Medieval Book Production and the Collections of Salisbury Cathedral
Come and discover medieval manuscripts at Salisbury Cathedral!
The London Rare Books School at the University of London is offering a short course at Salisbury Cathedral Library on Saturday 22 March 10.00 – 17.00.
This special study day will provide an introduction to the medieval manuscripts of Salisbury Cathedral, and will take place in our fifteenth-century library. It will also serve as an introduction to the history of book production in medieval England, through study of the different types of evidence contained in surviving books, documents, and fragments in a single collection.
Salisbury Cathedral Library began in the late eleventh century, with the establishment of a scriptorium (manuscript workshop) at the Cathedral’s first site at Old Sarum. In the mid-fifteenth century, the books were moved to the newly-constructed library room, above the cloister of the present cathedral, where they have remained. Today, the collection consists of over 200 manuscripts, including many made in the Cathedral’s scriptorium in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, and over 10,000 printed books, dating from 1473 to the modern day.
Booking Details
This short course is part of the London Rare Books School programme. Bookings can be made through their website.
The course is open to everyone, and no prior knowledge of manuscripts (or of anything else) is required. You do not need to be a student at the University of London.