[MR] Lecture at the US Botanical Garden that might be of interest

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The lecture is being put on by the US Botanic Garden in Washington DC.  The Botantic Garden is just a couple of blocks from the Federal Center SW metro and very close to the US Capitol building. Please feel free to cross post! 

As taken from the US Botanic Garden Calendar:

Gilding the Lily: The Medieval Garden Illuminated

Kandy Phillips, Artist and Illuminator

Journey back to the Middle Ages to Learn the important role flowers played in medieval life, lore, and medicine. Discover the symbolic meaning of the blossoms scattered on the borders of an illuminated manuscript page, and which flowers and plants produced many of the pigments used by the illuminator.




Code: LA 101710

Date: Sunday, October 17

Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Location: Conservatory Classroom

FREE: Pre-registered required. Visit www.usbg.gov or cal (202) 225-1116
 
 
-Isabella D'Angelo