The writings of Julian of Norwich often hinge on small but powerfully evoked sensory details. She invites us to hear rain dripping from eaves, to feel enfolding textiles, to see shiny herring-scales, to smell the sulphurous reek of evil and to weigh in our hands the smallness and fragility of a hazelnut.
Delivered by Margit Thøfner, a senior lecturer in art history, this lecture explores Julian’s sensory world through works of art and music from medieval Norwich and beyond, works that allow us to grasp something of how Julian’s knowledge of her world was rooted in lived experiences rather than just in contemplation. The central aim is to show how medieval art and music offers fresh perspectives on Julian’s explorations of what it was and still is to be human in a troubled world.
Tickets are free — please ensure you book your place in advance.
