A heads up about an intriguing exhibition coming to the British Library (11 November 2011 – 13 March 2012.) Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination is the British Library’s first major exhibition to bring together the Library’s Royal collection, a…
The University of Pennsylvania Libraries is hosting an exhibition entitled Renaissance City Views from Above and Afar. About the exhibition: Between 1572 and 1617, Georg Braun, editor, and Franz Hogenberg, engraver, produced the Civitates Orbis Terrarum, a multi-volume collection of…
Books of the Republic of Venice May 3-June 19, 2011 at the Elizabeth Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, MA La Serenissima, or the Most Serene Republic of Venice, existed for over a millennium from the late seventh century to 1797.…
On Monday, March 28th former FBI agent Robert Wittman will be at the Doylestown branch of the Bucks County Free Library telling tales from his 20 year career with the FBI tracking down stolen paintings and missing manuscripts. Featured in…
The Lafayette College 11th biennial Roethke Humanities Festival will explore the theme of “The Renaissance Spirit” through art exhibits, musical performances, and discussions on various topics in early modern studies. Lafayette College is located in Easton, PA. More info about…
