Written in 1925, this handbook discusses the objects exhibited in the galleries of the Pierpont Morgan Wing. Historic photographs of the galleries provide insight into the history of this part of the museum, and a series of general chapters discuss the development of the arts and periods represented in the J. Pierpont Morgan Collection with a consideration of political, social, and economic contexts.

New ser. v. 6-10 include 77th-81 Report of the trustees, 1946-50 (previously published separately)

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The authors, Danielle Kisluk-Grosheide and Jeffrey Munger, are curators in the Metropolitan Museum's Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts. They oversaw the recent reinstallation of the Wrightsman Galleries --Book Jacket.