Exploring the world of books at Oxford
In celebration of the first three years of the Centre for Manuscript and Text Cultures (CMTC) and the launch of the centre’s open-access journal with its inaugural issue, Monumentalization, there will be a CMTC festival in Trinity Term 2022. Public events include the formal launch of the journal Manuscript and Text Cultures (Wednesday 11th May), …
When? – Thursday 10 March 2022 at 5:15 p.m.Where? – Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, and online via Zoom The bibliography of J.K. Rowling was first published in 2015 and became an unexpected best-seller. Join us for insights into the wizarding world of Harry Potter bibliography and some thoughts about the challenges of writing a book …
When? – Thursday 24 February 2022 at 12:30 p.m.Online via ZOOM(for the link please contact sarah.cusk@lincoln.ox.ax.uk) An introduction to the Bodleian Conservation team’s work on textiles in libraries, an area that merges the artificially separate disciplines of textile, book and object conservation, drawing on the expertise of textile historians, craftspeople, embroiders and artists to create …
While book production increased during the long fifteenth century, older books were still used and efforts were made to sustain them. Hannah Ryley will explore a range of late medieval manuscript re-uses in England, focusing on the practices and processes of parchment production, repair, recycling and sharing. Thursday 10 February 2022 at 5:30 p.m. Balliol …
Versuche zur mittelalterlichen Herstellungstechnik und Oberflächenbehandlung von Pergament Guest blog post by Anna Vogel, Master Student at the University of Freiburg in the MARS degree. Anna Vogel studiert Mittelalter- und Renaissancestudien an der Universität Freiburg. Ihr Hauptinteressensgebiet sind die handwerklichen Techniken der historischen Buchherstellung. Im August und September 2021 bekam sie die Möglichkeit, gemeinsam mit …
Taylor Institution Library Room 2Thursdays 1.15–2pm, even weeks, Hilary Term 2022 Each session will include a brief talk, followed by an opportunity for discussion. Hot water, tea, coffee, milk and biscuits will be provided. Please feel free to bring your own lunch (and a mug for the hot drinks!) Week Two (26 January 2022): TEI …
Palaeography Seminar: Medieval manuscripts master classes Hilary Term 2022, Mondays, 2:15 pmRegistration required: https://forms.office.com/r/F6NjbWuhpTYOU MUST BE REGISTERED 24 HOURS BEFORE THE SEMINAR TO RECEIVE A LINK TO ATTEND ONLINEIn-person seminars, if offered, will meet in the Lecture Theare, Weston Library. 17 Jan (week 1) No seminar31 Jan. (week 3) Matthew Cheung Salisbury, ‘A late medieval English noted breviary (MS. …
December 9 2021 – 5:15 pm; via Zoom
A virtual tour of the private press collections of the libraries of Merton, St John’s and Worcester Colleges. With the Librarians, Julia Walworth, Petra Hofmann and Mark Bainbridge.
Jane Eagan and Matthew Shaw Librarians and conservators see a lot of books. As such, they are often only passing acquaintances at best with many of them, and large numbers in their collection or care are positively strangers. It’s also unusual to know much at all about what researchers do with the books that they …
A panel discussio with Sarah Werner (independent scholar), Francesca Galligan (Bodleian Library) and Tiffany Stern (Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham) When? – Tuesday, 30 November 2021, 5:15 p.m.Where? – Online via Zoom (for the link please contact sarah.cusk@lincoln.ox.ac.uk) All welcome!