Expositions

The Medieval Imagination: Illuminated manuscripts from Cambridge, Australia and New Zealand
28 March – 15 June 2008
State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Curated by Professor Emeritus Margaret Manion AO
This spectacular free exhibition of medieval and early Renaissance illuminated manuscripts celebrates the art of the hand-written book or manuscript. Around half the works are from Cambridge University and its colleges, which together hold one of the greatest collections of medieval manuscripts in the western world, The remainder are from distinguished public collections in Australia and New Zealand, including works from the State Library of Victoria’s own collection. Over 90 manuscripts will be on display. Dating from the 8th to the 16th centuries, they include examples of deluxe book production from Byzantium, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. Works on display will include sacred traditional texts as well as works of music, law, history, science and literature. These exquisite manuscripts offer a wealth of information on art and learning, and provide fascinating insights into the life and times of the medieval and Renaissance periods.
Further information at:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/goto/medieval
The exhibition catalogue for the State Library of Victoria exhibition The Medieval Imagination: Illuminated manuscripts from Cambridge, Australia and New Zealand is now available on-line for pre-sales through Readers Feast bookstore.
Pre-purchase your copy at:
http://www.readersfeast.com.au/
Contact: Robert Heather
Manager, Events and Exhibitions
State Library of Victoria
328 Swanston Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000 AUSTRALIA
Email: rheather@slv.vic.gov.au
website: http://www.slv.vic.gov.au

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The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Munich has just opened the exhibition \ »Kulturkosmos der Renaissance\ » which celebrates the 450th anniversary of its foundation and is on show until 1 June. You find more information on
http://www.450jahre-bsb.de/
The lavishly illustrated catalogue is available for 29 Euro by mail order from
http://www.bsb-muenchen.de/265.0.html
Info:
Dr. Bettina Wagner
Abteilung fuer Handschriften und Alte Drucke
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
Ludwigstr. 16
D-80539 Muenchen
bettina.wagner@bsb-muenchen.de