The Victoria and Albert Museum

EXHIBITION OVERVIEW

Organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the exhibition features 35 medieval and Renaissance treasures, ranging in date from 300 AD to 1600. Originally intended for the embellishment of churches and for the cabinet of wealthy Renaissance collectors, these precious works of art were highly prized for their beauty, the value of their materials and for their exquisite workmanship.

Highlights of the exhibition include remarkable ivory carvings, an impressive reliquary casket of St. Thomas Becket and Leonardo da Vinci'’s codex. The notebook, written backwards in mirror-script, presents fascinating insights into da Vinci’'s genius.