Magnificent Miniatures
Saturday 24 May – Sunday 21 September
Holmfirth Parish Church

Magnificent Miniatures is a unique exhibition based on the artwork found in manuscripts dating from the Medieval period.

Here you will discover horsemen, scribes, soldiers, and kings. Look a bit further and you may come across the Tower of Babel, angry dogs, resplendent swans, weird and wonderful creatures, Jonah in the mouth of the big fish, maidens putting old men to bed and a beheading.

Rather than being something strange and esoteric, these very early forms of illustration range across a glorious spectrum of colour and humour,
history and fantasy.

The difference with this Magnificent Miniatures is that the images have been painted on a large scale. Alongside them you will find the whole alphabet, all the way from A to Z.

The exhibition is the work of over 50 members of calligraphic groups in the north of England, the Calderdale Calligraphers, Northumbrian Scribes and York Scribes, as well as some artists based in Holmfirth.

Also on view will be the Monster Alphabet project, carried out by children from local schools.

Magnificent Miniatures will be open Wednesday to Saturday 11am – 4pm (inc. bank holidays) and Sunday 12noon – 4pm. Admission is free.

To find out more, or to arrange group visits, email us at:
info@holmfirthartsfestival.co.uk