Symbols and Signs: Decoding Medieval Manuscripts
Exhibition
Names Written in Superimposed Letters in Model Book of Calligraphy (detail), 1561-62, George Bocskay. Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink. Getty Museum, Ms. 20 (86.MV.527), fol. 90
Explore the mysterious world of medieval codes through manuscripts. Learn about the clever configurations of textual and visual elements that medieval scribes and artists deliberately and playfully employed to arrest the attention of readers and engage their minds in deciphering divine and worldly secrets. Intricately interwoven letters, puzzling monograms, cryptic symbols, and more await to be decoded.