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« L’Image du monde : une encyclopédie médiévale enluminée »

Lecture in Guémené-sur-Scorff
  • Conference from 10:30 am to 12 noon, moderated by Sarah Toulouse. What was the view of the world in the Middle Ages? Preserved by the library of the Free Fields, the magnificent manuscript of the Image of the world gives to discover the scientific knowledge of the men of the XIVth century. Sarah Toulouse, curator of the old collection, details the riches of this medieval encyclopedic collection, which brings together in about thirty texts the main knowledge of her time, and whose exceptional...
    Conference from 10:30 am to 12 noon, moderated by Sarah Toulouse. What was the view of the world in the Middle Ages? Preserved by the library of the Free Fields, the magnificent manuscript of the Image of the world gives to discover the scientific knowledge of the men of the XIVth century. Sarah Toulouse, curator of the old collection, details the riches of this medieval encyclopedic collection, which brings together in about thirty texts the main knowledge of her time, and whose exceptional illuminations intrigue by their modernity. Free participation.