The lecture hall of the Campo Santo Teutonico

Many guests know the lecture hall of the Campo Santo Teutonico from the Görres lectures. In the course of the new building in 1962, the present extremely unadorned hall was furnished, entirely in keeping with the taste of the time. In the files one finds its elementary furnishings: 1 podium with table and lectern; 1 table lamp; 10 wooden armchairs, 60 wooden chairs, 1 projection screen for light pictures, 2 electric radiators with 8 elements each.

The photo shows the church history professor Erwin Iserloh, who has rendered outstanding services to the study of the Reformation, giving a lecture. The lectern, which was raised on two steps, is clearly recognisable. It was obviously adapted to the furnishings of lecture halls at the time and seems somewhat exaggerated here. However, there was no microphone system in the hall, so such a lectern made sense for acoustic reasons.   

If you know the lousy cold in winter months, you also understand that electric heating was seen as a pleasant advance.

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