A Hebrew Deluge story in cuneiform : and other epic fragments in the Pierpont Morgan Library

by Albert T. Clay

The Pierpont Morgan library: a review of the growth, development and activities of the library during the period between its establishment as an educational institution in February 1924 and the close of the year 1929.

Mode of access: Internet.

The Pierpont Morgan Library, [1936-1940].

Extracts from letter of Mr. J. P. Morgan and from the Act of incorporation.--Collections in the library.--Board of trustees.--Staff.--Activities.--Acquisitions.--Supplement.

A Hebrew deluge story in cuneiform, and other epic fragments in the Pierpont Morgan Library /

Mode of access: Internet.

Exhibition of etchings by Rembrandt from the J. Pierpont Morgan collection [by Frank Weitenkampf] Held at the New York Public Library November 1, 1917 to March 31, 1918.

Mode of access: Internet.

Ur-Engur, a bronze of the fourth millennium in the library of J. Pierpont Morgan; a brief treatise on canephorous statues,

Plates IV and XXII are printed as illustrations in text.

Collection of J. Pierpont Morgan : bronzes of the Renaissance and subsequent periods /

"Index of collections and former owners of Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan's bronzes": volume 2, page 45.

Byzantine enamels in Mr. Pierpont Morgan's collection,

"Reprinted from the Burlington magazine."

Catalogue of the Gutmann collection of plate now the property of J. Pierpont Morgan, Esquire.

Mode of access: Internet.

Catalogue of the loan exhibition of drawings & etchings by Rembrandt from the J. Pierpont Morgan collections;

Plates printed on both sides.

The British tradition : illustrated in historical documents, autograph and illuminated manuscripts, drawings and printed books, eleventh to nineteenth century :guide to an exhibition, November 25, 1941-March 30, 1942 /

Mode of access: Internet.

Librarians Are the New Polymaths

Belle Greene may have been small in stature but her legacy is great.

Los primeros pasos en el escorzo de la figura humana. "Un análisis desde la geometría"

A través de un recorrido histórico centrado en el Renacimiento, se exponen las aportaciones más significativas de teóricos y artistas en la evolución del escorzo de la figura humana desde un punto de vista geométrico. Los artistas que con sus dibujos y escritos ayudaban a otros en el aprendizaje de la representación, se apresuraron a incluir el estudio del escorzo en sus tratados, buscando métodos que facilitaran su dibujo sobre cualquier soporte y en cualquier posición en el espacio. En este artículo se analizan y enlazan los trazados propuestos por los estudiosos de la geometría, con las obras de arte que reflejan importantes avances en este sentido. Soportes como el lienzo, el muro o la bóveda, presentan al pintor superficies diferentes de trabajo y en distintas posiciones en el espacio. La figura humana, protagonista en la escena, tendrá que adaptarse a ellos para ser contemplada desde unos espacios arquitectónicos cada vez más amplios y con más posibilidades. Fue necesario dominar la perspectiva en la pintura, y muy particularmente en la mural, para ofrecer composiciones cada día más ambiciosas y sorprendentes.

Canadian Niagara Power Company fonds

Power at the Falls: The first recorded harnessing of Niagara Falls power was in 1759 by Daniel Joncairs. On the American side of the Falls he dug a small ditch and drew water to turn a wheel which powered a sawmill. In 1805 brothers Augustus and Peter Porter expanded on Joncairs idea. They bought the American Falls from New York State at public auction. Using Joncairs old site they built a gristmill and tannery which stayed in business for twenty years. The next attempt at using the Falls came in 1860 when construction of the hydraulic canal began by the Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Co. The canal was complete in 1861 and brought water from the Niagara river, above the falls, to the mills below. By 1881 the Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Co. had a small generating station which provided some electricity to the village of Niagara Falls and the Mills. This lasted only four years and then the company sold its assets at public auction due to bankruptcy. Jacob Schoellkopf arrived at the Falls in 1877 with the purchase of the hydraulic canal land and water and power rights. In 1879 Schoellkopf teamed up with Charles Brush (of Euclid Ohio) and powered Brush’s generator and carbon arc lights with the power from his water turbines, to illuminate the Falls electrically for the first time. The year 1895 marked the opening of the Adam No. 1 generating station on the American side. The station was the beginnings of modern electrical utility operations. The design and operations of the generating station came from worldwide competitions held by panels of experts. Some who were involved in the project include; George Westinghouse, J. Pierpont Morgan, Lord Kelvin and Nikoli Tesla. The plants were operated by the Niagara Falls Power Company until 1961, when the Robert Moses Plant began operation in Lewiston, NY. The Adams plants were demolished that same year and the site used as a sewage treatment plant. The Canadian side of the Falls began generating their own power on January 1, 1905. This power came from the William Birch Rankine Power Station located 500 yards above the Horseshoe Falls. This power station provided the village of Fort Erie with its first electricity in 1907, using its two 10,000 electrical horsepower generators. Today 11 generators produce 100,000 horsepower (75 megawatts) and operate as part of the Niagara Mohawk and Fortis Incorporated Power Group.

Reports of the Princeton University Expeditions to Patagonia, 1896-1899 : J.B. Hatcher in charge /

At head of title: J. Pierpont Morgan Publication Fund.