Medieval History
Hereford Cathedral?s internationally renowned Mappa Mundi and Chained Library exhibition is to get a ?make-over? following the award of a £50,000 grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) towards a new exhibition and the re-telling of their stories.
The Mappa Mundi is a a medieval map created around 1300, which depicts the known world in a T-O design. It is currently on display in Hereford Cathedral in Hereford, England.
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Medieval History
Hereford Mappa Mundi gets £50,000
Hereford Cathedral?s internationally renowned Mappa Mundi and Chained Library exhibition is to get a ?make-over? following the award of a £50,000 grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) towards a new exhibition and the re-telling of their stories.
The Mappa Mundi is a a medieval map created around 1300, which depicts the known world in a T-O design. It is currently on display in Hereford Cathedral in Hereford, England.
Click here to read this article on Medievalists.net
- Medieval Library With Chained Books Gets Annual Clean
It is like taking a step inside the restricted section of the Hogwarts' library - rows and rows of chained up books and manuscripts line the tall wooden shelves secured in place on thick metal rods. Hereford Cathedral's chained library dates back...
- Newly Rediscovered Da Vinci Painting To Go On Display At The National Gallery
he National Gallery in England will be having the first public showing of a long-lost Leonardo da Vinci work, Salvator Mundi, which was created in the late 15th or early 16th century. It will be featured during the Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court...
- British Medieval Records Award Special Status By Unesco
Twenty items have been selected from the UK?s libraries, archives and museums to represent the outstanding heritage of the United Kingdom, including several that date back to the Middle Ages. They new items listed in the UK Memory of the World Register...
- Exeter Cathedral Awarded £45,800
Plans to transform opportunities for education and research at Exeter Cathedral received a boost last week, thanks to a £45,800 award from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Through the proposed project new learning spaces will be created in the Bishops...
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