Research Catalog

Title

The Morgan Library : an American masterpiece / [the Pierpont Morgan Library] ; foreword by Charles E. Pierce, Jr. ; introduction by Jean Strouse.

Author

Pierpont Morgan Library.

Publication

New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, in association with Scala Publishers, London ; Wappingers Falls, NY : Distributed outside The Pierpont Morgan Library in the United States and Canada by Antique Collectors' Claub, c2000.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Pierce, Charles E., Jr.
• Strouse, Jean.

Description

174 p. : ill. (some col.); 28 cm.

Summary

• "Both a museum and a center for scholarly research, the Morgan Library is an extraordinary complex of buildings occupying half a block in the heart of New York City. Among the world's greatest treasuries of seminal artistic, literary, musical, and historical works, the Library's renowned collections of rare books, manuscripts, and drawings have as their principal focus the history, art, and literature of the Western world."-Book jacket, front flap.
• "This book provides an overview of the Library's collections, highlights among which are the ninth-century Lindau Gospels, a rare vellum copy of the Gutenberg Bible, The Hours of Catherine of Cleves, Albrecht Durer's Adam and Eve, drawings by Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, and Peter Paul Rubens, and manuscripts of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Arnold Schoenberg, Charlotte Bronte, Henry David Thoreau, John Steinbeck, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln."--Book jacket, front flap.
• "One of the world's greatest treasuries of artistic, literary, musical and historical works, The Morgan Library in New York began in the 1890s as the private collection of the American financier after whom it was named. Morgan found inspiration in the European model of a gentleman's library, acquiring medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts, printed books, fine bindings and Old Master drawings. Morgan also had an interest in the works of American authors and historical figures. This publication presents the most significant examples of the library's holdings of paintings and art objects, manuscripts, printed books, children's books, and drawings and prints. Seven chapters cover each of the main collecting areas, with key works illustrated in colour and described with captions and commentaries. Each chapter opens with an introductory text, which assesses each of the library's collections within their wider art historical context. The text by the Senior Curators of The Morgan Library is accompanied by a specially commissioned introduction by Jean Strouse, a leading New York author."--

Subject

• Pierpont Morgan Library
• Rare book libraries > New York
• Research libraries > New York

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Mr. Morgan and his library -- Paintings and art objects -- Ancient Near Eastern seals and tablets -- Drawings and prints -- Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts -- Literary and historical manuscripts -- Music manuscripts and books -- Bindings -- Printed books -- Early children's books.

ISBN

• 1857592174 (trade ed. : alk. paper)
• 0875981291 (museum pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0875981305 (museum hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^99049614^

OCLC

• 42476761
• SCSB-10370057

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library