# The Dictionary Garret - Anatomy of a Room

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Natasha McEnroe
- Year: 2005
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/dictionary-garret-anatomy-room)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The garret at 17 Gough Square was the nerve centre of the house during Samuel Johnson's residence, and here the greatest work of reference of the 18th century took shape. Johnson's Dictionary (1755) gives the room its historic resonance, but what became of the room once its famous occupant had left?

## Lectures

1. [The Dictionary Garret - Anatomy of a Room](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/dictionary-garret-anatomy-room/63e60afcd322) (YouTube)