Author Archives: Leah Klement

Leah Klement is a Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations postdoctoral instructor and 2016–18 long-term fellow at The Huntington.

Archives

Medicine by Moonlight
Posted on May. 30, 2018 by Leah Klement
0 Comment(s)
In The Huntington's collections, there is a late 15th-century manuscript whose title in the Library catalog is "Astrological and Medical Compilation." Many medieval manuscripts are "compiled" in the sense...
More
A Using Book
Posted on Oct. 9, 2017 by Leah Klement
2 Comment(s)
All medieval manuscripts are valuable. But some sell for much more than others, with prices reaching well into the tens of millions. Beauty is one common reason a text might fetch a higher price. Finely...
More

Recent Posts

Reading and Rereading Hilary Mantel
Oct. 13, 2021 by Lucy Arnold
0 Comment(s)
Hilary Mantel, whose literary archive is held at The Huntington, is one of the most critically acclaimed authors working today ...
More
A Garden of Calligraphy
Sep. 29, 2021 by Cheryl Cheng
1 Comment(s)
Calligraphy is one of the oldest and most esteemed art forms in China. Its distinctive quality arises from its duality as both a visual art form and a means of written communication. This becomes apparent...
More
The Migrant Experience, in Spanish
Sep. 22, 2021 by Clay Stalls
0 Comment(s)
The Huntington has deep collections on the history of Spanish-speaking North America created from a centurylong record of acquiring materials in this field ...
More

Search Verso