![]() ![]() During my planning stages I was restricted in my choices by the fact that viewers are not able to walk around in a physical space, and are unable to see items up close or get an idea of how the objects might interact with one another. They can also give rise to problems that are unlikely to be encountered when curating a physical exhibition. And, in my case, they are particularly practical because you can create one from home if you have the right material. They allow access to content from the safety of your own bedroom, and can give viewers a good idea of the scope and depth of an institution’s collection. MS 5650/66: A section of a gradual showing an illuminated initial, dated c.1300ĭigital exhibitions are a relatively recent addition to the ways in which museums display and promote their collections, and during the COVID-19 lockdown they have become essential in helping to maintain a connection between cultural institutions and their visitors. Given this wide variety of potential subject matter, it made selecting even a small handful of these pieces incredibly difficult. Each one provides us with a unique insight into not only the historical context and societal attitudes of the time, but upon closer inspection it can give us information on the people who made the manuscript, as well as who it may have been made for. The beauty of manuscripts is that as they are crafted by hand, no two are ever exactly the same. When planning for the digital version of ‘ Embellish’d With Gold’, I had thought that choosing just 15 items from the original 29 shown in our 2019 staircase hall exhibition would have been a fairly simple task. The European Manuscripts Collection held at the University of Reading’s Special Collections currently amounts to 143 items in total. ![]() Blog post written and online exhibition curated by Joanna Hulin, Reading Room Assistant. ![]()
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