November Midday Program
Have you stretched an animal skin lately? Prepared its surface to accept ink? Collected oak galls to make ink? Scribed? Added rubrics and colored initials? How about applied gesso and then adhered gold to it? Painstakingly painted on vellum?
Our guest Sara Charles has. To paraphrase the movie Pulp Fiction, she will go Medieval on us.
But worry not. Her talents are all for good – particularly as they inform her wonderful book, The Medieval Scriptorium (Reaktion Books, Ltd., 2024). In it she brings to life the grueling, creative, smelly, artistic, earwax-laden, glittering, backbreaking, world of creating books fully by hand.
This talented book historian will be joining us from the University of London, where she is co-editor of Historical Research and Journals Manager for University of London Press. She has appeared at Canterbury Cathedral in the documentary series History Hit, presents fascinating how-to videos on YouTube, shares content on teachingmanuscripts.com and continues to create illuminated manuscripts that are breathtakingly beautiful.
Great news! You won’t have to find and sharpen a quill, dip it ink you’ve made yourself, and copy dense text in order to register. You can sit in your comfy chair, login, and register online. No squinting required.
Live attendance and optional lunch
View Zoom program on eighth floor, Steel Room, Union League Club. Presentation begins at 12:00 PM CT. Optional lunch immediately following in the fourth floor Rendezvous. $35 includes non-alcoholic beverage, a cup of soup, and your choice of sandwich, salad, or hot entree, tax, and tip.
Zoom presentation is free and open to all.
Zoom begins at 12:00PM CT/1:00 PM ET. Preregistration required via website.
Please forward this notice to anyone who may find it of interest.
Even if you can’t attend at the scheduled time, if you’re interested, please register. After the program, we’ll send an email to all registrants, asking if you’d like a link to the complete recording. That way you can see the program even if you couldn’t attend live, ran into technical issues, or simply wanted to watch it again.
Transportation to the Union League Club at 65 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago.
The Union League Club is easily accessible through many public transportation methods. Additionally, the following options are available for those who wish to travel by cab or car.
The Union League Club front desk offers a connection to cab service through Curb. The desk will call cabs for members and all guests while allowing riders to remain inside until the cab arrives. No curbside wait. Cabs will accept all payment forms, following the payment procedures you experience with a street-hailed cab.
If you are traveling by car, the Union League Club offers valet parking for Caxton events at $35.00. You must register and prepay in advance through the Caxton Club. Valet parking options will now be included as an option with all event registrations.
Spot Hero is an independent parking option, generally offering spots at the 318 S. Federal Street garage adjacent to the Union League Club. You may reserve and pay for a guaranteed parking spot through the Spot Hero app or website (spothero.com).
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