the drawings featured in this fully illustrated catalogue range from surreal seascapes and interiors to self-portraits
economic and technical stories of the birth of this landmark publication—and the birth of Shakespeare’s towering reputation
there's a dazzling array of desserts
The namesake master of Claude de France composed a continuous round of full-page and partly even double-page miniatures
was popular in the border decorations of luxury devotional manuscripts in early sixteenth century France
Study of the Giraffe Decorative Plate Medieval the drawings featured in thisThis well known image, a favorite in the Morgan Shop, was part of an album formed by a nineteenth century collector in the south of France. As a specialist in depicting animals, Nicolas Het (1770 1828), the son of Jean Baptiste, was the official painter for the Muse d'Histoire Naturelle de la Mnagerie, Paris. He must have been one of the first to paint the celebrated giraffe, the belle enfant des tropiques, the first ever to be seen in France. The