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Riggsby Library and Reading Room<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Endowed by its namesakes, Stuart and Kate Riggsby, the Marco Riggsby Library & Reading Room was officially opened in November 2013. Housed in the Marco Institute\u2019s home at Cherokee Mills Suite 102B, the space supports Marco, UTK, and the wider regional community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Library<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Riggsby Library\u00a0contains\u00a0a growing collection of reference materials, primary editions, and digital resources on\u00a0premodern\u00a0topics. It is a non-circulating library. If you are a visiting scholar and would like to access our collections, please contact us at marco@utk.edu<\/a> to confirm that the library will be open during your visit.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riggsby Library Catalogue (Excel)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Reading Room<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Riggsby Reading Room offers a welcoming space for students, faculty, and visiting scholars. To request access to the Reading Room, please contact Marco\u2019s Program Coordinator at marco@utk.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manuscripts and Facsimiles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Marco Institute owns and has access to a number of facsimiles alongside a small number of medieval manuscripts, most of which are held in the UT Libraries Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bayeux Tapestry Facsimile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the summer of 2018 the Marco Institute acquired a limited edition scroll-table facsimile of the Bayeux Tapestry, the famous 11th-century embroidery depicting the events leading up to and surrounding the Norman conquest of England in 1066. The facsimile is on display in the Riggsby Reading Room, and is available as a resource for teaching and research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

UT Library Guide for Medieval and Renaissance Studies<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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