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Picnic Party!

Join us for a fun celebration to relax before finals

  • polaroid station: take & decorate
  • DIY pinwheels
  • lemonade
  • freeze pops
  • snacks

*canopies & picnic blankets provided*

Elizabeth Pastan: What Kind of Medieval Arts Can Be Seen in Georgia?:

In October 2023, the Hargrett Library at the University of Georgia purchased a fifteenth-century French book of hours, bound in a sixteenth-century embroidered cover and accompanied by a beaded bag. This recent purchase prompts the need to reflect on three hundred years of collecting medieval objects—both manuscripts and art—in the American South, a region not known for its medieval holdings. The symposium addresses the complex history of Southern medievalisms. We ask: What distinguishes medieval collections in the South? What are their origins?

Medieval on My Mind: The Past, Present, and Future of Medieval Manuscripts in the Deep South

In October 2023, the Hargrett Library at the University of Georgia purchased a fifteenth-century French book of hours, bound in a sixteenth-century embroidered cover and accompanied by a beaded bag. This recent purchase prompts the need to reflect on three hundred years of collecting medieval objects—both manuscripts and art—in the American South, a region not known for its medieval holdings. The symposium addresses the complex history of Southern medievalisms. We ask: What distinguishes medieval collections in the South? What are their origins?

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