Beyond Words: Illuminated Manuscripts in Boston Collections Travel & Design Designing a Garden presents Michael

Designing a Garden presents Michael Van Valkenburgh’s concept and execution of the Monk’s Garden

From The Library of Great Masters series

Within these intimate portrayals lies the opportunity for enlightenment and the seductive retreat from the concerns of everyday life

an artist and friend of Isabella’s

gentle and softly moisturizing

Beyond Words: Illuminated Manuscripts in Boston Collections Travel & Design Designing a Garden presents MichaelBeyond Words accompanies a collaborative exhibition held at the McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College; Harvard Universitys Houghton Library; and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Featuring illuminated manuscripts from nineteen Boston area institutions, this catalog provides a sweeping overview of the history of the book in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and serves as a guide to their production, illumination, functions, and readership. Entries