Charles Sebag-Montefiore holding a book

Lecture: Collecting Catalogues of Private Collections - Confessions of a Bibliomaniac

The FNL Annual Lecture 2026 given by Charles Sebag-Montefiore CBE about his definitive library, collected over 55 years.
13 Jul 2026

FNL Briefing on AIL & the Cultural Gifts Scheme

Watch this video to find out how AIL and the CGS work and get tips on how to benefit from them by Anastasia Tennant, Joan Winterkorn and Mark Purcell
17 Mar 2026

Homecoming: the story of the Blavatnik Honresfield Library

A 30-minute documentary on the extraordinary manuscripts and books in the Blavatnik Honresfield Library and how it was saved for the nation by FNL
1 Mar 2023
Jane Austen's letter to Cassandra, January 1796

Blavatnik Honresfield Library short film: Jane Austen

A short film on the Jane Austen items in the Blavatnik Honresfield Library
23 Feb 2023
Robert Burns's manuscript volume known as the First Commonplace Book

Blavatnik Honresfield Library short film: Robert Burns

A short film on the Robert Burns items in the Blavatnik Honresfield Library.
23 Feb 2023
The manuscript of Sir Walter Scott's Rob Roy

Blavatnik Honresfield Library short film: Sir Walter Scott

A short film on the Sir Walter Scott manuscripts in the Blavatnik Honresfield Library
23 Feb 2023

Blavatnik Honresfield Library short film: The Brontës

A short film on the extraordinary Brontë collection within the Blavatnik Honresfield Library
23 Feb 2023

Blavatnik Honresfield Library event 6 12 22

A film of the event on 6 December at which the new film on the Blavatnik Honresfield Library was shown for the first time.
19 Dec 2022
Professor Kathryn Sutherland

Blavatnik Honresfield Library - short film

Short film about manuscripts in Blavatnik Honresfield Library, including footage of their display in March 2022
1 Jun 2022