Posts by Pamela
Road Trip Through History: The Gateway Arch
I must begin by admitting that it is possible to drive from Chicago to Springfield Mo in one day. I have done it alone and with My Own True Love many times. But when faced with the prospect of the drive this past Christmas we looked at each other and admitted that we were tired.…
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Tamaris, Boccaccio, and the Importance of Being Her Father’s Daughter
As I mentioned in my last blog post, Mary Wellesley’s The Gilded Page includes a recurring theme of women who were involved in the creation and use of medieval manuscripts, and why we know about them. One of my favorite examples: the teeth of a middle-aged woman buried in a church-monastery complex in Germany…
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The Gilded Page
I finally finished reading Mary Wellesley’s The Gilded Page: The Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts, which I started reading in late September. The delay is a commentary on the chaos of my life over the last few months, not on the quality of the book, which is fascinating. I’ve read a great deal about illuminated…
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