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THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM NAMES LINDA WOLK-SIMON TO HEAD ITS INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED DEPARTMENT OF DRAWINGS

Press release date

Friday, February 25, 2011

William M. Griswold, Director of The Morgan Library & Museum, announced today the appointment of Linda Wolk-Simon as Charles W. Engelhard Curator and Head of the Morgan's renowned Department of Drawings and Prints.

Press

Aurelii Augustini ep[iscop]i de civitate dei liber primus feliciter incipit.

Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.

PML 310

Classification

Incunable Collection

Department

Printed Books

Brevis et svccincta descriptio pompae in honorem sacratissimi ac inuictissimi Imperatoris Ferdinandi Primi, Hungariae, Boiemiae, &c regis, ex Austria in metropolim Boiemiae Pragam aduentantis : exhibitae ... octaua Nouembris, anno 1558 / ad lectorem Martinus Cuthaenus ...

Kuthen ze Šprinksberga, Martin, d. 1564.

Pragae : Excvdebat Georgius Melantrichus ab Auentino, [1558]

PML 195542.1

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

Woman Assaulting a Man in a Hotel Room

Claude Allin Shepperson

1867-1921

1910s?

1986.2229

Classification

Drawing

Department

Modern and Contemporary Drawings

Reasons why the British colonies, in America, should not be charged with internal taxes, by authority of Parliament : humbly offered, for consideration, in behalf of the colony of Connecticut.

Fitch, Thomas, 1700-1774.

New-Haven [Conn.] : Printed by B. Mecom, [1764]

PML 9736

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

A soldier's daughter never cries : typescript of a screenplay / based on the novel by Kaylie Jones ; screenplay by James Ivory and Erin Uday.

Ivory, James, screenwriter.

MA 9300

Department

Literary and Historical Manuscripts

Trial of the first page of the Kelmscott Press edition of the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, with hand drawn decorative border, initial, and header.

Morris, William, 1834-1896, artist.

[Hammersmith] : [Kelmscott Press], [1893]

PML 76923.2

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

A declaration of egregious popish impostures, to with-draw the harts of her Maiesties subjects from their allegeance, and from the truth of Chrisitian religion professed in England, vnder the pretence of casting out deuils : Practised by Edmvnds, alias Weston a Iesuit, and diuers Romish priests his wicked associates. Where-unto are annexed the copies of the confessions, and examinations of the parties themselves, which were pretended to be possessed, and dispossessed, taken upon oath before her Maiesties commissioners, for causes ecclesiasticall / by Sam Harsnet.

Harsnett, Samuel, 1561-1631.

London : I. Roberts, 1603.

PML 38096

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

The lyfe of Ipomydon.

Hue, de Rotelande, active 1170-1190.

Enprynted at London : in the Fletestrete, at the synge of the Sonne by Wynkyn de Worde, [approximately 1520-1524].

PML 20896.2

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

The buxom wife that went a maying with a brisk barber for his long pole. To the tune of, The temple wedding. Licensed according to order.

[London?] : [printer not identified], [1700?]

PML 3469.46

Classification

Broadside

Department

Printed Books