Seminar on the Evidence of Manuscripts (November 1993)
October 22, 2016 in Manuscript Studies, Seminars on Manuscript Evidence, Uncategorized
“Professionals’ Views of Manuscript Writing: A Workshop”
Parker Library, 1 November 1993
Page 1 of Invitation Letter for 1 November 1993
Page 2 of Invitation Letter for 1 November 1993
In the Series of Seminars and Workshops on “The Evidence of Manuscripts”
The Parker Library
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
2-page Invitation in pdf with 1-page RSVP Form
The previous Workshop in the Series considered
“British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius A.iii”
The British Library
9 August 1993
Face to Face
This special occasion brought together manuscript scholars, practising calligraphers inspired by medieval manuscripts, and some of the manuscripts themselves. What’s not to love?
Show&Tell Op: Bury Bible, Eadmer’s manuscripts, Missal of Saint Augustine’s Abbey, and some other beautiful books: Meet Your Fans! To seek Your Autographs is What We Do! P.S. We know what Your Handwriting Looks Like.
Read On, Dear Reader.
[First published in 22 October 2016, as Mildred Budny reviews the event and its setting among the many events and activities of the Research Group on Manuscript Evidence
Update: A Research Group Seminar the next year examined challenges of manuscript fragments, including some specimens on loan from the collection of our Associate Toshiyuki Takamiya:
- Medieval Manuscript Fragments (19 August 1994).
More than 2 decades later, the Takamiya Collection moved to the Beinecke Library at Yale, where it finds a welcoming home.
- an exhibition at the Library showcases highlights of this collection together with selected manuscripts in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library: Making the Medieval English Book, on display from 1 September to 10 December 2017,
- an associated conference on 6–7 October 2017 focuses on the scope of the collection, with contributions by numerous experts (including some Associates of the Research Group on Manuscript Evidence, among them Toshiyuki Takamiya himself): Conference, and
- a published catalogue illustrates and describes the collection: Raymond Clemens, Diane Ducharme, and Emily Ulrich, A Gathering of Medieval English Manuscripts: The Takamiya Collection at the Beinecke Library (Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University, 2017).]
