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Adolf Katzenellenbogen papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0040
Abstract Adolf Katzenellenbogen, internationally known art historian, was born in Germany in Frankfurt-am-Main on August 19, 1901. He was educated at the universities of Freiburg, Leipzig, Munich, Frankfurt and Giessen in 1924, and he received a doctor of philosophy degree in 1933 at the University of Hamburg. Katzenellenbogen joined the faculty of Vassar College in 1940 and remained there until 1958 when he came to Johns Hopkins University as full professor and department chairman. A specialist in...
Dates: 1933-1964

Castelfranco Altarpiece essay

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0232
Abstract

Collection consists of an untitled, hand-written essay written in Italian and dated December 2, 1803. The essay describes the restoration in 1803 of the "Castelfranco Altarpiece," a painting by Giorgione.

Dates: 1803 December 2

Elizabeth Cobbold album of papercut valentines

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0936
Content Description

A bound album of papercut valentines and accompanying poems created by Elizabeth Cobbold in the early 19th century.

Dates: approximately 1806-approximately 1814

Frederic C. Lane papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0381
Abstract

Frederic Chapin Lane was a professor of history at Johns Hopkins and a leading scholar of the Italian Renaissance. The papers span the years 1943-1984 during which he was teaching at Johns Hopkins and conducting extensive research for his writings on the history of Venice in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Dates: 1943-1985, 2001

Martha McCrory papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0503
Abstract

Martha McCrory was an Italian scholar and professor specializing in Renaissance jewelry and fashion. After living in Florence for several years, she worked in the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore, as an instructor at the JHU School of Continuing Studies, and at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. The collection contains papers, publications, and correspondence regarding many of Martha's academic projects, most of which span the 1980s and 1990s.

Dates: 1958-2004