manuscripts

Manuscript Exhibition: Discovering Exeter's Written Heritage

Event Date: 
23/10/2012 - 11:45am to 04/11/2012 - 11:45am
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral
From Medieval Manuscripts to 'Calligraffiti': Discovering Exeter's Written Heritage.

An exhibition of medieval and modern books and book-making running from Tuesday 23rd October until Sunday 4th November in the Chapel of St James.

This exhibition explores Devon's written heritage from the earliest medieval manuscripts kept in the Cathedral Library and Special Collections at the University of Exeter, through the dawn of printing and early printed books, to modern calligraphy and the arrival of the e-book and Kindle.

In addition, the exhibition features artwork created by...