Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM to Sunday, May 2, 2027 at 6:00 PM
Getty Center, Los Angeles
Books were written, decorated, and bound entirely by hand during the pre-modern era in Europe. This exhibition explores the four stages of making medieval books, from preparing animal skin to make parchment, to the methods and materials used for the subsequent phases of writing, painting, and binding. A selection of manuscripts from the Museum’s collection elucidates these steps and the techniques used.