A Day in the Life of a Digitization Expert
How Holly McGee digitizes the collection at the Getty Research Institute.
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Manuscripts and Books
(Re)-Naming a Renaissance Artist
A scholar sheds light on a long-anonymous medieval artist.
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An Artist’s Pet Dog Photobombs the Middle Ages
Scholarly canine research.
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Seeing Dunhuang through a Single Manuscript
Retracing the steps of a medieval pilgrim.
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Finding Inspiration in Illuminated Pages of the Past
A writer finds inspiration in the art of handcrafted books.
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China as Center: Journeys of Power and Belief
Stories of cross-cultural exchange told through 10 objects.
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Game of Thrones, from Pixels to Parchment
Medieval manuscripts through a Hollywood lens.
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How Raw Sugar Transformed the European Banquet
Sugar as delicious status symbol.
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Talking the Global Middle Ages with Curator Bryan Keene
Curator Bryan Keene takes questions from inquiring Instagrammers
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Who’s More Gluttonous, the Rich or the Poor?
The worst sin? Illuminated manuscripts present two different perceptions of gluttony.
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Heraldry Illuminated: Deciphering Coats of Arms and Other Manuscript Mysteries
Help us solve a heraldry mystery.
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7 Things to Look for in Paintings of the Last Supper
Things to know to decipher the images in one of the most depicted subjects in the history of art
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