Achilles at Lincoln
Lincoln MS lat. 27 f. 63r
Achilles at Lincoln
Unlocking the Medieval Text of a Classical Poem
Thursday 19 June 2025
5.15–7pm
At the Weston Library
Free event, booking required
About the event
This ‘Lincoln Unlocked’ lecture showcases Linc. Coll. MS lat. 27, a medieval manuscript containing the first-century CE epic poem of the life of Achilles, the Achilleid, by the Latin poet Statius. Owned by prominent Lincoln College donor and English humanist Robert Fleming, the manuscript unlocks a world of medieval and humanist intellectual culture. Examining the extensive notes added to this manuscript poem illuminates the ways in which the Classics were read and valued in the Middle Ages.
A display of Bodleian and Lincoln College manuscripts will situate Linc. Coll. MS Lat.27 amongst manuscripts of Statius and Lincoln's special collections.
After the lecture, there will be a reception in Blackwell Hall.
A Bodleian Centre for the Study of the Book / Lincoln Unlocked Lecture.
Speakers
Rebecca Menmuir (Lincoln College, Oxford)
Simon Whedbee (Loyola University, New Orleans)
Book tickets
This event takes place in person at the Weston Library. It is free and open to all, but booking is required.
Location
This talk takes place in person in the Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre at the Weston Library.
Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG
Wheelchair access
The Weston Library is wheelchair accessible.
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