Department of History Hosts Guest Lecture and Medieval Music Event

Come explore the illuminations and music of one of the most exquisite manuscripts of the Middle Ages, the Stammheim Missal, on Friday, March 7. Dr. Sciacca, Assistant Curator at the J. Paul Getty Museum, will be presenting her lecture titled “A Book for Bernward: The Images, Music, and Patronage of the Stammheim Missal.” Dr. Sciacca specializes in medieval manuscripts and recently curated the exhibit, “Florence at the Dawn of the Renaissance: Painting and Illumination 1300-1350.”

CSULB students will perform music that they have transcribed from the book for this event. Coffee and light refreshments will be served.

Sponsored by the School of Art, the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, the History Department, the CSULB Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and the Medieval and Renaissance Students’ Association. For more information call (562) 985-4376.