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Floreat – Trinity 2010 LOREAT MAGD ALENA TRINITY 2010 F In this issue: Bible Restoration • Thesiger Centenary • World Economic Forum Magdalen in the House agdalen members are well represented in the new Chris Huhne (1972) and John Hemming (1978) retained MHouse of Commons. Eight members were successful seats for the Liberal Democrats. in securing seats in the recent general election, including Eddie O’Hara (1958), Siôn Simon (1987) and John Hutton new MP Nick Boles. No fewer than fi ve of them have (1973), Secretary of State for Defence 2008-9, all retired at been appointed to key government positions: four Cabinet the 2010 election after distinguished service as Labour MPs. Ministers and the Attorney General. Four of the eight Magdalen MPs read PPE, three read Conservative seats were secured by George Osborne (1990), Modern History, and one studied Physics. William Hague (1979), Dominic Grieve (1975), Jeremy Hunt Magdalen is proud of their success, and we congratulate (1985), John Redwood (1968) and Nick Boles (1984), while them all and wish them well in their new roles. KEY GOVERNMENT POSITIONS DOMINIC GRIEVE WILLIAM HAGUE CHRIS HUHNE JEREMY HUNT GEORGE OSBORNE Attorney General for England First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Energy Secretary of State for Culture, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Wales and Advocate Secretary of State for Foreign and Climate Change Olympics, Media and Sport Modern History (1990) General for Northern Ireland and Commonwealth Affairs PPE (1972) PPE (1985) Modern History (1975) PPE (1979) Photographs: The Conservative Party and Liberal Democrat Party press offi ces Magdalen Women Achieve Historic Torpids Headship agdalen Women’s First VIII made history in Hilary Term Mby taking the Torpids Headship. In the Men’s First From left to right - Top row: Rachelle MacMillan (original member of the crew unable to race), Mary Division Magdalen rowed over in third position. Montgomery (bow), Sarah Roe (2), Rosemary Wilson (3), Kate Wannop (4), Nic Thomas (head coach) Bottom row: Eleanor Bacchus (5), Pippa Balestrieri (6), Judith Scheele (7), Marie-Claire Raphael (stroke) Seated: Andrew James (cox). Photograph: Heather Clary Women’s Rowing Captain, Pippa Balestrieri, writes: “Starting third on the river, we quickly bumped up to second on the first day of the competition. Thursday saw us overtaking St. Catherine’s, but we were disappointed when an unfortunate klaxon halted all racing. On the Friday, an early bump made us head of the river, and on Saturday, we completed an accomplished row over, three lengths ahead of Catz, to take the Torpids Headship. The President and Mrs Clary held a dinner in the Lodgings to honour the triumphant Torpids crew and our coach, at which we were presented with medals to acknowledge our historic achievement. We would particularly like to thank the previous genera- tions of Magdalen women rowers for helping us to realise our dream of the Headship, as well as our head coach, Nic Thomas. It has been my privilege to captain such a talented and committed group of rowers. Floreat Magdalena!” FLOREAT MAGDALENA • TRINITY 2010 1 Photograph: Helen Burt FLOREAT REPORTS Conserving the Book of Books The Bible after rebacking and with the covering leather In 2007, a rare fi rst editionition ooff ththee back in position. All photographs: King James Bible, datinging ffromrom Jane Eagan 1611, was kindly donatedted to Magdalen College by the Reverend Anne Holmes. lengthslengths of metmetalal Anne Holmes writes: rod;rod; iinn aadditionddition iitt Some years ago, my motherr passedpassed on to me ooff IIsaiahsaiah hadhad oobviouslybviously bbeeneen storestoredd iinn a an original King James Bible,e which had been throughthrough to MMalachialachi humidhumid environmentenvironment in tthehe past.past TheThe fi rstrst given to my late father, Canon Ernest Wilfrid included John Harding, Professor of Hebrew leaves of the volume were very damaged, Platt. and President of the College 1608–10. with losses, pleats, and insect and mould The Bodleian already had a copy, so in 2007 Indeed Harding’s translation work is his main damage. Throughout the volume there I decided to donate it to Magdalen College claim to fame. He bequeathed the College were loose sections, detached leaves, and in memory of my father. I chose Magdalen another Bible, a 1584 Wittenberg edition, earlier repairs, some made with old letters because I had met my former husband, still in the Old Library. The King James Bible or printed waste, which were lifting or Colonel Richard Holmes, when he was a joins a distinguished Magdalen collection causing further damage. The aim of the Magdalen undergraduate in the 1960s, and of Bibles, including the Complutensian conservation treatment was to prevent any I myself later taught at Magdalen College Polyglot Bible (printed in Spain 1514–17), further damage and stabilise the volume, School. I told Richard about the gift