All Posts by Elizabeth Morrison

I'm senior curator of manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum and a specialist in secular manuscript illumination. I've curated a variety of manuscripts exhibitions at the Getty Center, including Imagining the Past in France, 1250–1500, Medieval Beasts, The Medieval Bookshelf: From Romance to Astronomy, and Images of Violence in the Medieval World. I'm co-editor of the book Imagining the Past in France: History in Manuscript Painting, 1250–1500 and author of Beasts: Factual and Fantastic in the Medieval Imagination series from Getty Publications.

Female Expression in a 15th-Century Manuscript

A new Getty acquisition features stories about women for the Queen of France

Our medievalists answer your biggest questions

Three stories that show how women have created throughout history

Lions, tigers, and dragons, oh my!

Learn more about the new additions

An exhibition and catalogue explore this unique medieval book and its long influence.

Inside a rare thirteenth-century Jewish manuscript.

Elizabeth Morrison | September 19, 2018

Scholars, social media, and sangria.

Nerdy fun with medieval captions.

Competitive sports were alive and well in the Middle Ages. Which would be Olympic sports? This curator imagines.

Scholarly canine research.

A manuscript page bursting with art historical mysteries.

Elizabeth Morrison | November 3, 2015