Renaissance of the Earth Rare Book Exhibits

 

SEA MONSTERS: ORLANDO FURIOSO & THE ORC

The sea is unpredictable and dangerous. Frequently humanity has imagined monsters as a way of giving substance to human struggle with the sea.

HERBALS & NATURAL MEDICINES

This exhibit showcased the ways in which women were the druggist, pharmacists, gardeners, and chefs in the early modern household.

The University of Massachusetts-Amherst occupies the traditional homelands of the Nolwottog or Nonotuck Nation. For actions beyond statements of recognition of Native lands, see MCNAA.