Gong Mausoleum, Empress Tomb, excavated artifact, Bottle with Mountains and Waters Design

Henan. Luoyang; H: 5 19/32 in.; painted pottery

Madonna and Child

Lorenzo Monaco; 3 ft. 8 11/16 in.x 1 ft. 8 25/32 in.; tempera on panel

Saint Eloy in His Goldsmiths' Workshop

Master of the Madonna of the Misericordia; 1 ft. 1 25/32 in.x 1 ft. 3 23/64 in.; gilt, tempera on panel

Unearthed artifact, Head of a Figurine

Henan. Luoyang. West Lichun Road; H: 4 13/32 in.; painted pottery

A catalogue of the medical library, belonging to the Pennsylvania Hospital; exhibiting the names of authors and editors, in alphabetical order, and an arrangement of them under distinct heads. Also, a list of articles contained in the anatomical museum; and the rules of the museum, and of the library.

Additions to "Rules" in manuscript on verso of title page.

The Inferno /

Italian and English on opposite pages.

Ancient tales and folklore of Japan /

"Mr. Mo-No-Yuki ... drew and painted the illustrations from sketches of my own."--p. viii.

History of King Alfred of England /

Added t.p. engraved and painted.

De spiritualib[us] nupciis.

39 of 40 leaves, lacks final blank.

al-Asmāʼ al-ḥusná mustakhrajah min al-Qurʼān al-ʻaẓīm wa-Kitāb al-Ṭibb al-nabawī, [15th century?].

A work on prophetic medicine (or the Prophet's medicine) by al-Maqdisī (d.1245) preceded by a short treatise of uncertain authorship on the beautiful names of God.

Fresh-Soph "08"

Male students with their faces painted and chests inscribed to read Michigan 1911. These students are surrounded by other students in suits and ties. There is brief message on the verso of the postcard.

Alvah Bradish portrait of UM President Henry Phillip Tappan, ca. 1860

Painted by Alvah Bradish (1806-1901), Professor of Fine Arts, UM, ca. 1860. Photographed by Scott Galvin (from a ladder, while original was still hanging at Palmer Commons, in frame) 12/07/09

Nazm-ı Dilârâ, [1231, i.e. 1815 or 1816].

Elegant autograph copy of the versified Persian-Turkish glossary of the müderris Osman Şakir (whose name appears in Īḍāḥ al-maknūn as ʻUthmān Shukrī, d.1818?). Apparently inspired by the popular Tuhfe-yi Vehbî (used for many years in Ottoman schools) of Sünbülzâde Vehbi Mehmet Efendi (d.1809), see opening matter on p.5-15.

Hāẕā Kitāb-i Khvājah Ḥāfiẓ-i Shīrāzī, [1280, i.e. 1863 or 1864].

Richly elegant copy of the Dīvān of the masterful poet Ḥāfiẓ (Khvājah Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Shīrāzī, d.1390?).

Koran : manuscript, [1892-1896].

marginal notes/ examined by M. Zacharia 8/24/89."