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incunabula, beginning with a large collection of the first printer in 

 Spain, Lambert Palmart of Valencia ; a few incunabula of printers in 

 Italy and Germany, of interest for comparison or on other grounds; 

 autograph letters of Charles V and of the Duke of Wellington; a few 

 Latin and Hebrew manuscripts; manuscripts of George Borrow and of 

 Robert Southey; first editions of the important Spanish authors; a 

 general Spanish numismatic collection; drawings by Vierge illustrative 

 of Don Quijote; copies of Velazquez; ecclesiastical embroideries; 

 ancient maps; portolans; prints and facsimilies. 



These collections are installed in the galleries of the society's 

 building, where they are open free to the public daily, except in the 

 month of August and on Christmas and Thanksgiving, from i to 5. 

 The Hispanic Society was founded in 1904 by Mr. Archer M. Hunting- 

 ton, who has also given the building and collections. The society has 

 also a very valuable library and issues various publications. 



METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. 



Staff. Director, Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke; Assistant director, 

 Edward Robinson; Assistant secretary, Henry W. Kent; Curator 

 emeritus, George H. Story; Curators, Bryson Burroughs (paintings), 

 Edward Robinson (classical art), Wilhelm R. Valentiner (decorative 

 arts), Bashford Dean (arms and armor), John H. Buck (metal work); 

 Assistant curators, A. B. de St. M. D'Hervilly (paintings), Garrett 

 Chatfield Pier and Joseph H. Breck (decorative arts), Charles R. 

 Gillett (Egyptian department and Cesnola collection); Assistants, 

 Gisela M. A. Richter (classical art), Frances Morris (in charge of 

 textiles and musical instruments), Ethel A. Pennell (in charge of photo- 

 graphs), Clarence L. Hoblitzelle, Jr. and Florence N. Levy (general 

 assistants); European adviser on paintings, Roger E. Fry; Museum 

 instructor, Marion E. Fenton; Librarian, William Clifford; Assistant 

 librarian, Lucie E. Wallace; Superintendent of building, Conrad 

 Hewitt; Assistant superintendent, Walter F. Williams. 



Art. Antiquities: Etruscan bronze chariot, 6th century b. c; 

 Roman bronze statue of Emperor Trebonianus Gallus; Wall-paintings 

 from Boscoreale; Cesnola collection of antiquities from Cyprus; 

 Gold ornaments, inscribed cylinders, gems, etc. Oriental Art: Collec- 

 tion of Chinese porcelains lent by Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan; Heber R. 

 Bishop collection of jades, etc. ; Japanese arms and armor; E. C. Moore 

 collection of oriental art. Western Art: Selected paintings; the Hoent- 

 schel collection of French Gothic art lent by Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan; 

 the Hoentschel collection of French 18th century art given by Mr. Mor- 



