OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
This exhibition is guest-curated by Wadham English student, Annabel Brodersen.
What will be on display: Eleven medieval illuminated manuscripts, ranging in date from the 11th to the 16th century, as well as three early printed books, including a work by Albrecht Durer, published in 1511 when he was 40 years of age, containing a series of stunning woodcut prints by Durer that tell the story of the Passion.
Additional: Captions for each manuscript by expert Dr Peter Kidd (formerly of the British Library) and Annabel.
We will also be playing a short film showing experts, including the late Professor Richard Sharpe, discussing three of the manuscripts in the room. And we will be playing a slideshow that will reveal some of the other pages from the books (ie other than the pages we will have the books open at).
There will be some beautiful medieval items on display – a treat not to be missed, so do come along if you can!
