Library and Archives Christmas In Focus: Picturing the Nativity
Library and Archives Christmas In Focus: Picturing the Nativity Tuesday 10 December, drop in 1pm-3pm For centuries, artists and printmakers have imagined the nativity of Jesus, based on accounts in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Representations in art may focus on Mary and the infant Jesus, the annunciation of the shepherds or the adoration […]
Library & Archives In Focus: Bishops of Exeter
Library & Archives In Focus: Bishops of Exeter Thursday 21 November, drop in 11am-1pm Join us as we celebrate the arrival of the Right Revd Mike Harrison as the 72nd Bishop of Exeter with a look back at some of those who came before him. 900 years ago, William Warelwast was bishop, and he would […]
Exploring the Archives: More Than Medieval
Exploring the Archives: More Than Medieval Thursday 7 November, 1pm-3pm in Exeter Cathedral’s Library & Archives’ Reading Room Ten Centuries of Record-keeping at Exeter Cathedral Our Exploring the Archives event is an opportunity to explore the full scope of the Exeter Cathedral Archives – from the earliest Saxon charters written on parchment, all the way through […]
Exploring the Archives: Historic Wills
Exploring the Archives: Historic Wills Tuesday 29 October, 1pm-3pm in the Exeter Cathedral Library & Archives Reading Room Wills are an exceptionally rich source of information about the lives and social history of people in the past. The Exeter Cathedral Library & Archives contain nearly 100 historic wills, dating from the 13th to 19th centuries […]
Heritage Open Days 2024: Exploring Exeter Cathedral’s Library and Archives – Routes, Networks & Connections
Exploring Exeter Cathedral’s Library and Archives – Routes, Networks & Connections Wednesday 11 September & Friday 13 September, 11am–12:30pm Join us for our FREE workshops for Heritage Open Days. Come and see examples of manuscripts, maps, accounts and books which all intertwine to tell a global story with Exeter Cathedral at its heart. The books […]
Library and Archives In Focus: Things we used to know
Library and Archives In Focus: Things we used to know Thursday 17th October, drop in between 11am-1pm In any right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides. Ring any bells? Whether you left school last year or many years ago, you probably had […]
Kings and Queens Tour at Exeter Cathedral
Kings and Queens Tour at Exeter Cathedral Monday 7 October 1:30pm-3:30pm Royalty at Exeter Cathedral… Founded by King Edward the Confessor in 1050, and with His Majesty King Charles III as the patron for the 2020’s Development Appeal, Exeter Cathedral has a long history of royal connections. Join us to discover the stories of Exeter […]
Uncovering the Civil War at Exeter Cathedral
Uncovering the Civil War at Exeter Cathedral Thursday 26 September at 2.30pm Tour begins in the Cathedral and ends in the Cathedral Library and Archives. The seventeenth century began with Queen Elizabeth I and ended with Prince William of Orange on the English throne. In the time between, the Stuart Kings came from Scotland to […]
Library & Archives In Focus: A celebration of ephemera
Library & Archives In Focus: A celebration of ephemera Thursday 19 September, drop-in between 11am–1pm at Exeter Cathedral Ephemera is the stuff that was never expected to survive – cuttings, scraps, wrappers, notes, and souvenirs. Often overlooked, ephemera can be a great source of humour, joy and incidental information. Join us for this light-hearted look […]
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 […]