Remembering the Reformation

Description

In the popular imagination the Reformation started with Martin Luther nailing his ninety-five theses to the door of All Saints’ Church, Wittenberg, on 31 October 1517. This scene has been described in books and plays and depicted in paintings, prints and on screen, innumerable times over the centuries. Yet, it is likely this event did not take place, or at least not in the way it is now remembered. How we remember, or indeed misremember, is the theme of a wonderful new online exhibition to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. The exhibition is the result of a collaboration between the AHRC funded project Remembering the Reformation and Cambridge University Library, Lambeth Palace Library and York Minster Library. It features 130 items from the collections of these libraries and six other institutions across the UK. Books, manuscripts, prints and objects from Lambeth Palace Library’s collection feature prominently in the exhibition, including a Latin Bible thought to have been owned by Luther (above) and a primer (below) used by a family of Yorkshire recusants with five hand-coloured woodcuts stitched or pasted in.

Period	28 Sept 2017 → 7 Dec 2017
Event type	Exhibition
Location	London, United KingdomShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International