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The Fall of Arthur by J.R.R. Tolkien released today
Posted on May 23, 2013 | No CommentsThe poem, using Old English alliterative meter and written in modern English recounts how Arthur was a British military leader fighting the Saxon invasion, and includes characters such as Guinevere, Lancelot and Mordred. -
The Great Lost Library of Alcuin’s York exhibition to take place at the University of York
Posted on May 29, 2012 | No CommentsA new series of multimedia exhibitions at the University of York will begin next month starting with the fascinating story of the great lost library of Alcuin and the research of Dr Mary Garrison from the University’s Department of History. -
Love and Devotion: From Persia and Beyond – exhibition now underway in Australia
Posted on May 24, 2012 | No CommentsExhibition of illustrated Persian manuscripts now showing in Melbourne; will go on display at Oxford later this year. -
University of York hosts Working in Archaeology exhibition
Posted on January 3, 2012 | No CommentsThe University of York's historic King's Manor is hosting a European photographic exhibition depicting the day-to-day work of archaeologists. -
Making History: Antiquaries in Britain
Posted on November 3, 2011 | No CommentsThe McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College is now presenting the exhibition: Making History: Antiquaries in Britain, which showcases treasures from the Society of Antiquaries of London -
British Library hosts Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination
Posted on August 24, 2011 | No CommentsBeginning on November 11th, the British Library will be hosting a new exhibition entitled Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination. It is the Library’s first major exhibition to bring together... -
Cambridge Illuminations
Posted on March 1, 2011 | No CommentsCambridge Illuminations Panayotova, Stella Marginalia, Vol. 3 (2006) Abstract The Cambridge Illuminations (July-December 2005) has been judged to be not only the largest exhibition of illuminated manuscripts in a century... -
The Codex Manesse and the Discovery of Love at Heidelberg University
Posted on October 21, 2010 | No CommentsIt was in the Hohenstaufen era that European literature turned its attention to the subject of courtly love, thus sparking off one of the most complex societal discourses of the... -
Checkmate! Medieval People at Play – Manuscript Exhibition Examines Aspects of Play in Medieval Society
Posted on July 20, 2010 | No CommentsWe are all familiar with praying monks, but playing monks? A Book of Hours from Flanders finds them deep in a game of “Blind Man’s Bluff,” while on the opposite page...