Template:Did you know nominations/D. H. Turner


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The result was: promoted by Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 21:05, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

D. H. Turner

 * ... that D. H. Turner orchestrated the loan of the Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander (detail pictured) to Bulgaria for the first time in half a millennium?
 * Source: Backhouse & Jones 1987, p. 113 "Derek's personal enthusiasm and inspiration lay behind several major schemes which brought manuscripts from the British national collection before an international public. Outstanding among these projects were the loan of the Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander to Bulgaria in 1977 and that of the Moutier-Grandval Bible to the Jura in 1981. Each manuscript had an overwhelming local significance for its borrowers. The Bulgarian Gospels was returning to its native land for the first time since the fourteenth century and went on display in Sofia amid a blaze of nationalistic publicity."
 * Reviewed: The Emerald (building)

Created by Usernameunique (talk). Self-nominated at 02:11, 23 April 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg This impressive article is new enough and long enough. The image is in the public domain, the hook facts are interesting and sourced inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. However, I do not like the wording of the hook which seems to imply that the last time the Gospels were lent to Bulgaria was 5oo years ago. QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:00, 7 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the review, . We could change "loan" to "return"; the danger is if it sounds like the loan was permanent, but "for the first time" sounds impermanent. Alternatively, I can try to restructure the hook or think of others. --Usernameunique (talk) 21:45, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Three other possibilities:
 * ALT1: ... that D. H. Turner orchestrated the first return of the Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander (detail pictured) to Bulgaria in half a millennium?
 * ALT2: ... that before the work of D. H. Turner, the Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander (detail pictured) had not been to Bulgaria in half a millennium?
 * ALT3: ... that until D. H. Turner organised its loan, the Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander (detail pictured) had not been to Bulgaria in half a millennium? --Usernameunique (talk) 07:49, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I like ALT3 best, but could we word it
 * ALT3a: ... that until D. H. Turner organised its loan, the Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander (detail pictured) had not been in Bulgaria for half a millennium? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:20, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Looks good to me, ; actually had it that way before second-guessing myself. Changed "their" (my mistake) to "its" after seeing that the article on the Gospels treats it as a singular item. --Usernameunique (talk) 08:36, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg Approving ALT3a and striking the other hooks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:54, 16 May 2018 (UTC)