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VINCENT VAN GOGH LETTERS TO ÉMILE BERNARD A PROMISED GIFT OF THE THAW COLLECTION TO THE MORGAN LIBRARY

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Thursday, July 14, 2005

The Morgan Library has received from the collection of Eugene and Clare Thaw a promised gift of twenty letters written by the great postimpressionist painter Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890).

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Ein loblicher passion nach dem text der vier ewangelisten.

PML 41416

Classification

Incunable Collection

Department

Printed Books

Sermons concerning angels and the rational soul.

Created

Armenia, 16th century.

Display Date

16th century.

Accession number

MS M.437

Classification

Manuscript

Department

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts

[Libro delle statuti e ordine dell'ordine del benedetto Spirito Santo].

Created

Italy, between 1575 and 1600.

Display Date

between 1575 and 1600.

Accession number

MS M.265

Classification

Manuscript

Department

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts

De libertate ecclesiastica : tractatus Joannis Lupi ... Eiusdem tractatus dialogic: de cōfederatiōe p̄ncipū potētatū. Una com questionibus aureis notatuqe dignissimis, Ifine ad numerum chartarum quotatis.

Lopez, Juan, 1440-1496.

Argentine : Joannes Schottus, Feb. 3, 1511.

PML 20614

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Book

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Printed Books

An appeal to the Parliament, or Sions plea against the prelacy. : The summe vvhereof is delivered in a decade of positions. In the handling whereof, the lord bishops, and their appurtenances are manifestly proved, both by divine and humane lawes, to be intruders upon the priviledges of Christ, of the King, and of the common-weal: and therefore upon good evidence given, she heartily desireth a judgement and execution. / By Dr Layton. For which he was made to suffer and barbarously used, &c. by the bishops ...

Leighton, Alexander, 1568-1649.

[Amsterdam? ca.1644?]

PML 8245.2

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

A topographical description of the western territory of North America : containing a succinct account of its soil, climate, natural history, ... To which are added, The discovery, settlement, and present state of Kentucky. And an essay towards the topography, and natural history of that important country. By John Filson. To which is added, I. The adventures of Col. Daniel Boon [sic] ... II. The minutes of the Piankashaw Council ... April 15, 1784 ... III. An account of the Indian nations ... / By George Imlay, ...

Imlay, Gilbert, 1754?-1828?

London, : Printed for J. Debrett, ..., MDCCXCIII [1793]

PML 11838

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

A voyage towards the South Pole, and round the world. : Performed in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. / Written by James Cook, commander of the Resolution. ; In which is included, Captain Furneaux's narrative of his proceedings in the Adventure during the separation of the ships. ; In two volumes. ; Illustrated with maps and charts, and a variety of portraits of persons and views of places, drawn during the voyage by Mr. Hodges, and engraved by the most eminent masters..

Cook, James, 1728-1779.

London: : Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand., 1777.

PML 59386-87

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

A nievve herball; or, Historie of plantes : wherin is contayned the vvhole discourse and perfect description of all sortes of herbes and plantes: their diners & sundry kindes ... and that not onely of those whiche are here growyng in this our countrie of Englande but of all others also of forrayne realmes commonly used in physicke. First set foorth in the Doutche or Almaigne tongue, by that learned D. Rembert Dodoens ... and now first translated out of French into English, by Henry Lyte ...

Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585.

At London : by me Gerard Dewes, dwelling in Pawles Churchyarde at the signe of the Swanne, 1578.

PML 17063

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

An account of two voyages to New-England : wherein you have the setting out of a ship, with the charges, the prices of all necessaries for furnishing a planter and his family at his first coming, a description of the countrey, natives, and creatures, with their merchantil and physical use, the government of the countrey as it is now possessed by the English, &c., a large chronological table of the most remarkable passages, from the first dicovering of the continent of America, to the year 1673 / by John Josselyn, Gent. ...

Josselyn, John, active 1630-1675.

London : Printed for Giles Widdows, 1674.

PML 3863

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Book

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Printed Books