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...Recherche et d'Histoire des Textes in Paris, has included , painted manuscripts from the 13th through the 15th centuries. Biblical characters depicted in medieval dress recall the stories of Genesis, Abraham and Jacob, David and Goliath, Daniel in the lions' den and The Song of Solomon. The undeniable vigor of the art leads Sed-Rajna to conclude that these little-known iconographers influenced later illustrators more than has generally been believed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Shelf of Holiday Treats and Treasures | 12/21/1987 | See Source »

During the week, a unique warmth quickly develops among us, because we're here to save our skins as well as the skin of the world. If we marveled at the idea of successional complexity -- plant and animal vigor, variety, and regeneration -- we're just as pleased to find that same quality among ourselves. In a get-to-know-one-anot her session, Juan Davis, a cherubic ranch manager from West Texas, reveals that a bout with childhood cancer made him aspire to be the best at his work. John Nino, the great-grandson of Italian immigrants to central California...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In New Mexico: Desert Healer | 12/7/1987 | See Source »

When SASC members returned to campus this year, they found that many of their leaders of exceptional charisma or moral vigor had graduated. They heard no news from South Africa because of the media blackout there and could see no shanties on other campuses nationwide...

Author: By Jeffrey S. Nordhaus, | Title: Divesting of Divestment | 11/19/1987 | See Source »

Recent reports and lobbying in Washington mark the renewed vigor with which both Harvard and other schools are fighting federal policies. Universities have criticized President Reagan's attitudes toward higher education since he entered office, but recent efforts are the first time these scholars and educators have sought to establish comprehensive federal policies on their own terms...

Author: By John C. Yoo, | Title: University Pushes Agenda in Washington | 10/26/1987 | See Source »

...three decades now, all moviegoers have lived in the fantasies that this man-child Latin lover embodies with such sweet vigor. Grazie, Marcello, whoever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Cary Grant, Italian Style | 10/12/1987 | See Source »

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