Medieval Imagination

Directed By: Philippe Charluet
Country: Australia
Runtime: 26 Mins
Language: English
Year: 2008

The Medieval Imagination, Illustrated Manuscripts from Cambridge, Australia and New Zealand was a blockbuster exhibition recently held at the State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. This documentary looks at the bringing together of 90 hand-made, precious books dating from the 8th to the 16th centuries, including the oldest European book to ever cross the Equator.

Behind the scenes of this exhibition and its creation lies the fascinating story of the richest repository of Western knowledge and art, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the advent of printing.

Thanks to this exhibition, we can look at these 500 year old books and illustrations now and hopefully future generations will be able to do it in another 500 years time. It is something that is part of where we come from and where we are going.