Ranging from a thirteenthcentury English Bible and a fifteenth-century German Office of the Dead to a copy of Juvenal’s Satires made in mid-1400s Italy, these literary and artistic works provided experiential learning for several hundred U of G students this semester.

Other visitors from seniors to school children also had handson access to the medieval European manuscripts.

“That’s what so unique about this – touching and turning the pages and getting a closeup look,” says history professor Susannah Ferreira, whose students worked with the manuscripts.

U of G was the second institution in Canada to borrow part of the collection of Les Enluminures – a Chicago rare book dealer – under the company’s manuscripts in the curriculum program.

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Portico wanted to get in on the fun, so we asked Rotsztain to draw U of G’s McLaughlin Library, which he likes because of its “quiet bustle” and the delicate balance expressed in its architecture: “A brutalist concrete structure that nevertheless lets in lots of light.”

Just like Rotsztain’s collection, we’re also presenting it to you as a colouring page — tear it out (or download the image), dig out your favourite pencil crayons and take some time to be creative this summer. We’d love to see your finished creation — email or tweet us a picture (@porticomag) and we’ll share it online.

–STACEY MORRISON

To view all of Rotsztain’s library illustrations, visit allthelibraries.ca

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