Manuscripts of Anne Brontë
The Morgan Library & Museum holds the largest collection of literary manuscripts by Anne Brontë (1820–1849), all of which are presented here.
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Digital Facsimiles
John Ruskin Sketchbook
John Ruskin, 1819–1900, Early drawing book of sketches, 1974.49:231.
Pier Leone Ghezzi Album
Pier Leone Ghezzi, 1674-1755, Album of 64 Caricatures, 1978.27.
Jane Austen's Lady Susan
The manuscript of Jane Austen's Lady Susan is the only surviving complete draft of any of her novels.
Édouard Manet's Notebook, 1860–62
Browse the only surviving personal notebook of the French artist Édouard Manet (1832–1883) with an introduction by Colin B. Bailey, Director, The Morgan Library & Museum.
Berry Apocalypse
Berry Apocalypse, Paris, France, ca. 1415, MS M.133
Sir Isaac Newton's Pocket Memorandum Book
Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727) kept this pocket-sized memorandum book, filling it with notes distilled from his reading.
Indian and South Asian Miniatures
Browse miniature paintings from India and South Asia in the Morgan's collection.
Virginia Woolf’s “Letter to a Young Poet”
In the fall of 1931, Virginia Woolf used these pages to work on a draft of what would eventually become the essay "A Letter to a Young Poet."
Arenberg Gospels
Gospel Book (Arenberg Gospels), Canterbury, England, 1000–1020.
Catalogue des tableaux de Mr. de Jullienne
Browse this manuscript catalogue of the paintings and drawings of the eighteenth-century collector Jean de Jullienne (1686–1766).