Sunday 10 August 2014

The Morgan Library

I went to see a wonderful small show at the Morgan Library of assorted documents and manuscripts from the Bodleian Library.   I love looking some of these very old documents; for example, a copy of Euclid's "Elements", made in the 9th century.



Or a copy of Pliny's "Natural History", made in 1476:


Also, some papyrus fragments of a poem by Sappho from the 2nd century  (Not illustrated)



There was also a sight-specific installation in the main hall of the museum by Spencer Finch, consisting of a number of different translucent colored panels arrayed all around the windows.  Color everywhere!   I had fun taking pictures:





The floor:


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