Visit to the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms exhibition

A group of Friends enjoyed a marvellous visit to the British Library Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms exhibition on 29th November 2018.

The visit began with a fascinating and very information talk from Claire Breay, Head of Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts at the British Library, and Curator of the exhibition.  

The exhibition held a wealth of material, almost too much to take in. The highlight for the Friends was the Codex Amiatinus.  We are extremely grateful to The British Library for donating to us the case used to display the Codex.  It will be used to house the facsimile of the Codex in the Bede Museum – look out for news of this in 2019.