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Thu Dec 15 2011

The John Ritblat Gallery houses some of the most famous written and printed items in the world: the Lindisfarne Gospels, Shakespeare’s first Folio, Handel’s Messiah, the Gutenberg Bible, drafts of the Magna Carta and the Beatles’ manuscripts. The Workshop of Words, Sound and Images is a hands-on gallery that traces the story of book production from the earliest written documents through medieval manuscripts and printing to modern industrial processing and the digital revolution. Two CD jukeboxes in the entrance hall enable visitors to listen on headphones to a selection of items from the library’s sound archive, including extracts from Nelson Mandela’s ‘Rivonia’ trial speech in 1964, which led to his imprisonment for 27 years.

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Name:
British Library
Address:
British Library 96 Euston Rd
London
NW1 2DB

Phone:
0870 444 1500/01937 546060
Website:
www.bl.uk
Opening hours:
6.30pm
Transport:
Tube: King's Cross St Pancras/Euston; Bus: 10, 30, 45, 46, 63, 73, 91, 205, 214, 390.; Rail: King's Cross
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1. British Library
  - 96 Euston Rd
    London
    NW1 2DB
  - 0870 444 1500/01937 546060
  - www.bl.uk
  - 51.529987,-0.126988

Event phone:
0870 444 1500/01937 546060
Event website:
www.bl.uk

Categories:
Books and poetry. Educational books. Mystery fiction. Fine-art books. History. Memoirs. Non-fiction. Poetry. Short stories. Children's books. Things to do

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