[Ponte Alto] Save the Date: January 8 is the next "All Things 15th Century Field TRIP"

[M. Brett]

Does anyone have a sense of how far it is from Hollywood MD (where  
12th night is) to Baltimore?

-Ana

On Dec 6, 2005, at 5:43 PM, Lady Courtney de Houghton wrote:

> Greetings!
>
> The next "All Things 15th Century Night" will actually be a field  
> trip to the Walters Museum in Baltimore, MD.
>
> I am organizing a field trip to the Walter Museum so we can all  
> enjoy the beautiful works of the Italian Renaissance and medieval  
> Novgorod, as well as their permanent medieval display.  For the  
> illuminations, it will be the last day the exhibit is available.
>
> We will meet at the museum at 10:30. Anyone wanting to caravan up  
> from Northern Virginia should be at my home in Reston, VA no later  
> than 9:15AM. Plan to be there plenty of time, the Walters has a lot  
> to offer!
>
> There is local parking available for a fee, and a cafe in the museum.
>
> Please RSVP so I can coordinate everyone meeting at the right time  
> and place.
>  < /DIV>
> About the exhibits:
>
> "Dressed in Gold: Books of the Italian Renaissance" exhibit details:
> http://www.thewalters.org/html/calendar_event.asp?ID=1100
>
> Dates and times:
> Wednesday through Sunday, October 15, 2005 - January 8, 2006
> 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
> Manuscript Gallery
> cost: Included with price of admission
>
> From their site:
> The Walters' impressive collection of manuscripts contains many
> splendid Italian Renaissance works, and this exhibition will showcase
> the most spectacular examples. These manuscripts originate from all of
> the major cultural centers in Italy, including Venice, Milan, Rome,
> Florence, and Naples, and are of many different types, from liturgical
> texts to private prayerbooks, and from epic poetry to diplomatic
> documents. This will be the first time that the se manuscripts have
> been on view together for decades. It is planned to coincide with the
> opening of the redesigned early Italian painting galleries and to
> highlight the quality and depth of the Walters' collection of Italian
> art. There will be an interactive computer kiosk.
>
> For those who can't be there in person with us, you can still  
> digitally tour the manuscripts:  http://www.waltersmanuscripts.org/ 
> voyager.cfm
>
>  Sacred Arts and City Life: The Glory of Medieval Novgorod
> http://www.thewalters.org/html/calendar_event.asp?ID=1186
>
>  Wednesday through Sunday, November 19, 2005 - February 12, 2006
> 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
> Special Exhibition Galleries
> cost: Included with admission
>
> Organized by the Walters Art Museum in collaboration with the State  
> Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, and the Novgorod Museum Federation,  
> Novgorod, the exhibition examines the art and culture of Veliky  
> Novgorod, Russia's oldest medieval city. The exhibition features  
> approximately 290 objects, including 35 icons, that trace the  
> material and artistic culture of Novgorod from the ninth century,  
> through its golden age in the 14th century, to its eclipse by  
> Moscow in the 16th century. The material culture of this remarkable  
> city is represented by items such as carved wood and bone objects,  
> leather goods, jewelry, musical instruments, and birch bark  
> documents. Precious ecclesiastical objects--icons, metalwork, and  
> textiles--from Novgorod's numerous churches highlight the cultural  
> achievements of Novgorod's Golden Age. For the first time, these  
> distinctive icons will be displayed together with the material  
> culture of the city t hat produced them. By integrating the finds  
> of ongoing archaeological excavations with the magnificent icons  
> created by Novgorod's many churches, the installation brings  
> visitors face to face with the material culture of Novgorod's  
> citizens and saints to whom they looked for protection. The Walters  
> the exclusive United States venue for this exhibition.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Lady Courtney
>
>
> Lady Courtney de Houghton
> Atlantian Clerk of Law
> Barony of Ponte Alto Chronicler
> St. Anne's Clothiers Guild Webminister
> Barony of Ponte Alto Deputy Webminister
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>
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