Art History Illustrated: Women and Medieval Manuscripts

In the European Middle Ages, books weren’t just for men. Although the stereotypical medieval scribe is a monk, nuns also worked in the scriptoria of their convents, copying and decorating beautiful manuscripts. In addition to meeting women scribes and illuminators, we’ll consider women as frequent patrons of these hand-made books, especially in the Gothic period, when tiny Books of Hours were worn like jewelry. Along the way, art historian Brenda Edgar will also look at how women were depicted on the folios of these precious volumes.

Join us for our “Art History Illustrated” talk series, held the third Thursday of every month at 5:30 p.m. This monthly illustrated talk series is presented by art historian Brenda Edgar, in collaboration with The Floyd County Carnegie Library Cultural Arts Center.