Library & Archives In Focus: Travel Literature
Library & Archives In Focus: Travel Literature Thursday 20 June, drop-in between 11am–1pm in the Library & Archives reading room Discover some fascinating travel literature from the Exeter Cathedral library. Come fly with us as we set out from John Ray’s Europe, travelling to Jean de Thévenot’s Turkey, Persia and the East Indies, onwards to […]
Library & Archives In Focus: Stories of the Reformation
Library & Archives In Focus: Stories of the Reformation Wednesday 14 August 2024, drop in between 11am and 1pm Come and hear stories of the Reformation told through the treasures of the Cathedral Library and Archives, including an authentic copy of the will of Henry VIII, a 16th century edition of Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, […]
Exeter Cathedral’s Medieval Library: From Foundation to Dispersal
Exeter Cathedral’s Medieval Library: From Foundation to Dispersal Thursday 8th August 2024, 7.30pm (doors open 7.00pm) Exeter Cathedral is one of the very few medieval institutions in England that has kept good numbers of its ancient books. Around one hundred manuscripts are now in Oxford, given by the Dean and Chapter in 1602 to Sir […]
St Sidwell – An Exeter Saint and Parish
St Sidwell – An Exeter Saint and Parish Friday 2 August, drop in between 11am and 1pm This special celebration of an Exeter saint – and the parish which bears her name – is taking place on her feast day, 2 August. Find out more about the life and legends surrounding this 8th century saint, […]
Library & Archives In Focus: Inventories
Library & Archives In Focus: Inventories Wednesday 24 July, drop in between 11am and 1pm Inventories are more than just lists! Join us as we take a closer look inside and around the chapels, rooms and cupboards of the past. Personal probate inventories show us what a medieval merchant family valued most, and how life […]
Exploring the Archives: Apprenticeships Records
Exploring the Archives: Apprenticeships Records Wednesday 17 April, 2pm-3:30pm, in the Cathedral Library & Archives’ Reading Room, West Wing of the Bishop’s Palace Between 1685 and 1865 more than 80 children born in Cathedral Close became apprentices, supported by a grant from Canon Hall’s Charity. These young people were trained as periwig makers, white bread […]
Library & Archives In Focus: Building the Cathedral
Library & Archives In Focus: Building the Cathedral Thursday 16 May, drop in between 11am and 1pm The Cathedral’s fabric account rolls are an unparalleled source of information about the construction and maintenance of a medieval Gothic cathedral. Year by year, from the late 13th to early 16th centuries, these parchment rolls record who […]
In the Library With…Robert Hooke’s Micrographia (1665)
In the Library With… Robert Hooke’s Micrographia (1665) Thursday 16 May, 6pm – 7:30pm in the Cathedral Library & Archives Continuing our series, In the Library with… join our Cathedral Librarian for a unique opportunity to experience Robert Hooke’s scientific best-seller, Micrographia. An experimental scientist and member of the Royal Society, Robert Hooke (1635-1703) was […]
Library & Archives In Focus: Exeter Book
Library & Archives In Focus: Exeter Book Saturday 13 April, 11am – 1pm at Exeter Cathedral Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to see the Exeter Book of Anglo-Saxon poetry – the oldest book of English literature in the world, at Exeter Cathedral. The collection of poetry, including epic poems and nearly 100 riddles, was given […]
Library & Archives In Focus: Time
Library & Archives In Focus: Time Tuesday 12 March, drop-in event 11am–1pm at Exeter Cathedral Join us in the Cathedral’s magnificent nave and celebrate #BritishScienceWeek with a drop-in display on Time. Discover our famous medieval Astronomical Clock alongside historic works from Ptolemy to Galileo to explore early attempts to understand the relationship of the earth, […]