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[Drawing of left leg and 15 lines of verse] : [graphic, manuscript]

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Description: Black chalk drawing of left leg accompanied by 15 lines of verse in brown ink. Both in the hand of Michelangelo Buonarroti. Depicts a left leg slightly bent, with thigh, knee and part of the calf visible. The drawing has been identified by some scholars as a study for the Last Judgement. A second faint sketch of an architectural detail lies in the center of the page, near lines 8-12 of the verse. The verse has been identified as fragments of one or two madrigals written by Michelangelo, probably a draft of "gli sguardi che mi strazji."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: [approximately 1540]
Call number: mssHM 36088
Creator: Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased by Henry E. Huntington from William K. Bixby in 1918. Purchased by Whitehead at the sale of Dr. Rev. Henry Wellesley's collection --Sotheby's June-July, 1866. Appears in Locker-Lampson's Catalogue of the Rowfant library, p. 197.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Available with curator approval. Extended retrieval and delivery time required.
Dimensions: 29 x 21 cm
Associated people: Wellesley, Henry, (1791-1866,); Locker-Lampson, Frederick, (1821-1895,); Bixby, William K. (1857-1931,)
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[Emblematical drawing of Marie Stewart, wife of John Erskine, Earl of Mar] : [graphic]

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A pen and ink emblematical drawing of Marie Stewart (approximately 1582-1644), the wife of John Erskine, Earl of Mar, building a brick edifice, with dividers, measure rule and angle-iron; headed "Sapiens Mvlier Aedificat Domv[m]". Signed by Esther Inglis. A dedicatory verse in Latin by Inglis' husband, Bartholomew Kello, to John, Earl of Mar (1558-1634), is at the head of the drawing. Two verses to Marie Stewart, one in Latin and the other in French follow the drawing. The Latin verse is probably by Kello, the French verse is copied from the one accompanying this image in Montenay's Emblemes. There it applies to Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre. Inglis changes the word "Reine" to "Dame," referring to the Countess of Mar. The image and subject was previously misidentified as Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1542-1587).

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A drawing of the method of introducing 10 KV lines into stations

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A drawing of the method of introducing 10 KV lines into stations.

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Bartholomew's National System of Industrial Drawing, Mechanical, New Editions, No. 14 and No. 15

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Two drawing books entitled Bartholomew's National System of Industrial Drawing, Mechanical, New Edition, No. 14 and No. 15, by William N. Bartholomew, published by American Book Company, New York, Cincinnati and Chicago, 1883. Each of these two books is 16 pages in length and contain numbered problems and exercises. Many of the problems and exercises focus on angles and lines for developing precision and accuracy. A sampling of some of the exercises covered are: the quatrefoil, division of lines into equal and proportional parts, construction of ornamental forms- design (all from book 14) and tangent lines and circles, circles inscribed and circumscribed, drawing of joints between stones in the elliptical arch and construction of plans for a building. Each of the problems and exercises are comprised of primarily instructional text with a small image for copying or use as a guide, and ample space in which to work. The front covers are the same with the exception of the book numbers in the upper left and right-hand corners. The title is surrounded by a simple but decorative frame; an Egyptian aten design is beneath the title and edition statement. The publisher information is below the aten. On the inside of the front covers are General Instructions for the use of each book. Both sides of the back covers contain an illustrated glossary, "Definition of terms" that is specific to each book. ".50" (price) is written in ms., in pencil, in the upper left-hand corner of each book.

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Coe’s New Drawing Lessons, No. IV, Drawing for Schools

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One set of drawing cards entitled Coe’s New Drawing Lessons, No. IV, Drawing for Schools, by Benjamin H. Coe, printed by D. Appleton & Co., New York, 1858. The envelope label also includes the subtitle "A Method by which all the M[emb]ers of a Large Class are taught to Draw at [once] with Neatness, Uniformity, and Accuracy." Also on the label, in pencil, is the note "This not in Drepperd". The cards are divided into four groups as listed on the label: No. 1. Perpendicular and Horizontal Lines; No. 2. Oblique and Curved Lines; No. 3. Curved Lines and Introduction to Landscape; and No. 4. Studies in Landscape. There are 47 drawing cards--all single-sided-- depicting landscapes and simple architectural outlines. Some of the cards have numbers either in the upper left-hand or the upper-right hand corners: other cards have no numbers, merely the image. It is highly probable that the cards are an amalgam of several different sets.

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Bible Verse letters

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Approx. 90 items: a collection of many of the letters and postcards sent to LAT expressing dismay that the daily Bible verse ("A Bible thought for today"), a feature of the paper for many years, had been discontinued. Also included is a selection of the "boilerplate" responses mailed back to readers. A minister, H.E. Fowler, 30th Street Congregational Church (L.A.) wrote: "Gentlemen, what has caused the "Bible Verse" to be left out of the Editorial section of your paper?"

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Harry Chandler celebrating the final leg of the Southern Pacific de Mexico railroad

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Black and white photograph. A crowd watches two men shake hands at an event to mark the start of work on the final leg of the Southern Pacific de Mexico railway in La Quemada, Jalisco, Mexico. The men, with Harry Chandler behind them, are Julius Krutschnitt and William Sproule, SPM officials. Alvaro Obregon at left. (See also LAT 01050 - LAT 01053.)

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[Drawing of left leg and 15 lines of verse] : [graphic, manuscript]

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