[Scriptoris] Exhibit Opening in Austin f. Medieval Manuscripts

[Elaine]

There is also an excellent collection of manuscripts and books of  
Period at SMU's Bridwell Library (Theology). You might want to watch  
their website as well for exhibitions, too---in case your location is  
nearer SMU than UT Austin (warm fuzzies for my old Alma Mater!!).

You might want to see if you can get on their list..... They even  
send out snail mail postcards--- which I save in a ringbinder for  
reference because the photos of the art works to be shown are  
wonderful to go to and "steal" from....

YIS,
HL Lete Bithespring

"People who wear Burnt Orange can't be ALL bad....."
; - )
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On Feb 20, 2012, at 12:09 PM, Penelope de Bourbon wrote:

> There's a fantastic exhibit of interest to scribes and illuminators  
> opening
> in Austin at the HRC (Harry Ransom Center) at the University of  
> Texas. It's
> called "The King James Bible: Its History and Influence" and will  
> run from
> 28 February - 29 July. Admittance to the HRC is free, unless it's the
> exhibit's opening night reception on 2 March. If you've never been,  
> it's a
> lovely space that tends to be quiet and not very crowded, so you'll  
> have
> ample time and space to examine things. They also have a Gutenberg  
> Bible!
>
> The exhibit is put together with help from Folger Shakespeare  
> Library and
> the Bodleian Library of the University of Oxford, and it is  
> featuring a
> number of the best bibles in these collections. It's a rare  
> opportunity to
> see real Medieval manuscripts and illumination up close and  
> personal. The
> HRC has one of the world's most excellent collections of rare books,
> including a large number of ones that are of interest to us. I've  
> been to
> private exhibitions of some of their Medieval manuscripts when I  
> was at
> school there, and some of the things they have in the collection  
> are truly
> exceptional.
>
> http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/2012/kingjamesbible/
>
> In service,
>
> Penelope de Bourbon
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