
Canberra being such a recent arrival on the planet and the fact that I have lived in this young town for most of my life builds a sense of awe in the presence of old stuff. The current exhibition at the National Library of Australia centres on manuscripts that are half a millennium old.
Revealing the Rothschild Prayer Book c. 1505-1510 from the Kerry Stokes Collection is an exhibition centring on a remarkable book with a fascinating provenance. The exhibition has some historically interesting accompanying text and other documents around the walls and in cases. The heart of the exhibition is a large flat screen on which in high definition page after page of the book are projected in large format. It was a marvelous experience to see such gorgeous creative beauty that had been generated over 500 years ago.
A no picture taking rule applies in the gallery at the National Library so I have no shots but there is a good web page for this at the link below
https://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/revealing-the-rothschild-prayer-book