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In September 2018, Timothy Graham (Director, Institute for Medieval Studies, and Distinguished Professor, University of New Mexico) gave a presentation on medieval illuminated manuscripts. Attendees traveled to Socorro from as far away as El Paso, TX, for a chance to hear one of the world's foremost experts on medieval manuscripts and paleography.

Illuminated Manuscripts: An Inside View

Some of the most beautiful books were made in Western Europe during the Middle Ages. But what were the materials and techniques that lay behind the production of these astonishing artefacts? Timothy Graham will discuss how medieval craftsmen made the parchment, inks, and pigments necessary for their work and will show slides of some of the most spectacular illuminated pages.