I Learned Why Some Manuscripts Are EXTRA Fancy (Becoming Artsy 206)

Published: 15 November 2022
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Jessie ventures back into the Getty's Manuscripts and Drawings Study Room with Beth Morrison, head of manuscripts at the Getty Museum, to look at examples of beautiful writing, aka calligraphy, in centuries-old books.

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