Found Funeral Manuscript
A
Belgium-based Egyptologist has rediscovered the oldest known Egyptian leather
manuscript, dating back more than 4,000 years to late Old Kingdom and early
Middle Kingdom (2300-2000 B.C.). The manuscript, which measures 8.2 feet long,
had been locked up in storage at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo since shortly
before the outbreak of World War II.
Among the illustrations on the scroll are sections of an early Egyptian funerary text or “coffin text,” known as “The Book of Two Ways,” which served as spiritual map of the underworld, with up to 100 different spells to aid the departed in the afterlife, protect them from supernatural beings and help ensure eternal life.
Among the illustrations on the scroll are sections of an early Egyptian funerary text or “coffin text,” known as “The Book of Two Ways,” which served as spiritual map of the underworld, with up to 100 different spells to aid the departed in the afterlife, protect them from supernatural beings and help ensure eternal life.
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Sotheby's London Rock & Pop sale
From
Rhythm & Blues and Rock & Roll to ‘70s pop and Gangsta Rap, Sotheby’s
London will celebrate over 50 years of popular music this September as it opens
its doors for the ‘Rock & Pop’ exhibition and sale. Over 100 objects
relating to the most celebrated and influential musicians of modern times, many
of which have never been exhibited in public before, will be brought together
for this new event on the London calendar. Among the highlights are objects
that changed the course of popular music, including the 1962 contract that
cemented the relationship between the Beatles and Brian Epstein, Bob Dylan’s
typewritten lyrics for his revolutionary song ‘A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall’ and
the grand piano played by ABBA on their most celebrated songs.
Visitors
to the exhibition will be able to explore musical instruments, handwritten
lyrics, stage costumes and historic photographs relating to the greats of Rock
and Pop while listening to the sounds that made them famous. Beats by Dr. Dre
headphones will be installed at listening stations throughout the gallery,
allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the music associated with these
great musical milestones.
The
auction, taking place on Tuesday 29 September, will be preceded by a five day
public exhibition at Sotheby’s New Bond Street galleries.
Click
here to browse the full catalogue online.
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Found Funeral Song
An
early work of the Russian composer Stravinsky which was thought to have been
lost has been rediscovered among a number of papers at the St. Petersburg
Conservatory. The work, “Funeral Song,” was written in 1908, when Stravinsky
was 26, to commemorate the death of his teacher, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The
12-minute work has only been performed once, in 1909, and was never published.
The score was believed to have disappeared after the revolution of 1917. While there have been periodic efforts to search for the music in the crowded Conservatory archives, it was only during an overhaul of the school this year that the orchestral parts were finally found by a librarian.
The score was believed to have disappeared after the revolution of 1917. While there have been periodic efforts to search for the music in the crowded Conservatory archives, it was only during an overhaul of the school this year that the orchestral parts were finally found by a librarian.
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Everlasting Chocolate
William
Cadbury’s autograph, which became the Cadbury brand’s iconic logo will go under
the hammer at Mellors and Kirk Auctions in Nottingham. The collection
consists of 23 items from Cadbury's Library and includes books signed by
William Cadbury. The lots contain autographed books, maps and photographs from
the library and are expected to raise in the region of £40,000.
William was the son of one the chocolatier's founders, joining the family firm in 1897. He was not only responsible for the logo, which is still used today, but was also the founder of The William Adlington Cadbury Charitable Trust which has donated millions of pounds to good causes in Birmingham and further afield over the last 90 years.
William was the son of one the chocolatier's founders, joining the family firm in 1897. He was not only responsible for the logo, which is still used today, but was also the founder of The William Adlington Cadbury Charitable Trust which has donated millions of pounds to good causes in Birmingham and further afield over the last 90 years.
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Animal Tales at the British Library
Until
1 Nov 2015
An exhibition exploring animals on the page
From Aesop’s Fables to Ted Hughes’s Crow, the stories we tell about animals are often stories about us. This exhibition goes on the trail of animals on the page, asking why they have come to play such an important role in literature for adults and children alike.
From the earliest marks made by humans in caves to the modern-day internet full of cute cats, animals have been enduring media stars. Symbols of the sacred or the profane, the domesticated or the ferocious, animals have always fed our imagination helping us to make sense of the world and ourselves. Inspiring writers, poets, scientists and artists through the ages, a library can become the largest zoo in the world when you begin to track down the creatures lurking among the pages on the shelves.
Animal Tales explores what wild – and tamed – creatures say about us when they take on literary or artistic form and displays richly illustrated editions of traditional tales, from Anansi to Little Red Riding Hood. And be closer to nature with a soundscape based on the Library’s collection of sound recordings, with illustrations and poems by Mark Doty and Darren Waterston.
———————————An exhibition exploring animals on the page
From Aesop’s Fables to Ted Hughes’s Crow, the stories we tell about animals are often stories about us. This exhibition goes on the trail of animals on the page, asking why they have come to play such an important role in literature for adults and children alike.
From the earliest marks made by humans in caves to the modern-day internet full of cute cats, animals have been enduring media stars. Symbols of the sacred or the profane, the domesticated or the ferocious, animals have always fed our imagination helping us to make sense of the world and ourselves. Inspiring writers, poets, scientists and artists through the ages, a library can become the largest zoo in the world when you begin to track down the creatures lurking among the pages on the shelves.
Animal Tales explores what wild – and tamed – creatures say about us when they take on literary or artistic form and displays richly illustrated editions of traditional tales, from Anansi to Little Red Riding Hood. And be closer to nature with a soundscape based on the Library’s collection of sound recordings, with illustrations and poems by Mark Doty and Darren Waterston.
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