In august company
Plummer, John, The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
ISBN:
0810938634
Jaar:
1993
Kwaliteit:
Als nieuw
Uitgever:
New York : Pierpont Morgan Library ; in association with Abrams
Beschrijving:
Secundaire jeugdliteratuur, Met lit. opg. en index, ill 310 p, 30 cm; gebonden - bound - hard cover; met stofomslag - with dust wrappers - dust jacket
Inhoudelijke beschrijving:
This book, written for the general reader and scholar alike, reproduces and discusses over 175 of the finest objects from the Library's richly diverse collections. An introductory section provides an account of the origins of the Library, when Pierpont Morgan - avowing that "no price is too high for an object of unquestioned beauty and known authenticity"--Set out to form a collection of books, manuscripts, and drawings to rival those of the great aristocratic libraries of Europe. The elegant marble library he built in New York to house these collections, regarded as one of architect Charles F. McKim's finest achievements, is illustrated and discussed in detail as well., The chapters devoted to the principal collections of the Library - drawings and prints, medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, printed books, fine bindings, literary and historical autographs, music manuscripts, Gilbert and Sullivan materials, ancient Near Eastern seals and tablets, and paintings and art objects.
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