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.…
No one is allowed to borrow from the Vatican Library, except the pope. And no wonder: the archive holds some of the oldest and most precious works of art and treasure known to man. Morley Safer gets to see the…
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…
Cute video on the Historyteachers channel on YouTube. The history of illuminated manuscripts set to the Beatle’s song “nowhere man.” You have to see/hear it.
