In-Person Lecture: Anthony Bale on “A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages”
Join us at The Grolier Club as British historian, professor, and author Anthony Bale discusses his new book, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World through Medieval Eyes, with Grolier Club member Gillian Adler. This talk is co-sponsored by Dr. Adler’s new foundation, the New York Medieval Society. Professor Bale will explore a range of sources — maps, travel guides, itemized records, itineraries, pilgrim badges, and more — to illuminate the marvelous real and imagined journeys of medieval travelers. Focusing on medieval pilgrims’ books, he will share with us how these texts were composed, used, and disseminated, often voyaging themselves far and wide. Note: this is an in-person event. If you wish to register for the live webcast instead, please visit this page.
Grolier Club Members
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Accessibility
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Environment
The temperature and humidity in the exhibition hall are tightly controlled for the sake of the valuable items on display, and this may cause the room to feel chilly, particularly in warmer weather, to those coming in from outside. Members and visitors are advised to bring a light wrap when visiting an exhibition, or attending an event in the hall.
Time: 6:30-8:00 pm EST
Free!
