Penny University Library

Authors

Christian Murray, University of Mississippi

Files

Description

Back in the 17th and 18th centuries, the gentry of England gathered in coffee houses to discuss a wide array of issues. These places were known as Penny Universities because, for the price of a penny, one could purchase a cup of coffee and enjoy an intellectual conversation! Penny University Library is a free to use multimedia project that offers a digitized collection of authors, publications, and maps from the Age of Enlightenment. This tool is great for public education, classrooms, and scholarly use for understanding key details about the intellectual conversations of the past.
To view a short video clip introducing the project, please click here: https://youtu.be/SD3oVheVj1A?si=05N04wyhWk6ku2lN
Free and open to the public. All are welcome. Participates will have time at the end of the presentation to ask questions and share thoughts and suggestions.

Publication Date

3-28-2024

Relational Format

Video Recording

Keywords

Enlightenment, digital history

Comments

The website for the Penny University Library can be found here. More information on the project here.

Recommended Citation

Murray, Christian, "Penny University Library" (2024). Digital Scholarship Showcase. 1.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/dsshowcase/1

Accessibility Status

Audio or Video Captioning