Manuscripts & Rare Books
Stories about medieval manuscripts, illuminated manuscripts, and rare books in Getty’s collections
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From Super-Nerd to Medievalist
Jump-started by her love of Renaissance faires and fantasy books, assistant curator of manuscripts Larisa Grollemond shares her passion for the Middle Ages with 21st-century audiences
Powerful Women in Medieval Books
These manuscripts show identity, piety, and wealth
Dream of Darkness
A new video game looks to a 16th-century manuscript as source material
Competing Narratives on the Conquest of Mexico and the Fall of the Aztec Empire
A Getty Initiative to provide greater access to the Florentine Codex, the first Indigenous encyclopedia of the New World
What Is a Codex?
Basically, a big book
A Rare 500-Year-Old Manuscript Gets a Second Life Online
The Digital Florentine Codex unlocks a wealth of Mexica (Aztec) history and culture
How to Become a Saint
From Saint Lawrence to Saint Agatha, enjoy this condensed compendium of canonization
Getty Presents Graphic Design in the Middle Ages
Exhibition explores the design and creation of medieval books
What If You Lived in the Middle Ages?
We asked young Getty visitors, “What would you have liked or not liked about life back then?”
Getty Presents Play and Pastimes in the Middle Ages
Exhibition highlights what manuscripts reveal about the role of games, leisure, and entertainment in medieval life