manuscripts

A Birdwatcher’s Eye View

Seeing the feathered members of our collection through an expert's eyes

Erin Migdol | September 9, 2021

Our medievalists answer your biggest questions

Three stories that show how women have created throughout history

The surprising story of an unusual collaboration between a Renaissance manuscript’s scribe and its painter

A curator sees her own writing reflected in a manuscript from 1180.

A 15th century calendar page helps a curator make sense of the passing seasons.

A curator meditates on crafts, manuscripts, and the passage of time.

Fit for royalty, these Getty-inspired crowns sparkle with creativity.

Bryan C. Keene | June 16, 2020

Listen to a curator consider how our pets link us to the Middle Ages.

It’s spring! To celebrate we went down the rabbit hole.

Desiree Zenowich | April 23, 2020

How shared texts offer community in a time of isolation.

Nava Streiter | April 8, 2020

Discover how medieval Christians interpreted Hebrew scripture in illuminated manuscripts.

Val Tate | March 10, 2020