Sandars Lectures 2020-21, with Dr Orietta Da Rold

Hosted by Cambridge University Libraries

Lecture One - Paper in Time

This first Sandars Lecture tells the story of paper’s relation to time. Only tentatively can we date the majority of medieval books produced in Britain. Such ambiguity hinders how we can contextualise and discuss the texts written in them and the social interactions that medieval books enjoyed. The lecture will discuss how the study of paper can contribute to a chronology of medieval British books, it will consider some of the principles of such chronology and propose that ‘sequencing paper’ can be as distinctive and exciting as sequencing the human genome.

Important information about this event:

• This lecture is free and open to all.
• By registering here you are only registering for the lecture described above, and not the full series. Please head to https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/sandars/sandars-lectures-2020-21 for details on how to register to watch the other lectures in this series.
• This lecture will be live streamed on Youtube. No Youtube account is required to enjoy this lecture.
• By registering here to watch this lecture via live stream, you agree to be contacted once in advance of the event (containing joining instructions), and once after the event (for feedback). If you would prefer to opt out of providing feedback, please email events@lib.cam.ac.uk.
• Please note that upon registering here, you will receive a confirmation email to acknowledge we have received your booking. However, please note that this confirmation email will not contain any joining information. A link to watch the live stream will be issued to you on the afternoon of Monday 8th November. This link will then only entitle you to watch this lecture described above, and not the full series.
• Registration for this event will close at 12pm on Monday 8th November. If you wish to register after this time, please email events@lib.cam.ac.uk. We will do our best to accommodate your request, however we cannot guarantee that we will be able to manually process your registration in time.

Image: Cambridge University Library, MS Dd.4.24