Manuscripts & Rare Books
Stories about medieval manuscripts, illuminated manuscripts, and rare books in Getty’s collections
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Getty's Egyptian Book of the Dead Lives Again
The exhibition, previously shown in 2023, features Getty's Book of the Dead manuscripts
Recreating the Beginning
Artist Harmonia Rosales infuses her medieval-inspired paintings with West African Yoruba mythology to tell a different creation story
Galloping into Lunar New Year: Fascinating Horse Imagery in Medieval Manuscripts
The horse is a potent symbol of vitality, strength, and transformation
He's the Ebenezer Scrooge of the Middle Ages
A medieval Halloween carol
Would You Survive a Medieval Road Trip?
Getty’s new computer game time-travels to the 14th century (and the 1980s)
The Adventures of Alexander the Great, Medieval-Style
Alexander battles giants and unicorns in this new addition to Getty’s manuscripts collection
Getty’s Newest Manuscripts Exhibition Is a Trip
Going Places: Travel in the Middle Ages explores images of voyages, journeys, and excursions of all kinds in medieval illuminated manuscripts
Getty Receives Transformative Gift of Rare Italian Manuscript Illuminations
The donation further enhances the Getty’s manuscripts collection and is the largest gift of works of art to the Museum in decades
Can You Crack These Medieval Codes?
Uncover the meanings behind symbols and signs found in medieval manuscripts
The Fragment and the Whole
In the aftermath of the Armenian genocide, one medieval manuscript’s extraordinary journey