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Exhibits
Illuminated Conservation
The Guardian reported yesterday that a major conservation project has been recently completed. The Gerima Gospels are perhaps one of the earliest surviving illuminated Gospel manuscripts thought to have been completed sometime before AD 650. Combined with the remaining fragments of the Cotton Genesis dated to sometime between the fifth and sixth centuries, the fifth [...]
Paris Exhibit – Mt. Athos
There’s a great exhibit now on at the Petit Palais in Paris on the history and art of Mt. Athos. The collection includes documents detailing the development of the Holy Mountain as an autonomous region of Greece, icons, liturgical items, and jewlery. Sadly the website (here) does not offer much in terms of information and [...]
British Library Exhibit: Sacred
The British Library’s newest exhibit “Sacred” opened this week. The catalog which you can buy on line, is very well put together. The exhibit presents the finest examples of the the sacred texts of the three monotheistic religions – Christianity, Judaism, and Islam; showing not only the skill and beauty of each tradition, but also [...]