SC - FW: Leaves of Gold: Medieval Mss Exhibitions in Philadelphia

[Decker, Terry D.]

Here's a little something that popped up on another list, which may be of
interest to our East Coast members.

Bear

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> From: 	Lblanch001 at aol.com[SMTP:Lblanch001 at aol.com]
> Sent: 	Saturday, February 10, 2001 8:08 PM
> To: 	MEDIEV-L at raven.cc.ukans.edu
> Subject: 	Leaves of Gold: Medieval Mss Exhibitions in Philadelphia
> 
> This spring, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will have an exhibition of 
> medieval manuscripts from the collections of Philadelphia area libraries.
> The 
> exhibition, entitled Leaves of Gold: Treasures of Manuscript Illumination 
> from Philadelphia Collections, will open March 10 and continue through May
> 
> 13. It is a project of the Museum in Collaboration with the Philadelphia
> Area 
> Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL). It will be
> documented 
> in a 240-page catalog with 95 color illustration, a CD-ROM offering
> in-depth 
> looks at seven representative manuscripts, and a web site (still in 
> preparation) that will include exhibition text and illustrations of 
> additional openings of the codices in the exhibition.
> 
> Seven PACSCL member libraries are mounting complementary exhibitions at
> the 
> same time, and there are several public programs.
> 
> The exhibition will travel to the new Frist Galleries, Nashville, in fall 
> 2001.
> 
> Futher details can be found at the PACSCL web site, http://www.pacscl.org/
> 
> Regards,
> Laura Blanchard
> lblanch001 at aol.com
>