Books at Belton House, Lincolnshire

An enchantment with Italy: one family and their books

02 July 2013

Belton House boasts one of the most extensive libraries among National Trust properties, representing 350 years of book collecting. Dr Abigail Brundin and Dr Dunstan Roberts have curated an exhibition of Italian literature at Belton, showcasing material that has rarely been seen by the public. 

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Quilt by Sara Impey titled Context, made in silk

The needle and the pen

07 September 2012

A conference at Cambridge University will explore the ways in which words and fabrics are stitched together in language and literature – and celebrate the means by which textiles carry hidden narratives in their warp and weft.

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