Aug 23, 2017 | Blog, Calligraphy, Historical, Manuscripts, Painting
By Maryanne Grebenstein – Many of you know that bestiaries are medieval books about beasts. They contain beautiful paintings and elaborate descriptions of natural items – primarily animals, but they can also include fish, rocks, and fantastic beasts. Some of the... 
Aug 7, 2016 | Blog, Calligraphy, Historical, Manuscripts, Museums
By Maryanne Grebenstein – I recently had the pleasure of enjoying an exhibition called, “Cut! Costume and the Cinema” at the Heritage Museum and Gardens (www.heritagemuseums.org) on Cape Cod in Sandwich, Massachusetts. It was interesting and really fun to see some...