[Scriptoris] Ft. Worth - Illuminated Pages Exhibit (Workshops and Lectures)

[Hillary Greenslade]

Opps, sorry, sent too soon, see more lectures and films at bottom.   

--- Hillary Greenslade <hillaryrg at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 15:45:59 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Hillary Greenslade <hillaryrg at yahoo.com>
> To: scribes <scriptoris at ansteorra.org>
> Subject: [Scriptoris] Ft. Worth - Illuminated Pages Exhibit (Workshops and
> 	Lectures)
> 
> Scribes in the DFW area, check out the lectures and workshops available in conjunction with the
> "Painted Prayers' Illumination exhibit.
> 
> **Workshops: 
> Painted Letters/Painted Pages
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Saturdays, 10 a.m.–noon
> Guest artist J. George Gintole will lead in-depth workshops that explore new approaches to
> calligraphy. Offered in conjunction with the special exhibition Painted Prayers: Medieval and
> Renaissance Books of Hours from the Morgan Library, these workshops invite participants to
> experiment with text-based art and to consider how calligraphy may be read both literally and
> aesthetically. The materials fee for each workshop is $65 ($52 for Kimbell members). Space is
> limited.
> 
> Blackletter: Structures of the Medieval Letter
> Examine northern versus southern European models for the painted word and create new
> interpretations through painting, drawing, and construction.
> November 1   &    December 6
> 
> Painted Pages
> Bring fresh perspectives to age-old traditions as we experiment with dry and wet media to build
> painted surfaces rich in both material and meaning.
> November 8   &    December 13  
> 
> 
> *LECTURES: 
> Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. ,  Museum auditorium
> October 11 Medieval Bestseller: The Book of Hours
> Roger S. Wieck, curator of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, The Morgan Library, New York

Museum auditorium,   Friday, 7 p.m. 
November 7
Medieval Women and Their Books: Prayer, Personality, and Politics
Joan A. Holladay, professor of art history, The University of Texas at Austin 


Museum auditorium    Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. 
October 22
Books of Hours and the Devotional Structure of Early Flemish Altarpieces
Eric M. White, curator of special collections, Bridwell Library, Southern Methodist University,
Dallas

**FILMS: 
Sundays, 2 p.m.    Museum auditorium
Making Manuscripts
Two video programs explore aspects of early book production: a step-by-step demonstration of
book-making and an award-winning look at the cultural history and daily lives of the finest
scribes, patrons, and illustrators of the period.

Medieval Manuscripts (1986, 30 min.)
October 12, December 7

A World Inscribed: The Illuminated Manuscript (2002, 24 min.)
November 9, January 11
All programs are in English


Those of you able to attend should take good notes, and transcribe them for us all, post them
here!!   And if you are able to get a copy of the notes, that's even better.  I'm jealous of all
the lecture and film opportunities.  
Hillary 


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