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March 2022
Crime and composition (Lit & Art Section)
To be held by Zoom video conferencing. A talk “Crime and composition. The detective novels and life of ‘Edmund Crispin’ (Bruce Montgomery)” to be given by Robin Wootton. Bruce Montgomery was a particularly entertaining…
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Nicholas Hilliard, and the art of painting miniatures (Lit & Art Section)
An afternoon dedicated to miniature painting, with talks by Roger Phillips and Carmela Arturi on Hilliard and other miniaturists, and by Roz Pierson on contemporary miniatures technique. Examples of modern and antique miniatures will…
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Henry Williamson (Lit & Art Section)
Angela Mandrioli and Dr Christine Faunch, the University’s Head of Heritage Collections, will talk to us about the author and show us around the Williamson archive. Numbers will be strictly limited, so please book…
Find out more »September 2022
A visit to the Art Barn (Lit & Art Section)
A visit to the Art Barn, the new prize-winning gallery of the sculptor Peter Randall-Page RA near Crockernwell, EX6 6NL. We hope Peter will be available to show us round. Numbers may be limited,…
Find out more »October 2022
Illustrating Sherlock Holmes (Lit & Art Section)
An illustrated talk by Ron Tiner, an experienced artist with a deep interest in the history of illustration. He has spent several years producing a unique, meticulously researched illustrated edition of the first of…
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