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New at the Morgan: Acquisitions Since 2004

April 17 through October 18, 2009

Presenting over one hundred works that underscore the great scope of the Morgan's collecting interests, the exhibition included old master and modern drawings, literary and musical manuscripts, illuminated texts, and rare printed books and bindings.

Angel, Striding to the Right, with Left Hand Raised

Italian School

16th century

1986.75

Classification

Drawing

Department

Drawings and Prints

Grosses vollständiges Universal Lexicon aller Wissenschafften und Künste, welche bishero durch menschlichen verstand und witz erfunden und verbessert worden, darinnen ... die ... beschreibung des erd-creyses, nachallen monarchien, käyser-thümern, königreichen, fürstenthümern, republiquen freyen herrschaften, ländern, städten, see-häften, vestungen, schlössern, flecken, ämtern, klöstern, gebürgen ... &c. Als auch eine ausführliche historisch-genealogische nachricht von den durchlauchten und berühmtesten geschlechtern in der welt, dem leben und thaten der käyser, könige, churfürsten und fürsten, grosser helden, staats-minister, kriegs-obersten ..., den vornehmsten geist- und weltlichen ritter-orden &c. ... wie nicht weniger die völlige vorstellung aller in den kirchen-geschichten berühmten alt-väter, propheten, apostel, päbste, cardinäle, bischöffe, prälaten und gottes-gelehrten ... : nebst einer vorrede, von der einrichtung dieses mühsamen und grossen wercks Joh. Pet. von Ludewig, JCti ...

Halle und Leipzig : J. H. Zedler, 1732-50.

PML 31414-31450, 31452-31478

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

Warhafftige Beschreibung, welcher gestalt die Königkliche wirde Maximilian, vnd Frewlin Maria, geborne Königin auss Hispanien, dero Gemahel, zů Behemischen König vnd Königin in Prag den 20. Septembris, dieses 1562. jars gekrönt worden : Item, Wie hochgedachter Maximilian, [et]c. zů Franckfurt am Mayn, den 24. Nouemb. dess gemeldten 1562. Jars, von den sechss Churfürsten zum Römischen König erwehlet, vnd folgends den letzten dieses Monats allda in der Pfarrkirchen zü S. Bartholome gekrönet worden : Auch Ebrahim Strotschen, dess Türckischen Keysers Bottschaft, für Röm. Key. Mt. auch andern Chur vnd Fürsten, anbringen, mit sampt seinen herrlichen Geschenscken, [et]c. : Vnd Gründtliche verzeichniss aller Potentaten, Keyser, König, Chur, vnd Fürsten, Geistlichen vn[d] Weltlichen, Grafen, Freyherrn, vnd gelehrten, [et]c. so viel man der ausskündigen hat mögen, die auff diser Waal vnd krönung persönlich gewesen vnd erschinen sind.

Getruckt zů Franckfurt am Mayn : bey Georg Raben, Sigmunden Feyerabend, vnd Weygand Hanen Erben, 1563.

PML 195542.4

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

Canephoros Facing Right. Verso: Head in Profile to the Left

Parmigianino

1503-1540

ca. 1531-1534

1981.92

Classification

Drawing

Department

Drawings and Prints

Standing Man Seen Three-Quarter-Length, Facing Left

Louis Boilly

1761-1845

1821-1822

1977.38

Classification

Drawing

Department

Drawings and Prints

Opera omnia : Medea exc[a]epta & triumpho C[a]esaris & libello illo pontica lingua co[m]posito qu[a]e in curia tempo[rum] perierunt ...

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D.

PML 22117-18, 44492

Classification

Incunable Collection

Department

Printed Books

The Spiral Press through four decades : an exhibition of books and ephemera, with a commentary by Joseph Blumenthal : New York : a collection of manuscripts, typescripts, trial proofs of text and illustrations, and correspondence related to the exhibition held at the Morgan Library, January 26-April 9, 1966 and the catalogue, 1966.

1966.

MA 2493

Department

Literary and Historical Manuscripts

Program, The Sorcerer and Trial By Jury, by W. S. Gilbert, composed by Arthur Sullivan, Savoy Theatre, London, September 23, 1898, September 30, 1898, October 5, 1898, October 15, 1898, October 26, 1898, November 8, 1898, November 19, 1898, December 5, 1898, December 15, 1898, December 19, 1898.

Accession number

GSC PR 197

Published

1898 (Nassau Press)

Department

Music Manuscripts and Printed Music

Music type

Printed Material

Vetus Testamentu[m] multiplici lingua nu[n]c primo impressum, et imprimis Pentateuchus Hebraico, Greco atq[ue] Chaldaico idiomate, adiu[n]cta vnicuiq[ue] sua Latina interpretatione.

In Academia Complutensi [Alcalà] : industria et solertia Arnaldi Guillelmi de Brocario impressum, [1514-1517]

PML 812-17

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books