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The Learned Woman
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Frontispieces are visual introductions to books. This beautiful frontispiece engraving by the Dutch engraver, Pieter van den Berge, introduces the…
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True Greatness
By Revd Preb Julian Ould The world is full of “greats,” but by and large we mistake them for “not so greats.” We follow trends,…
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Under the Skin: Peeling Back the Layers of Old Books
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian This book has seen better days. True, there are no queues at the West Wing door to see it today…
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The Hope of Glory
By Canon Chris Palmer This month, we mark the end of the Second World War, including the first use of atomic weapons at Hiroshima and…
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International Cat Day
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist Every Cat-hedral has its cat stories (sorry, I couldn’t resist!) and Exeter is no exception. From unnamed cats on the…
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Book of Hours
By Canon Ian Morter A few weeks ago, the Cathedral’s new Treasures Gallery received The Fortescue Book of Hours, on extended loan from the Countess…
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Across the Board
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian This engraved plate is from the Cathedral Library’s first-edition copy of De Ludis Orientalibus Libri Duo, a history of Eastern…
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Strengthening Local Parishes
By Canon James Mustard, Canon Precentor The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of those of this age, especially those who are…
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The Rainmaker
By Canon Deborah Parsons, Canon Chancellor A former parishioner gave me a book which she thought I’d enjoy, called: “Travels with a primate.” In it,…
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The Significance of Shakespeare’s Second Folio
By Myrtle, Exeter Cathedral Work Experience Student Synonymous with English literature is William Shakespeare, the playwright known as The Bard. Exeter Cathedral holds the 1632…