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Orpheus Britannicus : a collection of all the choicest songs for one, two, and three voices / compos'd by Mr. Henry Purcell ; together, with such symphonies for violins or flutes, as were by him design'd for any of them: and a thorough-bass to each song ; figur'd for the organ, harpsichord, or theorbo-lute ; all which are placed in their several keys according to the order of the gamut.

Uniform title

Vocal music. Selections

Accession number

PMC 2

Published

London : Printed by J. Heptinstall for Henry Playford ..., 1698-1702.

Department

Music Manuscripts and Printed Music

Music type

Printed Material

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An essay towards the encouragement of charity schools, particularly those which are supported by Protestant dissenters, for teaching the children of the poor to read and work: together with some apology for those schools which instruct them to write a plain hand and fit them for service or for the meaner trades ... to which is prefix'd, an address to the supporters of these schools. By I. Watts.

Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748.

London : Printed for John Clark and Richard Hett ... Emanuel Matthews ... and Richard Ford ... 1728.

PML 3888

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

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Can I leave and re-enter throughout the same day of visitation?

Visitors may leave and re-enter throughout the day for which they have purchased admission. They may not re-enter on a different day.

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St. Andrew: Frontispiece of the Belluno Gradual.

Created

Cremona, Italy, 1489

Accession number

MS M.1181

Classification

Manuscript

Department

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts
The prelude : an autobiographical poem, 1799-1805 / by William Wordsworth.

Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850.

Hammersmith [Eng.] : Doves Press, 1915.

PML 150674

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

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Livre de cleriadus et meliadice.

PML 17592

Classification

Incunable Collection

Department

Printed Books
Gwendolyn Brooks: A Poet’s Work In Community

This exhibition celebrates the life and work of American poet Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000). Though Brooks is generally well-known for her poetry, few recognize her expansive social and political impact.

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PAGES FROM ITS RENOWNED MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE COLLECTIONS BEGINNING JUNE 19

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

In an exhibition entitled Pages of Gold: Medieval Illuminations from the Morgan, fifty of the Morgan's finest single leaves—many of which were acquired by Pierpont Morgan and twelve of which are being displayed for the first time—are on view.

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EMMET GOWIN PAIRS FIVE DECADES OF HIS PHOTOGRAPHS WITH TREASURES FROM THE MORGAN'S COLLECTIONS

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Monday, April 20, 2015

Beginning May 22, the Morgan Library & Museum will present a unique look at Gowin’s wide-ranging work in relation to the museum’s celebrated collections in a new exhibition, Hidden Likeness: Photographer Emmet Gowin at the Morgan.

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FRAGONARD AND THE FRENCH TRADITION AT THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM

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Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Jean-Honoré Fragonard's (1732–1806) brilliant accomplishments as a draftsman in the context of eighteenth-century French art are the subject of a new exhibition, Fragonard and the French Tradition, at The Morgan Library & Museum.

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