before as well as Greek (1584), Hebrew (1584), building on its existing robust structure. he died and he was thrilled to hear that I had and polyglot Bibles (1569–73), all printed After considerable work on the paper text- become a benefactor to his college. It meant at Christophe Plantin’s press in Antwerp, at block, the large covering skin was pasted that the Bible could be properly restored the sign of The Golden Compasses. out and the Bible recovered in its original by specialist conservators and added to the Jane Eagan, Head Conservator for leather, ready for use again. College collection. Oxford Conservation Consortium, Michael Piret, Dean of Divinity, writes: Christine Ferdinand, Fellow writes: Librarian, writes: This large volume in a 17th-century full Next year marks the 400th anniversary of The Bible presented to Magdalen College leather binding was in a poor condition when the King James Bible. In his magisterial Library in 2007 is not just a fi rst edition, but it arrived in the studio for conservation. study, The Bible in English, Professor David the fi rst state of the fi rst edition, identifi able The leather covering material was barely Daniell (Visiting Fellow, 1996) notes that by the misprint ‘he went’ in the Book of Ruth, attached to the book and had been pinned while English translations have come and chapter 3, verse 15, which was later corrected to the spinespine gone,gone, the longevity of the King James to ‘she went’. While it was being printed withwith sshorthort Versionersion ‘is a phenomenon without parallel.’ in the London offi ce of the King’s Printer, Its enduranceend has more than a little to do Robert Barker, his proofreader noticed the withwith thet opportune hour of its production, mistake and instructed the pressmen to stop as theth Reformation principle of vernacular printing and correct the error (a ‘stop-press translationtra coincided with a time of correction’). Magdalen’s Bible is made up of prodigiousp richness in English literary sheets that include the original error. history.h Anne Holmes has given us There is a Magdalen connection that makes a treasure. The College owes her a it all the more appropriate for this Bible to fi nd hugeh debt of gratitude for this most a home here. The Oxford team of translators After treatment of the fi rst leaf, with signifisig cant copy of the Book of Books, First leaf of the Bible before new endleaves and endband, but that worked on the Old Testament books treatment, showing severe damage. before recovering with original leather. in the translation of translations. New Alumni Relations Offi cer I would like to take this opportunity to and Fellows. I look forward to keeping you up- Please do come and visit us in the introduce myself as the new Alumni dated with College news and developments, Development Offi ce when you are next in Relations Offi cer at Magdalen. I joined and would very much welcome your sugges- Oxford—we are in the Longwall Quad above the Development Office in April, having previ- tions, articles, and photos for our website and the Bursary, and it is always very nice to meet ously worked in publishing at Oxford University publications. old members over a cup of tea. Press and as a solicitor at Allen & Overy LLP. There is an alumni survey included with this It is a privilege to be working in such a beau- I am excited to be developing a broad edition of Floreat—please take a few minutes tiful college with such a rich heritage and I look programme of alumni events in Oxford, to complete this if you can, as your response forward to getting to know you as its members. London and beyond, drawing on the rich talent will enable us to tailor our alumni programme Anna Krzyzanowska, and diverse experience of our old members more closely to your needs. Alumni Relations Offi cer 2 FLOREAT MAGDALENA • TRINITY 2010 FLOREAT BIOGRAPHIES JCR President Tom Meakin (2008) takes a look at the remarkable life and achievements of Wilfred Thesiger (1929) on the centenary of the pioneering adventurer’s birth. View looking north from Tanta. Ethiopia. Photograph by Wilfred Thesiger. 1960. All photographs © Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford Centenary of a Great Explorer “The tranquil beauty of the High Street before the Graduating with a Third (as the regimented Wilfred Thesiger and Erope, a Turkana companion, on safari near Chanler’s traffi c; May morning and the choirboys singing on Western-focused syllabus did not suit his Falls. Uaso Nyiro River, Kenya. Photographer unknown. 1970. Magdalen Tower; reading in a punt on the river tastes), Thesiger recalled how on the last beneath overhanging willows.” day of term he met the President and dons ne of the greatest British explorers of to say goodbye: “I was aware how much I Othe 20th century was born 100 years owed to their unobtrusive help; this was a ago, yet these summer recollections of his moving occasion.” experience at Magdalen seem timeless.
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