I too attended the Debra Pinkus lecture... with a seemingly different expectation. I thought that she would be speaking on the rediscovery of ancient texts and how exposure to them during the Renaissance inspired or altered the work being made. I envisioned Botticelli or at least some impassioned theories about the link between literature and art. While I was totally wrong about the subject matter, the lecture was delivered very passionately. I get weak in the knees looking at old manuscript pages and her slides were amazing! I must also admit I learned all kinds of things... many of them things I had no idea people studied. I will end with my favorite quote, "It is very moving to see the co existence of these letter forms."
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