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Objects on view in J. Pierpont Morgan’s library reflect the past, present, and future of the 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.

Sir Francis Drake revived. Who is or may be a pattern to stirre up all heroicke and active spirits of these times, to benefit their countrey and eternize their names by like noble attempts. Being a summary and true relation of foure severall voyages made by the said Sir Francis Drake to the West-Indies. Viz. His dangerons [!] adventuring for gold and silver with the gaining thereof. And the surprizing of Nombre de Dios by himselfe and two and fifty men. His encompassing the world. His voyage made with Christopher Carleill, Martin Frobusher, Francis Knollis, and others. Their taking the townes of Saint Jago, Sancto Domingo, Carthagena and Saint Augustine. His last voyage (in which he dyed) being accompanied with Sir John Hawkins, Sir Thomas Baskerfield, Sir Nicholas Clifford, with others. His manner of buriall. Collected out of the notes of the said Sir Francis Drake; Master Philip Nichols, Master Francis Fletcher, preachers; and the notes of divers other gentlemen (who went in the said voyages) carefully compared together.

Printed at London For Nicholas Bourne, 1653.

PML 17047

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

Leaf from a Gradual with St. Paul in an historiated initial “O” (MS M.1245).

Created

Spain, Seville, second half of the 15th century

Display Date

15th century

Accession number

MS M.1245

Classification

Manuscript

Department

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts

Two Cottages at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

Vincent van Gogh

1853-1890

2006.56

Classification

Drawing

Department

Drawings and Prints

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February 29 through May 11, 2008

The Morgan Library & Museum presents from its rich permanent collection a select group of related works by artists at the court of Duke Cosimo I dei Medici (1519–1574).

Anne Morgan's War: Rebuilding Devastated France, 1917–1924

September 3 through November 21, 2010

This exhibition brings to life the extraordinary work undertaken by a small team of American women volunteers who left comfortable lives in the United States to devote themselves to relief work in France during and after World War I.