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Forthcoming online events
Forthcoming online events
External lecture: A Medieval Summer Solstice - Science in the 14th-century Abbey of St Albans
June 21, 2021
7:30 PM
Nave, St Albans Cathedral & Online via Zoom
Seb Falk will talk on how the seasons shaped the lives – and the scientific knowledge – of the monks of St Albans Abbey. People in the Middle Ages not only adapted their daily lives to the changing seasons: they also tracked the lengthening daylight and shortening shadows in order to tell the time, set their calendars and even prove the Earth is round. The cost is £10 (£6 for students). To book, visit the Cathedral website.
Lecture: ‘Poking and Prying with a Purpose’ – The joys, triumphs and tribulations of research
June 22, 2021
7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Zoom
Speakers: Kris Lockyear, Jon Mein, and Jill Singer. An opportunity to hear first-hand from those members who undertook research relating to the Society’s 175th anniversary exhibition at the St Albans Museum and Gallery.
External lecture: From Medingen with Love - Medieval Manuscripts Travelling Through Europe
July 20, 2021
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Zoom
Speaker: Professor Henrike Lähnemann, Professor of Medieval German Literature and Linguistics at the University of Oxford. Prof. Lähnemann will explore the history of manuscripts written and illustrated by nuns in Medingen (North Germany) shortly before the Reformation, from their production in the convent, their medieval use and their journeys as devotional books and antiquarian objects to their current location.
External lecture: The People of the Book of Benefactors
August 4, 2021
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Nave, St Albans Cathedral & Online via Zoom
Speaker: Professor James Clark, University of Exeter. Prof. Clark will explore the diverse cast of characters celebrated in the book, from the highest to the lowest, those that came from foreign climes, and the locals that wove their lives around their abbey church. He will also discuss the making of the book and how it came to be preserved for posterity.
External lecture: Medieval Manuscripts at St Albans Abbey
September 1, 2021
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Nave, St Albans Cathedral & Online via Zoom
Speaker: Dr Christopher de Hamel, FSA, FRHistS, Expert on medieval Manuscripts. Dr Hamel explores the riches of the manuscripts created and kept by medieval St Albans Abbey. Many found their way into the collection of Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury 1559-1575 and noted collector of early English manuscripts, and feature in the exhibitions this summer at St Albans Cathedral and St Albans Museum + Gallery.
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