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1 week ago

Joshua O'Driscoll Named Head of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts at the Morgan - Medievalists.net

Dr. Joshua O'Driscoll appointed as Melvin R. Seiden Curator and Department Head of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts at the Morgan Library & Museum, overseeing one of the world's most significant illuminated manuscript collections.
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fromArtnet News
4 weeks ago

Rare 15th-Century Jewish Prayer Book With a Storied Past Sells for $6.4 Million

The 15th-century Rothschild Vienna Mahzor, a rare illuminated communal Hebrew prayer book assembled in 1415, sold for $6.4 million after Nazi-era seizure and restitution.
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1 month ago

Medieval Hebrew Prayerbook Could Fetch $7 Million at Auction - Medievalists.net

The 1415 Rothschild Vienna Mahzor, a richly illuminated Ashkenazi High Holiday prayerbook, will be auctioned at Sotheby's with an estimated $5–7 million.
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fromMedievalists.net
3 months ago

New Medieval Books: The Tres Riches Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry - Medievalists.net

The Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry is a restored medieval illuminated manuscript presented with a facsimile, scholarly research, and detailed restoration findings.
fromianVisits
7 months ago

Pay a visit to the 400-year old Kedermister Library

The Kedermister Library, founded around 1613, is a historical treasure located in St Mary's Church, featuring over 300 books, including an 11th-century manuscript on loan to the British Library.
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fromMedievalists.net
8 months ago

Getty Museum Acquires Major Gift of Italian Renaissance Manuscripts - Medievalists.net

Over the past quarter century Robert and Katherine Burke have assembled the most important private collection of Italian illuminated manuscript leaves in the United States.”
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10 months ago

Black magic: Tefaf fund helps restore manuscript

The Hispanic Society Museum & Library received a grant to conserve the Black Book of Hours manuscript, a significant work from the late Middle Ages.
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