Exhibition talk: "The Pope's Other Jobs"
The Lillian Goldman Law Library is pleased to host a talk by Professor Anders Winroth on the library’s latest rare book exhibition, “The Pope’s Other Jobs: Judge and Lawgiver.” Winroth, one of the world’s leading experts on medieval law, is the Forst Family Professor of History, Yale University.
The talk will take place on Tuesday, November 10, 12:10pm, in Room 128 of the Sterling Law Building
127 Wall Street, New Haven, CT. Cold drinks and dessert provided; feel free to bring your lunch.
The exhibition, “The Pope’s Other Jobs: Judge and Lawgiver,” is on display through December 15, 2015, in the Rare Book Exhibition Gallery, Level L2, Lillian Goldman Law Library. It illustrates the Pope’s legal responsibilities throughout history using rare books and a medieval manuscript from the Law Library’s outstanding collection. Michael Widener, the Law Library’s Rare Book Librarian, co-curated the exhibition. A catalog of the collection is available for download here.
The exhibition is one of several Yale library exhibitions featured in a YaleNews article.