{"id":16286,"date":"2015-05-15T11:33:55","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T10:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=16286"},"modified":"2015-05-15T11:33:55","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T10:33:55","slug":"magna-carta-an-embroidery-at-the-british-library-celebrates-the-charters-800th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/magna-carta-an-embroidery-at-the-british-library-celebrates-the-charters-800th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Magna Carta (An Embroidery) at the British Library celebrates the charter’s 800th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I got a sneak preview of the\u00a0latest event at the British Library celebrating Magna Carta’s 800th year; an embroidery\u00a0re-creating Magna Carta’s\u00a0Wikipedia\u00a0page…<\/p>\n

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Artist Cornelia Parker<\/a> took a screengrab of the Wikipedia page for the Magna Carta\u00a0last year on the document’s 799th birthday.<\/p>\n

That image has now been transformed into a 13m long embroidery now on display at the British Library.<\/p>\n

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The embroidery has been a collaboration of over 200 individuals,the majority in some way connected to civil liberties and the law.<\/p>\n

Almost 40 prisoners stitched the majority\u00a0of the text as part of the Fine Cell Work<\/a> project.<\/p>\n

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They could use any stitches they wanted to make the words;\u00a0compare the stitches used for ‘Later History’ and ‘Reconfirmations’ for example.<\/p>\n

Cornelia selected others\u00a0to contribute to the work,\u00a0asking them to stitch particular words or phrases.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll these people have their own opinions about democracy today and I thought carefully about the words they should stitch. For instance, Baroness Warsi, Eliza Manningham-Buller, Julian Assange and numerous prisoners have all stitched the word \u2018freedom\u2019, but all have different relationships to it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The detailed images and photos on the page\u00a0were stitched by\u00a0members of the Embroiderers’ Guild<\/a>, as well as\u00a0\u00a0embroiderers from the Royal School of Needlework<\/a> and \u00a0embroidery company Hand & Lock<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The individual pieces – taking thousands\u00a0of hours of work – were then stitched together to make the\u00a0single embroidery\u00a0now on display.<\/p>\n

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There are special mirrors underneath parts of the work so you can the reverse of the canvas. There is also a video showing details of the work in progress.<\/p>\n

The Wikipedia entry for Magna Carta<\/a> has since been added to and edited including mentions of the 800th year celebrations and this tapestry!<\/p>\n

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More info<\/strong>
\nMagna Carta (An Embroidery)<\/a><\/em> is part of a major programme of events, exhibitions and digital projects at the British Library examining Magna Carta in this 800th anniversary year.<\/p>\n

The British Library
\n96 Euston Road
\nLondon
\nNW1 2DB
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Report and photos by Emerald Mosley<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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