and can be accessed by the general public. There are a lot of pieces of art that are accessible on other sites (the V&A has 17 storage locations in total). All in all, the library was very interesting and cool! Here is their website.
British Studies 2019 