Library & Archives In Focus: Here be dragons
Library & Archives In Focus: Here be dragons Thursday 16 January, drop in 11am-1pm Join us on a quest through time to explore dragons in art, literature and science, from fiery beasts in medieval illumination to Renaissance sea creatures swimming off the Cornish coast. This event is included in standard Cathedral admission. Please note that […]
Library and Archives Christmas In Focus: Picturing the Nativity
Library and Archives Christmas In Focus: Picturing the Nativity Tuesday 10 December, drop in 1pm-3pm For centuries, artists and printmakers have imagined the nativity of Jesus, based on accounts in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Representations in art may focus on Mary and the infant Jesus, the annunciation of the shepherds or the adoration […]
Library & Archives In Focus: Bishops of Exeter
Library & Archives In Focus: Bishops of Exeter Thursday 21 November, drop in 11am-1pm Join us as we celebrate the arrival of the Right Revd Mike Harrison as the 72nd Bishop of Exeter with a look back at some of those who came before him. 900 years ago, William Warelwast was bishop, and he would […]
Exploring the Archives: More Than Medieval
Exploring the Archives: More Than Medieval Thursday 7 November, 1pm-3pm in Exeter Cathedral’s Library & Archives’ Reading Room Ten Centuries of Record-keeping at Exeter Cathedral Our Exploring the Archives event is an opportunity to explore the full scope of the Exeter Cathedral Archives – from the earliest Saxon charters written on parchment, all the way through […]
Exploring the Archives: Historic Wills
Exploring the Archives: Historic Wills Tuesday 29 October, 1pm-3pm in the Exeter Cathedral Library & Archives Reading Room Wills are an exceptionally rich source of information about the lives and social history of people in the past. The Exeter Cathedral Library & Archives contain nearly 100 historic wills, dating from the 13th to 19th centuries […]
Art of the Book: Illustration in Early Printed Books
Art of the Book: Illustration in Early Printed Books Tuesday 12 November 2024, 2pm-3:30pm in the Exeter Cathedral Library Illustration in Early Printed Books is the final seminar in our Art of the Book series. Study beautiful treasures in the collections of Exeter Cathedral Library to discover how illustrations were produced from woodcuts to lithographs and explore how text and […]