Library & Archives In Focus: Bare Bones

Images of skeletons in Exeter Cathedral Library’s book collection

Library & Archives In Focus: Bare Bones

Thursday, 12 June
Cathedral Library and Archives Reading Room
Drop in between 1pm and 3pm

Drop in to Exeter Cathedral’s Reading Room to see our Library & Archives In Focus: Bare Bones collection.

Skeletons are a stark reminder of the transient nature of life but they can also symbolise wisdom, knowledge and the pursuit of truth.  Discover skeletons in the Cathedral Library, from depictions in medieval manuscripts, to the magnificent anatomical woodcuts in Andreas Vesalius’s De humani fabrica.

Advance booking not required!