Story behind amazing book discovery to be told at John Rylands
09 Mar 2012
John Gillis, of Trinity College Library, Ireland, will speak at The John Rylands Library Deansgate on 22 March (6pm).
The fascinating story behind a 1,200-year-old book unearthed by a mechanical digger operator six years ago in an Irish bog is to be told by the man who is supervising its conservation.
John Gillis, a Senior Conservator of books and manuscripts at Trinity College Library, Ireland, will speak at The John Rylands Library on 22 March in an event organised jointly by the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies (MANCASS), based at The University of Manchester, and Manchester Medieval Society. The event will take place in the Historic Reading Room at 6pm.
As the first ancient manuscript ever found in a wetland environment, the Faddan More Psalter is one of the most remarkable archaeological discoveries. During a six-year conservation project, new discoveries about the large leather bound illuminated book are continually being made.
Mr Gillis, who is working with the National Museum of Ireland on examining and conserving the manuscript, will chart the complex and challenging conservation processes and describe the latest discoveries he has made about this remarkable artefact.
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