Illuminated manuscript

danced to their own rhythm, as each crisp white sheet of paper became a work of art. “I saw poets erode into the darkness of America’s insecurities.” A work of art that was so unappreciated. So highly chastised. So wrong. “Their books, their manuscripts, their films; turned to ash.” A work of art that offered freedom. “Who committed no crime but their own wild imagination.” A work of art, that got you prosecuted. “To be liberal minded,…

Fewer schools offer arts programs, such as theatre and music, since 2000. Art improves students’ behavior as well as students’ math and reading skills. The No Child Left Behind Act mandates that the arts as a core subject. Students who study art are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement than students who do not study art. In public schools, art is needed for students who do not have much access to art programs. Art is a global activity included by a host of…

How did monarchs in England and France expand royal authority and lay the foundations for united nation-states? Monarchs in England and France struggled for power with the nobles and Church. The Black Death and Crusades as well as political and religious changes during the Middle Ages led to the expansion of royal authority and laid the foundations for united nation-states. The dominant force of the Middle Ages was feudalism. Feudal lords had control over the land and the serfs who were…

I visited the Tampa museum of art and discovered some very interesting and beautiful works of art. My favorite painting I came across was Lupins and Foxgloves on Indian Creek, Painted by Carolyn Brady in 1988. It was placed on the museum as a gift from the Bank of Tampa, in memory of Judith R Blanchard. It’s a watercolor painting on just plain paper. Depicting both land and sea shows how artists perceive and portray the natural world around them. From romantic depictions of the American…

Picture your earliest childhood memories and hold them in your mind. Now, from those memories, think of your favorite book. Perhaps it is the book that your parent or grandparent read to you to help you sleep, the book from which you first learned to read, or even one you still have a copy of sitting on a bookshelf in your home. Although our world has become increasingly digital, there is one thing that links Americans and Europeans, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and even Millennials, they were…