A growing set of all the books that are available in the digital collections of the Research Library.

Thirty-two pages with photographs of Holy Land sites are paired with dried flower arrangements.

This photographic album of 45 visiting cards contains portraits of French and Mexican political and military figures—including Napoleon III and Benito Juárez—indigenous people, Mexican street vendors, and images of pre-Columbian statuary.

The Allan Kaprow Papers offer comprehensive documentation of an artistic career, including the complete extant documentation of Kaprow's Environments, Happenings, and Activities. Hundreds of reproductions from the Kaprow archive were published in Allan Kaprow—Art as Life (2008).

Approximately 186 sheets pertaining to a firm of art dealers (including Fred. A. White) whose clients included Edward Burne-Jones, Alphonse Legros, and James Tissot. Contains information on purchased paintings, cash advances, sales of frames, photographs, an index, and later, loose pieces from 1884–1914.

Fifty leaves with drawings of sites and cultural monuments in France and England.

Almost 200 catalogs published prior to 1909 with annotations on items for sale; successful bidders, and prices realized.

Over 50 architectural drawings and designs prepared for the conversion of the Villa Borghese into a museum.

Selections from the David Tudor Papers document the composer and pianist's participation in post–World War II experimental and avant-garde music. Collaborators include John Cage, Earle Brown, Morton Feldman, Christian Wolff, Sylvano Bussotti, and Karlheinz Stockhausen.

Fifteen letters, addressed to Paul Bérard, Julie Manet, and Gustave Geffroy, among others. Largely personal in nature, the letters contain some discussions of works-in-progress, dealers, and travel, including Renoir's trip to Argenteuil with Gustave Caillebotte.

This 39-page catalog describes the collections of the Elector Palatine in Düsseldorf, just prior to the Seven Years' War. Bound with Catalogue des tableaux qui sont dans les quatre cabinets de S.A.S.E. Palatine, a Mannheim.

This 46-page catalog describes the four cabinets (or galleries) of the Elector Palatine who resided in Mannheim at this time. Bound with Catalogue des tableaux qui se trouvent dans les galleries du palais de S.A.S.E. Palatine, a Dusseldorff.

Attributed to the French architect Percier, the 62-page notebook contains drawings of Roman architectural fragments, inscriptions, relief sculpture, Greek vases, ancient monuments, plans of Roman villas both ancient and contemporary, portraits, and landscapes.

This album of 139 heavily annotated photographic prints contains 109 views of Canton, Hong Kong, Macao, and Shanghai; 11 images of a Chinese theater group; and 19 hand-colored photographs of Japan. An additional 21 loose photographs show sites in Rhone Valley and Canton, and a theater troop in Asia.

Photographs depict objects from industrialist and poet Auguste Génin's collection of archaeological, cultural, and natural objects found in Mexico, including pre-Columbian archaeological items from the Huichol, Tarahumara, and Zapotec civilizations.

Almost 100 pre-20th-century publications for artisans and artists describe methods and processes of artistic production using such diverse materials as paper, glass, textiles, wood, adhesives, and various kinds of paint.

One hundred fifty letters to Moyaux's patron Victor Delzant in Paris and his friend Alidor Delzant in Haut-Vienne; accompanying documents include sketches, draft reviews, ephemera, poems, and related correspondence.

Fifty photographic views of the city of Lucknow in India with a large plan of the city.

Exploring Lissitzky's career as a typographer, book designer, and architect, this website takes its inspiration from and shows materials featured in the Getty Research Institute exhibition Monuments of the Future: Designs by El Lissitzky (November 21, 1998–February 21, 1999).

The complete set of six volumes of this Mexican modernist journal, published and edited by Wolfgang Paalen.

Over 560 19th- and early-20th-century photographs record ancient Greek and Roman architecture, focusing on Greece, Asia Minor, the Aegean Islands, Cyprus, south Italy, and Sicily. Most photographs depict Athens, particularly the Acropolis.

A 32-page sketchbook consists of preparatory drawings of women, groups, silhouettes, and nudes; two letters; and a draft essay discusses Cubism, artistic talent and instruction, and l'art décoratif.

One hundred letters, most from Henri Edmond Cross to Maximilien Luce or the Cousturiers, as well as postcards, manuscripts, and two sketchbooks by Cross. Letters by artists such as Lucien Pissarro, Paul and Berthe Signac, and Edgar Degas discuss the theory and practice of Neo-Impressionism.

More than 400 illustrated books featuring symbolic pictures and explanatory texts.

Two sketchbooks: the first, dated 1917, contains 12 preliminary drawings in pencil, ink, and watercolor for Apokalypse; the second, ca. 1924–32, contains 81 sketches in ink, pencil, charcoal, chalk, and watercolor of landscapes, portraits, and studies of athletes.

A neo-Futurist book made from 15 rolled-edge sheets of tin. Texts include a preface by Filippo Marinetti originally published in Farfa's 1933 work; illustrations are by Bruno Munari. (Access is available only to on-site readers and to Getty staff.)

Taken by the Munich-born photographer Johannes Felbermeyer, more than 1100 prints and negatives record the repatriation of art after World War II, depicting those involved in the process and approximately 500 European paintings and sculptures.

