[Sca-librarians] A wonderful resource: free books from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

Good gentles,

Forgive the cross-posting; I am trying to spread the news to as many
SCAdians as possible.  Today a friend made me aware of a new resource from
the renowned Metropolitan Museum in NYC: a website called
MetPublications<http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications>.


Here's the description from the site:

MetPublications is a portal to the Met’s comprehensive publishing program.
Beginning with nearly 650 titles published from 1964 to the present, this
resource will continue to expand and could eventually offer access to
nearly all books, Bulletins, and Journals published by the Metropolitan
Museum since the Met's founding in 1870. It will also include online
publications.

MetPublications includes a description and table of contents for almost
every title, as well as information about the authors, reviews, awards, and
links to related Met bibliographies by author, theme, or keyword. Current
titles that are in-print may be previewed and fully searched online, with a
link to purchase the book. The full contents of almost all other titles may
be read online, searched, or downloaded as a PDF, at no cost. Books can be
previewed or read and searched through the Google Books program. Many
out-of-print books are available for purchase, when rights permit, through
print-on-demand capabilities in association with Yale University Press.
I went through the list of currently available books online (368).  Below
is a* partial* list of ones that may be of interest to SCA members and can
be downloaded as PDFs with full-color illustrations.  Please share as
appropriate.

In service,
Brighid ni Chiarain, OL
Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom

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Abbot Suger and Saint-Denis
Al-Andalus: The Art of Islamic Spain
The Armored Horse in Europe, 1480–1620
The Art of Illumination: The Limbourg Brothers and the Belles Heures of
Jean de France, Duc de Berry
The Art of Medieval Spain, A.D. 500–1200
English and French Medieval Stained Glass in the Collection of The
Metropolitan Museum of Art
European Helmets, 1450–1650: Treasures from the Reserve Collection
Frankish Art in American Collections