A new exhibit in the Carleton College Laurence McKinley Gould Library explores medieval manuscripts and how medieval peoples produced and derived meaning from word and image. The “Process of Illumination: Word, Image and the Scribal Imagination in the Middle Ages” investigates the relationship between word and image in the Middle Ages by critically examining a variety of medieval manuscripts in facsimile. The exhibit opens Wednesday, Nov. 5 and will be on display through Jan. 5, 2015. An opening reception with light refreshments will be held at 11 a.m. on Nov. 5. This event is free and open to the public.
Created by Carleton students currently enrolled in a history class led by professor William North, “”Process of Illumination” is designed to understand what it meant to be “literate” in medieval times, and the ways in which the meanings derived from words and imaged in the Middle Ages helps to ultimately shape society.
Associate professor of history William North is the chair of the history department and the director of medieval and renaissance studies at Carleton. A member of the Carleton faculty since 1999, he holds an AB in Religion from Princeton University and both an MA and PhD in history from the University of California, Berkeley.
This event is sponsored by the Carleton College Department of History. For more information, including disability accommodations and Gould Library hours, please call (507) 222-4202. The Laurence McKinley Gould Library is accessible via Highway 19 in Northfield.