Beyond Words, Photograph of Italian Renaissance Books at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. 2016.

Modern History

Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the many benefactors of the Sinai Monastery as well; during his Egyptian campaign in 1798, he issued a decree that protected and guaranteed the rights of the monastery. In 1801 he helped rebuild the north wall of the monastery

Beyond Words

Illuminated Manuscripts in Boston

The first exhibition to showcase highlights of illuminated manuscripts in the Boston area.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America