Sixteenth to Eighteenth Century Spanish Connections at Middle Temple
This exhibition celebrates Middle Temple Library's significant collection of sixteenth and seventeenth century books published in Spain, and includes some items from the Inn's Archive on the War of the Spanish Succession of 1701 - 1714. Some of our caption cards were written by Nicholas Ricardo, one of our 2024 work experience students. We are very grateful to Ana Saez Hidalgo (Universidad de Valladolid) for proofreading the captions and correcting our errors.
An online version of the exhibition can be viewed here
Previous Exhibitions
A Gentleman's Library
It was common for a learned gentleman to amass a private library consisting of thousands of volumes in the sixteeth and seventeenth centuries. This exhibition displays some of Middle Temple Library's rare books, including those donated from such private collections, visualising what a gentleman's bookshelf looked like in these earlier centuries... View online
Mapping the Early Modern Inns of Court
This exhibition explores a range of pre-1700 books from the Library, and items from the Inn’s Archive, highlighting topics such as recreation, literary culture at the Inns, religion and preaching, learning the law and verbal skills, travel and exploration endeavours... View Online.
The Evolution of the Law Report
An exhibition exploring how this important document has evolved over the centuries to arrive at its current form. From Plea Rolls to Year Books, manuscripts to nominates, to digitisation and beyond...View online
Middle Temple Hall: 1573-2023
Last year, the Inn celebrated 450 years since the completion of Middle Temple Hall. This exhibition told the story of the Hall, from its construction in the reign of Elizabeth I to the present day, via renovations and reinventions, blazes and bombing raids.
Islam, Astronomy & Arabic Print
An exhibition exploring astronomical manuscripts from the Medieval and Renaissance periods, European translations of the Quran, verses from the Quran relating to astronomy and Renaissance books...View online
Squalour & Sanitation
An exhibition exploring the impact of epidemics on public health law. From plagues to the present, this display looks at the way public officials manage the spread of disease, as they try to understand the causes of illness...View online
Botany at Middle Temple
Plants provide the foundation for nearly all life on earth. The chloroplasts in green plants provide some 70% of our breathable oxygen and sit at the centre of countless ecosystems. By the same token, plants are essential to human life and...View online
Watchmen, Charlies, Peelers
The story of policing in London is a mutable and ever-changing one. The earliest recorded effort to establish a formal system of policing can be traced back to the reign of King Edward I in his statute of 1285...View online
Women in Law
2019 marked the 100th anniversary of the passing of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919. The passing of this Act allowed women to become practising solicitors and barristers in an official capacity...View online