The Huntington's Ellesmere Chaucer, an illuminated manuscript produced around the year 1400, is the most handsome extant version of The Canterbury Tales in the world. Many scholars believe Geoffrey Chaucer oversaw some of its production.
What do avant-garde art and Britain's Royal Navy have in common? The answer is Edward Wadsworth (1889–1949), a British artist whose work is currently part of The Huntington's "Between Modernism and Tradition: British Works on Paper, 1914–1948" exhibition
So wrote Shakespeare four centuries ago, and many people today would agree that while the beauty of a rose is exceptional, what truly inspires us is its scent. The Huntington's historic Rose Garden is home to 1,400 rose cultivars
Before entering the Mapel Orientation Gallery, take a moment to notice the elegant outlines floating on the front windows. These silhouettes, which greet you as you enter and bid you a pleasant day as you leave, are a snapshot of The Huntington's library, art, and botanical collections.
A popular rule of etiquette recommends avoiding two topics in polite conversation: politics and religion. I would add a third—grammar. No discussion becomes more heated than a debate over whether it is acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition.
Recent visitors to The Huntington's Chinese Garden—or Garden of Flowing Fragrance (Liu Fang Yuan)—may have noticed lotus flowers in bloom. The warm summer sun prompted their young leaves to emerge and float on the surface of the Lake of Reflected Fragrance.
Next Tuesday is Bastille Day, when France celebrates the start of the French Revolution, which began with the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789. To mark the occasion, we highlight items in The Huntington's European art collection that have been forever altered
It's nearly impossible to experience all that The Huntington has to offer in a single day. There are acres of gardens to explore, hundreds of world-class works of art to gaze upon, and an entire library filled with rare books and manuscripts that bring history and literature to life.
