Record Number: 29365

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Meeting held at Reckitt House 27/2/30

R. H. Robson in the chair
1. Minutes of last Meeting approved
5. The subject of “Medieval Social Life” which by some strange metamorphosis had changed into “Renaissance Social Life” was then taken. Mrs T. C. Elliott read a paper on “Domestic Life in the Fifteenth Century as seen in the Paston Letters”. Alfred Rawlings read a paper on “Medieval Artists and their Methods”, illustrated by Medici reproductions of Giotto’s fresco St. “Francis: the birds”, Fra Angelico’s fresco “The Annunciation”, and Mantegna’s painting “Madonna and Child with Cherubim”[.] This was followed up by some readings anent the development of painting and the Renaissance.

R. H. Robson read a paper on “Vittorino da Feltre”, a Renaissance Schoolmaster & a “Romance of Federigo, Duke of Urbino”, illustrated by a Medici card reproduction of Piero della Francesca’s portrait of Duke Federigo. Mr Burrow read extracts from Children of the Olden Time [sic] by Eliz[abe]th Godfrey particularly on the education of Royal Children.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

27 Feb 1930

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: Reckitt House

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Alfred Rawlings

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1855

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Businessman, then painter and illustrator

Religion:

Quaker or associated with the Friends

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

members of XII Book Club

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Alfred Rawlings

Title:

[Some readings anent the development of painting and the Renaissance]

Genre:

Arts / architecture, Miscellany / Anthology

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

29365

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

n/a

Title:

XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31)

Location:

private collection

Call No:

n/a

Page/Folio:

pp. 198–199

Additional Information:

Howard Smith was secretary to the XII Book Club 1923-1931. However, from the handwriting, it appears that he was not the author of this set of minutes.

Citation:

[Unidentified member of the XII Book Club], XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31), private collection, pp. 198–199, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29365, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

It is not certain from the source that A. Rawlings was the reader of these texts.
Material by kind permission of the XII Book Club. For further information and permission to quote this source, contact the Reading Experience Database (http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/contacts.php).