Manuscripts
Sir Paul Getty’s library to live on as part of a charitable foundation
The American-born benefactor bought rare books and manuscripts for over 20 years
Leonardo da Vinci's drawings and manuscripts at the Louvre
Many items on display have not been exhibited since 1952
Italian cathedral submits war-loot claim to British Library
The claim is for a bound 290-folio missal which appears to have disappeared in 1943
Oslo: Buddhism’s “Dead Sea Scrolls” for sale to Norway
Saved from Afghanistan by top collector, the manuscripts pose an ethical problem
MoMA sculptures on show at the New York Botanical Gardens
Also exhibited are rare and illustrated books on botany to inaugurate their new gallery
Italian embassy in London pursues claim to Benevento missal
The Art Newspaper has tracked down further details of what happened to the twelfth-century manuscript during World War II
Collector profile: Sir Paul Getty's two weaknesses, books and cricket
Over twenty-five years this Anglo-American has built up a great library of early books, manuscripts and incunabula
State intervention on humanist manuscripts in Feltrinelli Library sale at Christie's
Top lots go to private collectors, but the Italian State and European dealers put up a fight
The Getty acquires “The fates of illustrious men and women” by the Boucicaut Master
Though the identity of the Boucicaut Master is unknown, his work is extremely valuable
How dynamic Dutch art collector Joost Ritman finds guidance in Rosicrucianism
The Art Newspaper examine the art and philosophy of a man who has closed deals with Sotheby’s, Noortman and Artemis
Leonardo Codex on the market
Autumn sale at Christie’s expected for the last manuscript by the artist in private hands — in 1980 it sold for £2 million
World War II ends for a small town in eastern Germany as treasures are finally returned
Church valuables were dispersed in 1945, reunited in 1992, and return home in 1993
Leonardo da Vinci next at the next Palazzo Grassi
Leonardo the artist and the scientist will be on show