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Degas: Drawings and Sketchbooks

September 24, 2010, through January 23, 2011

The exhibition features some twenty exceptional drawings by Degas, along with two of his sketchbooks, demonstrating the iconic artist's characteristic daring and inventiveness.

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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Book

Department

Printed Books

A new discovery of a vast country in America : extending above four thousand miles, between New France and New Mexico : with a description of the Great Lakes, cataracts, rivers, plants, and animals : also, the manners, customs, and languages of the several native Indians, and the advantage of commerce with those different nations : with a continuation, giving an account of the attempts of the Sieur de la Salle upon the mines of St. Barbe, &c. : the taking of Quebec by the English, with the advantages of a shorter cut to China and Japan : both parts illustrated with maps and figures, and dedicated to His Majesty K. William / by L. Hennepin ; to which is added, several new discoveries in North-America, not publish'd in the French edition.

Hennepin, Louis, active17th century.

London : Printed for M. Bentley, J. Tonson, H. Bonwick, T. Goodwin, and S. Manship, 1698.

PML 3371

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Book

Department

Printed Books

Sir Francis Drake reuiued: : calling vpon this dull or effeminate age, to folowe his noble steps for golde & siluer, by this memorable relation, of the rare occurrances (neuer yet declared to the world) in a thirde voyage, made by him into the West-Indies, in the yeares 72. & 73. when Nombre de Dios was by him and 52. others only in his company, surprised. Faithfully taken out of the reporte of Mr. Chirstofer Ceely, Ellis Hixon, and others, who were in the same voyage with him. / By Philip Nichols, preacher. Reviewed also by Sr. Francis Drake himselfe before his death, & much holpen and enlarged, by diuers notes, with his owne hand here and there inserted. Set forth by Sr. Francis Drake baronet (his nephew) now liuing.

Nichols, Philip.

London : Printed by E. A. for Nicholas Bourne dwelling at the South entrance of the Royall Exchange, 1626.

PML 38016

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Book

Department

Printed Books

De balneis omnia quae extant apud Graecos, Latinos, et Arabas, tam medicos quàm quoscunque cȩterarum artium probatos scriptores : qui vel integris libris, vel quoquo alio modo hanc materiam tractauerunt, nuper hinc inde accurate conquisita & excerpta, atque in vnum tandem hoc volumen redacta : in quo aquarum ac thermarum omnium, quae in toto ferè orbe terrarum sunt, metallorum item, & reliquorum mineralium naturȩ, vires, atque vsus exquisitissime explicantur: indicibus quatuor appositis, quorum primus auctores omnes, qui in hoc volumine habentur, secundus balneorum nomina, tertius capita cuiuscunq[ue] libri, quartus mirabiles curationes in his libris contentas, quae vi ac beneficio balneorum factae fuerunt, complectitur : opus nostra hac aetate, in qua tam frequens est thermarum vsus, medicis quidem necessarium, caeteris vero omnibus tum summopere vtile, tum etiam periucundum.

Venetiis : Apud Iuntas, 1533.

PML 79264

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Book

Department

Printed Books

Arnout Tholinx, Inspector

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

1606-1669

ca. 1656

RvR 399

Classification

Print

Department

Drawings and Prints

Prints

Angelo Maria Querini Appointed to a Papal Commission on Greek Liturgy

Francesco Zugno

1709-1787

ca. 1753

1993.53

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Drawing

Department

Drawings and Prints

Polycronycon.

Higden, Ranulf, -1364.

PML 684

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Incunable Collection

Department

Printed Books

Book of hours (MS M.1167).

Created

Southern Netherlands, perhaps Ghent, ca. 1490.

Display Date

ca. 1490.

Accession number

MS M.1167

Classification

Manuscript

Department

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts

The Polite academy : or School of behaviour for young gentlemen and ladies intended as a foundation for good manners and polite address, in masters and misses ; containing, I. The beauty and advantages of a genteel behaviour and agreeable complaisance. II. Some rules and observations for moral behaviour in young ladies, very necessary to be inculcated while at the boarding-school, in order to be practised when they come from it. III. Directions for good manners, agreeable behaviour, and polite address, on the most common occasions in life. IV. Some directions for an easy genteel carriage in walking, saluting, making a courtesy, bow, and dancing the minuet. V. Some observations on the real use and advantages of dancing by Mr. Locke and the Chevalier De Ramsay; with a few very necessary instructions, by an eminent master ; illustrated with twelve copper-plate cuts, beautifully engraved.

London : Printed for R. Baldwin, in Paster-noster-Row ; and B.C. Collins, in Salisbury, 1786.

PML 88261

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Book

Department

Printed Books