[MR] major exhibitiom of manuscripts in Cambridge, England

[SNSpies at aol.com]

Between 26 July and 11 December 2005, the Fitzwilliam Museum and Cambridge  
University Library will host a major exhibition of medieval illumianted  
manuscripts.
 
Cambridge is among the world's richest treasuries of medieval illuminated  
manuscripts.  It is also unique in having its star objects distributed  among 
numerous repositories, rather than concentrated in a single  institution.  
Collectively, the Fitzwilliam Museum, the University Library,  and the Cambridge 
Colleges can write the history of book production form late  antiquity to the 
Renaissance.
 
"The Cambridge Illuminations" will present these treasures to the public on  
a scale that has not been attempted previously.  Opening wiht the  
sixth-century 'Gospels of St. Augustine' ..., it spans ten centuries of European  book 
production, represents all major centres of learning, and covers the full  range 
of religious and secular texts, in Latin and the vernacular  languages.  
..
"The Cambridge Illumiantions" is the second largest manuscript exhibition  
after the celebrated Burlington Fine Arts exhibition of 1908 ... Over 200  
manuscripts and illuminated leaves from all Cambridge collections will be  
displayed in the two venues [Fitzwilliam Museum and the University Library]  ...
 
A most exciting, last-minute addition to the exhibition will  be the 
Macclesfield Psalter, just acquired by the Fitzwilliam Museum after a  major public 
campaign which ensured its future in this country.  While  unbound for 
conservation, the manuscript will be displayed in its individual  leaves in a gallery 
of its own for the full duration of the  exhibition.
 
The exhibition will be accompanied by a thoroughly researched, richly  
illustrated and affordable catalogue.  ... Hardbound copies of the  catalogue will 
be available from Harvey/Brepols Publishers.  Paperback  copies will be 
available at the recommended retail price of L24.95 from  Fitzwilliam Museum 
(_sales at fitzwilliammuseum.org_ (mailto:sales at fitzwilliammuseum.org) ).   In the 
Fitzwilliam Museum shops during the duration of the exhibition, the  paperback 
catalogue will be sold for L19.95.  NOTE: I have  already been in touch with the 
bookstore.  Info is not yet available but  they will contact me when it is.  I 
will foward this information to the  lists immediately.  The price is wonderful 
.. I may have to go to  Cambridge just to get the 5 pound discount, of 
course.
 
Please forward this message to any interested parties.
 
Nancy  

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Nancy  Spies
Arelate Studio
_www.weavershand.com/ArelateStudio.html_ 
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Ingvild  Josefsdatter, OL
Bright Hills, Atlantia

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