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Cipher alphabets : autograph manuscript.

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898.

Place not identified, circa 1868.

MA 6387.2

Department

Literary and Historical Manuscripts

Mark Twain: A Skeptic's Progress

September 17, 2010, through January 2, 2011

The exhibition coincides with the 175th anniversary of Twain's birth in 1835 and includes more than 120 manuscripts and rare books.

Christ Child Asleep on the Lap of the Virgin. Verso: Standing Male Nude and Study of Drapery

Parmigianino

1503-1540

1534-1540

IV, 42

Classification

Drawing

Department

Drawings and Prints

Prometheus Animating Man

Parmigianino

1503-1540

ca. 1524-1527

IV, 45

Classification

Drawing

Department

Drawings and Prints

A Pleasant and useful companion to the Church of England, or, A short, plain, and practical exposition of the Book of Common Prayer : containing the harmony of the several parts and offices, and the substance of the liturgical remarks of Bp. Sparrow, Dr. Comber, Mr. Wheatley, Mr. Nelson, and the other learned writers on the same subject : as also a concise account of the feasts and fasts : carefully collected into a narrow compass, chiefly for the convenience of those who have not the opportunity of perusing many and larger books; but made serviceable to all by the addition of new observations : to which is prefixed, an introduction containing, a short account of the lives of the compilers of the liturgy.

London : Printed for J. Newbery ... , 1764.

PML 83724

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

North-west Fox or, Fox from the north-west passage. Beginning with King Arthvr, Malga, Octhvr, the two Zeni's of Iseland, Estotiland, and Dorgia; following with briefe abstracts of the voyages of Cabot, Frobisher, Davis, Waymouth, Knight, Hudson, Button, Gibbons, Bylot, Baffin, Hawkridge: together with the courses, distance latitudes, longitudes ... Mr. Iames Hall's three voyages to Groynland, with a topographicall description of the countries, the salvages lives and treacheries ... Demonstrated in a polar card, wherein are all the maines, seas, and ilands, herein mentioned. With the author his owne voyage, being the XVIth. with the opinions and collections of the most famous mathematicians and cosmographers ... By Captaine Luke Foxe ... Printed by His Majesties command.

Foxe, Luke, 1586-1635.

London, Printed by B. Alsop & T Favvcet, 1635.

PML 3853

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

The English myrror. : A regard wherein al estates may behold the conquests of enuy : containing ruine of common weales, murther of princes, cause of heresies, and in all ages, spoile of deuine and humane blessings, : vnto which is adioyned, Enuy conquered by vertues. Publishing the peaceable victories obtained by the Queenes most excellent Maiesty, against this mortall enimie of publike peace and prosperitie, : and lastly A fortris against enuy, builded vpon the counsels of sacred scripture, lawes of sage philosophers, and pollicies of well gouerned common weales : wherein euery estate may see the dignities, the true office and cause of disgrace of his vocation : a worke safely, and necessarie to be read of euerie good subiect. / By George Whetstones ...

Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587?

At London : Printed by I. Windet for G. Seton, and are to be sold at his shop vnder Aldersgate, 1586.

PML 6581

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

Rodogune (Act V, Scene IV)

François Boucher

1703-1770

III, 104a

Classification

Drawing

Department

Drawings and Prints

The Holy Bible : conteyning the Old Testament, and the New: Newly translated out of the originall tongues: & with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by His Maiesties speciall comandement. Appointed to be read in churches.

Imprinted at London : By Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie, Anno 1611.

PML 5460

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

St. Catherine

Created

England, late 14th century

Accession number

MS M.1213

Department

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts