medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Winchester Cathedral has a nice display of manuscripts, & Salisbury has one
of the 4 oldest copies of Magna Carta in its Chapter House.
Tom Izbicki
At 10:14 PM 7/26/2002 +0100, you wrote:
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>Sarah,
>If you can get across to Dublin, Ireland, you can see the Book of Kells
>(8th Century, illuminate gospel book), in the Library of Trinity College.
>Like those in the British Library this is kept open on a different page,
>changed periodically. The College and Library are well worth seeing for
>themselves, incidentally.
>
>You could also try some of the Cathedral Libraries in the UK, such as
>those at Exeter, Canterbury and Hereford (chailed library with many
>medieval books). You'd have to look up their websites, and find out the
>opening times/access rules. There's also the Vatican Library in Rome, and
>the Bodleian in Oxford.
>
>In the British Library, by the way, they now have a computerised 3D colour
>version of the Lindisfarne Gospels, where you can turn the pages by
>running your hands over the screen. This is a fantastic experience.
>
>Good wishes,
>Graham.
>
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>active life - it is not a dull, static state of so-called happiness. Full
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>create - such is the life of the man who risks safety and happiness for
>the sake of growth and happiness.'
>Frederick William Sanderson, 1857-1922.
>
>Graham Mallaghan
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