Morgan-The Collector Manuscripts as a form of autobiography

as a form of autobiography

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000 years later with the poet Dante—inspired by that same twinkling celestial canopy—writing an epic saga of heaven and hell that endures as a masterpiece of literature today

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Morgan-The Collector Manuscripts as a form of autobiographyThe essays in this lavishly illustrated volume offer a multifaceted portrait of American financier J. Pierpont Morgan (18371913) as a collector of art. A riveting exploration of Morgans acquisitions from antiquities to medieval manuscripts to Old Master paintings and European decorative arts, MorganThe Collector introduces the reader to how and why he amassed his vast collection. The lively essays, including a chapter dedicated to Morgans bible