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Art: Hot Ticket
By MARY ANN MARGER
© St. Petersburg Times, published December 21, 2000
Illuminating the past
Centuries ago, calligraphy combined with miniature painting in the form of illuminated manuscripts, religious in content and painstakingly created by monks of the Middle Ages. It was an art form that ended with the invention of the printing press and the quicker dissemination of knowledge. Today pages such as Coronation of the Virgin are rare, but it and other examples are now on view in an annual show at Painted Fish Gallery. The works belong to St. Petersburg residents Tony and Chris Griffon, who started collecting medieval manuscripts for their beauty and soon found they were hooked. Today they derive their livelihood from selling these works online and at Painted Fish. Also on view are works by gallery artists. The show is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and until 7 p.m. Fridays through December. (Closed Christmas Day.) Painted Fish Gallery is at 350 Main St. (by the Pinellas Trail), Dunedin; (727) 736-0934. Free. Griffon's manuscripts are also available at http://www.griffons.com.
-- MARY ANN MARGER, Times art critic
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