Dear Map Friends,

 

Another Oxford event for you ….

 

With best wishes,

Nick

 

 

From Weston House to the Weston Library: the Sheldon Tapestry Maps at the Bodleian

22 October 2019 9.00am — 3.45pm

Venue:

Lecture Theatre, Weston Library (Map)

Speaker(s):

Peter Barber, Hilary Turner, National Trust textiles conservation experts, Bodleian maps and conservation staff, and many more.

Contact:

Information Desk | 01865 277094

Description

In the past year the Sheldon Tapestry Maps of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, and Worcestershire dating from the late Tudor period have all been displayed in the Bodleian’s Weston Library; the final member of this set, Warwickshire, is on display just over 40 miles away in Warwick.

The Weston Library is hosting a one-day symposium to celebrate these stunning cartographic masterpieces, exploring their historical context in terms of mapmaking and their place in society; marvelling at conservation work; and bringing the tapestries up to date with the latest research on both their content and creation.

Join us for a day of presentations by expert speakers, and learn of the results of the most recent research and conservation work.

 

Symposium: “From Weston House to the Weston Library: the Sheldon Tapestry Maps at the Bodleian”

9.00-9.30 Registration at Blackwell Hall

Session’s Chair Nick Millea

9.30-9.40 Richard Ovenden, Bodley’s Librarian: Introduction to the day

9.40 – 10.00 Nick Millea, Map Librarian, Bodleian Libraries / Virginia Lladó-Buisán, Head of Conservation and Collection Care, Bodleian Libraries: ‘One stitch at a time: Returning the Sheldon Tapestry Maps to life’ 

10.00-10.30 Peter Barber, Independent Researcher, formerly Head of Maps, British Library: ‘Power, Propaganda, Magnificence: the cartographic background to the Sheldon tapestry maps’

10.30-11.00 Katie McKeogh, Junior Research Fellow, New College, Oxford: ‘The Catholic Gentry in Ralph Sheldon’s Midlands’

11.00-11.10 Q&A

11.10-11.40 Tea break

Session’s Chair Virginia Lladó Buisán

11.40-12.10 Rachel Langley, Senior Conservator, Textiles Conservation, National Trust: ‘A Diversion from the Usual Route – the Representation of the Sheldon Map Tapestries’

12.10-12.40 Maggie Wood, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust / Sara Wear, Warwickshire County Council: 'Now am I in Arden' - Exploring the Warwickshire Tapestry Map'

12.40-12.50 Q&A

12.50-14.00 Lunch break

Session’s Chair TBC

14.00-14.30 Hilary Turner, Independent Scholar: ‘Fitting it in, filling it out: from Christopher Saxton’s surveys to Ralph Sheldon’s tapestry maps’

14.30-15.00 Virginia Lladó-Buisán / Alexandra Walker, Preventive Conservator, Bodleian Libraries: ‘Materiality and preservation: analysis of dyes and micro-fading’

15.00-15.10 Q&A

15.10-15.45 Round table discussion with all speakers and wrap up  

 

Booking

Tickets: £20 per person

Booking is essential.

Please note, there is a £1 booking fee added to each booking.

Book tickets

 

 

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Nick Millea

 

Map Librarian, Bodleian Libraries, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG

Tel:        01865 287119

Email:    [log in to unmask]

 

Web:     https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps

 

‘Talking Maps’ Exhibition:

Weston Library, Oxford: 5 July 2019 to 8 March 2020

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