<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 23:39:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/morganlibrary/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[More Treasures from the Library]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the Morgan Library they rotate various books for display. Some have wonderful illustrations, both on the cover and inside. And they do have more modern pieces. The best one was a book on the anatomy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/library/@nycer/moretreasuresfromthelibrary-cbvslo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/library/@nycer/moretreasuresfromthelibrary-cbvslo</guid><category><![CDATA[library]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nycer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2018 13:27:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnLsXE25LkXui1Ghk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Library]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Morgan Library itself is a grand room lined with glass fronted bookcases holding old or rare editions and related artefacts. It's two stories high with a magnificent painted ceiling... ...and more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@nycer/inthelibrary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@nycer/inthelibrary</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nycer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:14:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnFfDo6jQMDfsVHDp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the North Room]]></title><description><![CDATA[J.P. Morgan's collections includes many Egyptian artifacts, no big surprise when you consider he beagn collecting on a much larger scale when his father, Junius, died in 1890. These artifacts are interesting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/museum/@nycer/inthenorthroom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/museum/@nycer/inthenorthroom</guid><category><![CDATA[museum]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nycer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2018 14:31:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnAe9DfxiaxH4eiG6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inside John Pierpont Morgan's study, which he had built in 1906 (along with the library). It's decorated in a Renaissance style, with a wooden ceiling imported from Florence, stained glass windows from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@nycer/inthestudy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@nycer/inthestudy</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nycer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 12:16:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnFdCTf1RCT8p7pVt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Restrained Palette]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm partial to restrained palettes in European Medieval art, like this prayer scroll. Despite the lack of color, the result can be very dramatic. They can also give a clearer look at the strange beasts.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@nycer/arestrainedpalette</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@nycer/arestrainedpalette</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nycer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 12:23:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnACh2EhYS2WQpeRU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Word of the day: Cephalophore]]></title><description><![CDATA[I learned a new word at the Medieval Monsters exhibit, cephalophore, which is a saint depicted carrying their head, usually on account of martyrdom by beheading. The most famous of them is St. Denis but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/morganlibrary/@nycer/wordofthedaycephalophore</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/morganlibrary/@nycer/wordofthedaycephalophore</guid><category><![CDATA[morganlibrary]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nycer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 22:15:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnAv3LcvuqfgzLPq8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval Monsters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stopped by an exhibit at the Morgan Library that closes this weekend of Monsters and Beasts in Medieval art. Some of my favorites were various depictions of the (literal) mouth of hell. Of course there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/medievalart/@nycer/medieval-monsters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/medievalart/@nycer/medieval-monsters</guid><category><![CDATA[medievalart]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nycer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2018 21:10:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnDtgwDGut7gwZctn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>