Events

David Pearson has recently distilled the fruits of many years of research into bindings into two books, Cambridge Bookbinding 1450-1770 (2023) and Bookbindings: an illustrated history (2026). In this illustrated talk he will set out what we can learn from bindings and the questions we should put to them, drawing on his books and also […]

In her recent book Nature’s Apothecary Margaret selected one hundred plants and showed how they have been used medicinally and socially over the centuries. Her talk will concentrate on a few of these, with illustrations from John Gerard’s herbal of 1597. Gerard’s publisher, John Norton, was so delighted when he had printed copies that he […]

Join us on Twelfth Night for a talk by Perry Staker as she takes a look at one of Shakespeare’s much-loved plays – a romantic comedy about mistaken identity, a messy love triangle, and a chaotic household prank. She explores some of the many productions of the play demonstrating how it lends itself to so […]