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 […]
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 – CANCELLED
St Sidwell – An Exeter Saint and Parish – CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THIS EVENT HAS HAD TO BE CANCELLED.
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 […]
Art of the Book: Illustration in Early Printed Books
Art of the Book: Illustration in Early Printed Books Tuesday 12 November 2024, 2pm-3:30pm in the Exeter Cathedral Library Illustration in Early Printed Books is the final seminar in our Art of the Book series. Study beautiful treasures in the collections of Exeter Cathedral Library to discover how illustrations were produced from woodcuts to lithographs and explore how text and […]
Art of the Book: The Anatomy of Books
Art of the Book: The Anatomy of Books Tuesday 11 June 2pm-3:30pm 2024 in the Exeter Cathedral Library The Anatomy of Books is the second seminar in our Art of the Book series. In this practical session, explore remarkable early printed books from the Exeter Cathedral Library to discover clues to how books were printed, […]