The Morgan Library and Museum is pleased to present The Book of Ruth: Medieval to Modern, through June 14. The exhibition celebrates the gift made in 2018 by Joanna S. Rose of The Joanna S. Rose Illuminated Book of Ruth to the Morgan. The accordion-fold vellum manuscript, measuring nine inches tall and an astonishing 18 feet long, was designed and illuminated by New York artist Barbara Wolff, who worked on the project for two years (201517). The Rose Book of Ruth is presented in conversation with 12 manuscripts, drawn from the Morgans holdings, that unfold the Christian traditions for illustrating the story of Ruth during the Middle Ages. Through the juxtaposition of the modern manuscript with these ancient works, which date from the 12th to the 15th century and include three leaves from the Morgans famed Crusader Bible, the exhibition brings into focus the techniques of medieval illuminators that inspired Wolff, as well as her inventive approach to iconography. The Morgan Library and Museum is located at 225 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y.