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First Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology c.1908 -
African American Art Today: Four Major Artists / an exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Skunder Boghossian, Valente Malangatana, Twins Seven Seven, and Amir I.M. Nour. New York:, African-American Institute, 1974.
Category Archives: European
Before Ruscha?: All the Buildings on Amsterdam’s Canal Streets…ca. 1768
A recent purchase for Marquand Library, Verzaameling van alle de huizen en prachtige gebouwen gelangs de keizers en heere-grachten der stadt Amsterdam beginnende van den Binnen Amstel en eindigende aan de Brouwers-Gracht (Collection of all the beautiful buildings along the … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, City Planning, European, Rare monograph
Tagged Amsterdam, Berardus Mourik, Caspar Philips, Dutch Architecture 18th century, Ed Ruscha, Grachtenboek
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A Medieval Woman Artist and Musician at Work: The Gradual of Gisela von Kerssenbrock
Medieval illuminated manuscripts were produced collaboratively by groups of artists and craftspeople – including scribes, illuminators, pigment and parchment preparers, and book binders – whose identities were usually unrecorded. Though some of these manuscripts have been attributed, usually by stylistic … Continue reading
Posted in European, Medieval Art, Rare monograph
Tagged Illuminated manuscripts, Medieval art
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An Early Embroidery Pattern Book by a Female Professional Designer… and Greetings!
Kunst- und Fleiss-übende Nadel-Ergötzungen: oder neu-erfundenes Neh- und Stick-Buch [The Delights of the Art and Industry of the Practising Needle or the Newly-Invented Sewing and Embroidery Book], an early eighteenth-century German pattern book, was recently acquired by Marquand Library with … Continue reading
Posted in European, Rare monograph
Tagged 18th century, Embroidery designs, Margaretha Helmin
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Bringing Mannerist Art Theory to England: Lomazzo’s Trattato dell’arte della pittura… “Englished” by Richard Haydocke (1598)
When Richard Haydocke’s translation of Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo’s Trattato dell’arte della pittura… was published in 1598, England was regarded as a backwater of the European art world. Though the Tudor monarchs had begun to develop their patronage of artists to … Continue reading
Posted in European, Rare monograph
Tagged Albrecht Dürer, Art theory, English Art 16th century, Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo, Italian Art 16th century, Mannerism, Printed books 16th century, Richard Haydocke, The Bodleian Library
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Sea Monsters on the Arno: A Delightful European Festival Book
Le Manifique Carousel fait sur le fleuve de l’Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du grand duc. Paris: Chez Balthazar Moncornet, late 17th C. Octavo: 18.6 X 14.3 cm. 19 etched plates: [1] (title) and 18 (scenes from the pageant). … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th century, Festival book, Florence, Medici, naval battles, River theater, sea monsters, Wedding
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A “Wonder Theatre of Nature” in Marquand
Many people have some sort of souvenirs of the solitary walks they made during the COVID era. Digital memories recorded on phones or tangible objects, perhaps a feather or a curious stone, are proof of our reacquaintance with the “wonders … Continue reading
Posted in European, Rare monograph
Tagged Amsterdam, Cabinets of curiosities, Haarlem, Romeyn de Hooghe, Science
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Welcome to the Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology rare books blog!
The Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology at Princeton University is one of the oldest and most extensive art libraries in America. The collection of over 500,000 volumes covers world art and architecture from antiquity to the present and includes … Continue reading
Posted in European, Rare monograph
Tagged Piranesi
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