The Book, the City, the World: The Liber Floridus

Tonight, we welcome Wim Verbaal, emeritus professor at the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy at Ghent University, at Herberg Macharius for a fascinating lecture on one of the most famous manuscripts in the collection of the Ghent University Library: the Liber Floridus. Alongside the Ghent Altarpiece, the 12th-century Liber Floridus is also considered one of the greatest art treasures of…