One of the earliest surviving music manuscripts from Spain. A wonder of visual art. A window into the lives of Europeans in the 13th century. The subject of our current Crouch Library exhibit, the Cantigas de Santa Maria, is all of those things and more. While we only have space to display three of these illustrated songs, the codex contains more than 400 songs celebrating the Virgin Mary.
The Crouch Library does not own the original manuscript, but rather a facsimile–a high-quality, full-color reproduction that makes this one-of-a-kind medieval work accessible to modern-day scholars. When not on display, it is available by appointment to faculty and students for research and study.
The exhibit will be on display until the end of May.
