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Huntington Library, Pasadena, California – Part 2

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My second visit to the Huntington Library was in company with my friend Jackie Ingerson. This time around, I got to see one of the great treasures I didn’t have enough time for during my first visit: original manuscripts and the Gutenberg Bible!

But first a few more shots of the beautiful gardens. In one of them, the rose bushes were named after famous actors and artists. Here is one dedicated to Henry Fonda.

The Japanese Garden and Pavilion belong to the most serene sceneries.

The next series of pictures are of original manuscripts and of the famous Gutenberg Bible.

On the right and below is the original manuscript of Jack London’s White Fang

The next manuscripts are from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and Milton’s Paradise Lost

This photo below doesn’t do the Gutenberg Bible justice. You really have to see it in person to appreciate the beauty of it. The old-fashioned script makes it look like it was produced by the hand of a perfect scrivener. The print and the decorations are gorgeous.

I could spend whole days in this place. I hope you enjoyed the “walk” through one of southern California’s precious heritages.

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About Christa Polkinhorn

Born and raised in Switzerland, Christa Polkinhorn grew up surrounded by mountains, lakes, and a deep curiosity about the world beyond her country’s borders. Her passion for travel has taken her across Europe, China, Japan, and South America, experiences that now infuse her fiction with authentic settings and rich cultural detail. After settling in Southern California, Christa built a dual career as a writer and translator. She began her literary journey with The Path of Fire, a collection of poetry that explores themes of passion, identity, and transformation. She then turned to fiction with the Family Portrait trilogy, weaving intimate family dramas and love stories across continents. Her Wine Lover’s Daughter mystery series combines love and suspense, strong characters, and the evocative backdrop of European and Californian wine country. Her most recent novel, Letter from a Cave, is a historical mystery and romance that connects the past to the present. Christa’s writing is fueled by her fascination with other cultures, her love of language, and her belief that stories connect us across borders. When she’s not writing or translating, she can be found reading, traveling, or enjoying art, music, dark chocolate, and red wine.

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Huntington Library, Pasadena, California – Part 2 — 3 Comments

  1. Oh my! These originall manuscripts are a wonder to behold. I remember seeing on original of Jane Austen´s Pride and Prejudice at the Britsh Museum and I burst into tears. It makes it all so real doesn´t it. And to see the Gutenberg Bible would realy be something. I think there are only a handfull left. You are fortunate this is close to where you live. Yes, I could live in that library!!

  2. Thank you, Darlene! I'm so grateful there are places where these testimonies of history and literature are kept and preserved. I can hardly wait to go back. A real treasure.

  3. I am ever so glad you got to go back to The Huntington. My little dramas the morning of the day we went took up ever so much of the time we had to visit. I am super thrilled you got to go back and see MORE! On my 2nd visit I still didn't see everything. Ha!

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