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June 03, 2005-The quintessential elements of musical education for both Renaissance men and women are revealed in this exhibition. Beautifully illustrated rare books and manuscripts with exquisite woodcuts and engravings from Johns Hopkins' Sheridan and Friedheim Libraries, the Walters Art Museum, the Folger Shakespeare Library, and the Library of Congress and stringed and wind instruments from the Peabody Conservatory are among the works displayed.
May 23 - July 31, 2005
The George Peabody Library Exhibition Gallery
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9am-5pm; Sunday, Noon-5pm
The exhibition complements the conference "Learning to Play and Sing in the Renaissance (Students, Teachers, and Materials of Musical Learning, 1470-1650)," which was held at the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, June 2-4, 2005.
Acknowledgments
Special thanks to:
The Folger Shakespeare Library, the Friedheim Library of the Peabody Institute, the Walters Art Museum, and the Library of Congress for their generosity in loaning materials for this exhibition; Mark Cudek, Peabody Institute Faculty for his generous loan of period instruments; Venable, LLP for its generous support of the opening reception.
We wish to thank the curators John Buchtel, Curator of Rare Books, Sheridan Libraries and Susan Weiss, Peabody Institute and Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.
Special thanks are also due to the assistant curators Emily Caton, Degree Candidate for B.A./B.M., Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and Peabody Institute, and Jonathan Moyer, M.M., D.M.A. Candidate, Peabody Institute
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