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Collections Spotlight, Spring 2023

February 14 through June 4, 2023

Objects on view in J. Pierpont Morgan’s library reflect the past, present, and future of building collections in four curatorial departments, comprising illuminated manuscripts from the medieval and renaissance eras, five hundred years of printed books, correspondence and literary manuscripts, as well as printed music and autograph manuscripts by composers.

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The fables of Esop, in English. VVith all his life and fortune, how hee was subtill, wise, and born in Greece, not far from Troy the great, in a towne named Amonio. He was of all other men most deformed, and evill shapen: for he had a great head, a larg visage, long iawes, sharp eyes, a short necke, crooke-backed, great belly, great legs, larg feet. And yet that which was worse he was dumb, and could not speake but notwithstanding this, he had a singular wit, and was very ingenious and subtill in cavillations, and pleasant in words, after he came to his speech. Whereunto are added the Fables of Avian: and also the Fable of Alphonce, with the Fables of Poge the Florentine, very pleasant to be read.

London : printed by F.B. for Andrew Hebb, at the signe of the Bell in St. Pauls Church-Yard, 1647.

PML 86461

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Africa : being accurate description of the regions of AEgypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billendulgerid, the land of Negroes, Guinee, AEthiopia, and the Abyssines : with all the adjacent islands, either in the Mediterranean, Atlantick, Southern, or Oriental Sea, belonging thereunto : with the several denominations of their coasts, harbors, creeks, rivers, lakes, cities, towns, castles, and villages : their customs, modes, and manners, languages, religions, and inexhaustible treasure, with their governments and policy, variety of trade and barter, and also of their vvonderful plants, beasts, birds, and serpents / collected and translated from most authentick authors, and augmented with later observations ; illustrated with notes, and adorn'd with peculiar maps, and proper sculptures, by John Ogilby Esq. Master of His Majesties revels in the Kingdom of Ireland.

Ogilby, John, 1600-1676. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJymyqJCBxF8yh7qmF384q

London : Printed by Tho. Johnson for the author, and are to be had at his House in White Fryers, MDCLXX [1670]

PML 199086

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A catalogue of the large and noble library of James West, Esq; ... consisting of an uncommon number of British history and antiquities, many on large paper and with manuscript notes: a matchless collection printed by Caxton, Wynkin de Worde, Pynson, &c. with great variety of others in the finest preservation, and most elegant bindings. Which (by order of the administratix,) will be sold by auction, by Mess. Langford's, at his late dwelling house in King's-street aforesaid. In two distinct parts, viz. the first part will begin selling on Wednesday the 3d and end the 13th of February 1773; and the second part will begin on Monday the 22d of February, and end the 13th of March following. ...

West, James, 1703-1772.

London : Catalogues of the whole may be had on the days of viewing at the place of sale, and at Mess. Langford's ... 1773.

PML 195570

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Mary Shelley’s Annotated Frankenstein

This copy of Frankenstein (PML 16799) contains extensive additions and emendations by Mary Shelley.

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Several epistles given forth by two of the Lords faithful servants whom he sent to New-England, to bear witness to His everlasting truth and were there (by the priests, rulers, and professors) after cruel and long imprisonment, and inhumane whippings and banishment, put to death, for no other cause, but for keeping the commandments of God, and testimony of Jesus, William Robinson, William Leddra : here is also perfixed [sic] W.R. his testimony of his call to that service, for obedience unto which, he underwent the wrath of men, but hath obtained everlasting peace and rest with God.

Robinson, William, -1659.

London : [s.n.], 1669.

PML 19489

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Naps upon Parnassus : a sleepy muse nipt and pincht, though not awakened. Such voluntary and jovial copies of verses, as were lately receiv'd from some of the Wits of the Universities, in a frolick, dedicated to Gondibert's mistress by Captain Jones and others. Whereunto is added .. the Author's .. epistle to one of the Universities. [Signed, K.Q.] With the answer; together with two satyrical characters of his own, of a Temporizer and an Antiquary, etc. [and an "Advertisement to the reader," signed, Adoniram Banstittle, alias Tinderbox. Poems written in ridicule of Samuel Austin, by T. Sprat, T. Flatman and others].

Q., K.

London, 1658

PML 4225

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Cort verhael, vande ordre die sijne conincklicke majesteyt van Spagnien aen sijn generalissimo den graef de la Torre inde Bay de Todos los Sanctos gegeven heeft, om int werck te stellen al't ghene hy tot recuparatie van Brasil noodigh achten soude : Mitsgaders 't remarcabelste dat op de custe van deselve capitania, soo int ghevecht vande Spaensche vlote sterck 87 zeylen ende 41 Hollandtsche schepen als mede by de gene die hy te lande van de Bahia door de bossehen in 't lant gebracht hadde voorgevallen is van den 19 November tot den 28 February 1640. toe. / Beschreyven door den eerw. N.N.

N., N.

Amsterdam : I. van Hilten, [1640?]

PML 3395

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The New Testament of Jesus Christ : with arguments of books and chapters: with annotations, and other helps, for the better understanding the text, and especially for the discovery of corruptions in divers late translations: and for clearing up religious controversies of the present times. To which are added tables of the Epistles and Gospels, controversies, and heretical corruptions. / The text is faithfully translated into English, out of the authentical Latin, diligently conferred with the Greek, and other editions in divers languages: and the annotations &c. are affix'd to it by the English College then resident in Rhemes.

[London? : William Raynor?], 1738.

PML 17785

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Positively the last week. The original salamander. Wonders never cease! The great phenomena! of nature, Signora Josephine Giraldelli ... is now exhibiting at 349, Strand, between Exeter 'change and Catherine-Street, the powers of resistance against heat. She will commence her performance by passing plates of red hot iron over her legs! She will then stamp on a plate of red hot iron, with her naked feet, afterwards draw it over her hair and across her tongue after which she will, without symptom of pain, wash her hands in boiling oil; and take a part of the same into her mouth ...

[London : s.n., ca. 1820]

PML 146639, p. 474c

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