"The rest is silence": Monumental Brass Rubbings
"The rest is silence": Monumental Brass Rubbings In-Person
In connection with Virginia Archives Month, "The Rest is Silence" presents monumental brass rubbings and related materials from the Special Collections Research Center, and a presentation by guest speaker Dr. Jacqueline M. Burek, Associate Professor in Medieval Literature.
Monumental brasses—sometimes known simply as "brasses"—are a type of sepulchral memorial that was popularized in thirteenth century Europe, particularly in England and the rest of the British Isles. Brass rubbing is a technique used to reproduce the engraving on a monumental brass. Rubbings are made by carefully pressing paper onto the surface of the brass and and gently rubbing over this with a waxy crayon to reproduce the image onto the paper. SCRC holds over 150 examples of brass rubbings produced at parish churches around England.
No registration is required; all are welcome!
- Date:
- Wednesday, September 30, 2026
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- 2001 Fenwick Library, Main Reading Room
- Campus:
- Fairfax
- Audience:
- Faculty General Public Graduate Students Staff Undergraduate Students
- Categories:
- Author/Speaker/Artist Event SCRC