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Dr Christopher de Hamel
Saturday 11 September 2010, 10:30-11:15
Elephants, kings and archbishops: the library of Matthew Parker
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- đ¤ Speaker: Dr Christopher de Hamel
- đ Date & Time: Saturday 11 September 2010, 10:30 - 11:15
- đ Venue: Babbage Lecture Theatre, New Museums Site, Cambridge
Abstract
The library of Archbishop Matthew Parker (1504-1575), at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, was assembled to justify the political and religious reforms of Queen Elizabeth. Join Dr Christopher de Hamel as he discusses the collection, which includes many of the oldest illuminated manuscripts in England, such as the 6th century Gospels of Saint Augustine and the great Bible of Bury St Edmunds.
Series This talk is part of the Open Cambridge talks series.
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