Over 350 illustrated books and descriptive texts that describe court entertainments, civic events, historic occasions, and popular holidays.

This 127-leaf manuscript, including fabric samples and drawings, begins with a history of silk manufacture and continues with discussion of contemporary silk makers in Spain, Italy, and France. Illustrated with 136 intricate drawings of looms, many in watercolor, showing set-ups for various patterns and materials.

An album of 349 drawings and watercolor sketches depicting the notable collection of Italian, Dutch, and Flemish Old Master paintings housed in the Düsseldorf Gallery in the mid-18th century and published in La galerie électorale de Dusseldorff by Nicolas de Pigage and Christian von Mechel in 1778.

Fifty-four drawings by Vannini used in his Elementi d'architettura civile of 1818, here bound for reuse in the preparation of the second edition of 1850. Includes two manuscript letters.

Fifteen stock books from the influential Parisian dealers contain the dates of acquisition, dealer's costs, names of purchasers, dates of sales, and selling prices for about 43,700 works of art bought and sold by the gallery.

Six hundred rare books drawn from the collector's vast collections of books, archives, and personal papers assembled for research on the archaeological excavations at Pompeii.

Seven letters from Henri Edmond Cross to Maximilien Luce, concerning works by Pierre Bonnard, Paul Cézanne, Honoré Daumier, Eugène Delacroix, and Constantin Meunier.

Drawn from the 1997–98 J. Paul Getty Museum exhibition, selected prints, photographs, and books from Getty Research Institute special collections examine the role played by ruins as symbols of decay and emblems of continuity.

Nearly 70 photographs attributed to this British photographer record ancient monuments in Athens, Corinth, Sounion, Aegina, Constantinople, and Cairo.

These 329 etchings feature Chinese and European genre scenes, rococo and chinoiserie motifs, landscapes, flowers, and figures.

These 29 handwritten notebooks (1938–46 and 1948–76) contain daily accounts of J. Paul Getty's travels, business dealings, and art acquisitions, and provide insights into his personality, politics, relationships, tastes, and values. The diaries illustrate Getty's relations with people in the art world and illuminate how he developed the collections of decorative arts, antiquities, paintings, and sculpture that evolved into the J. Paul Getty Museum.

A complete collection of press releases issued by the J. Paul Getty Trust and its various programs from the founding of the J. Paul Getty Museum in 1953 until 2000.

Over 600 images record examples of the modern movement in architecture in Southern California, including the Case Study houses.

More than 4,500 images, including stereo views, photograph albums, illustrated books, and printed ephemera of the Middle East and North Africa taken by 164 photographers and photographic studios.

This 321-page manuscript in Persian, Arabic, and Azeri traces the creation and evolution of celestial and terrestrial life. Composed by Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad al-Qazwīnī in the 13th century, 148 miniatures depict constellations, zodiacal signs, celestial entities, animals, and fabulous creatures.

Four letters and four receipts document the movement and prices of art works.

More than 55 letters and one document by the Italian sculptor and architect chronicle four Tuscan projects: the porphyry column in the Piazza St. Trinità in Florence, the Palazzo Pitti, the Ponte à Mare in Pisa, and the Neptune fountain in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence.

A detailed letter from the French general and son of King Louis Philippe to Charles Jalabert concerning the conservation of a painting by Delaroche, a list of Belgian painters, and five personal letters.

Five letters dating from 1764–77 sent to the brothers by their agents and by sculptors in Italy, reporting on the status of work commissioned by them. Letters were written by Francois Barazzi, Bartolomeo Cavaceppi, Benedetto Pastorini, and Giuseppe Ceracchi.

One hundred forty one letters to and from Delacroix, most dating from the last 15 years of his life; portions of a school notebook; and two sheets of working notes.

Fifty letters addressed to Challamel, primarily in his capacity as director of La France litteraire, concerning illustrations and prints appearing in the journal from painters and sculptors including Louis Boulanger, David d'Angers, Decamps, Eugène Delacroix, Antoine Etex, Tony Johannot, Meissonier, Antoine Preault, and the author Edouard de Beaumont-Vassy.

Seventy letters written by Raoul Dufy and Othon Friesz to Fleuret contain details of the modernist cultural milieu in Paris. (Access is available only to on-site readers and to Getty staff.)

Eighty-nine letters addressed to Pascalis, the intendant of the French King Louis Philippe, relating to the purchase and commission of art works for Louis Philippe's private collection. Among the artists mentioned are Boilly, Delaroche, Gerard, Gericault, Girodet-Trioson Ingres, Isabey, Prud'hon, Leopold Robert, and Horace and Carle Vernet.

Over 40 printed maps of the city of Rome depicting the ancient, medieval, and modern city by graphic artists such as Etienne Du Pérac, Giuseppe Vasi, and Giovanni Battista Piranesi.

A 168-page album with photographs, sketches, and manuscript notes assembled by Louis Falconnet, an officer in the French army, while on his tour of duty in Mexico (1864–66) at the time of the French intervention.

Over 200 lantern slides taken by the Franciscan missionary Maynard in China document Chinese culture and missionary activity during the final days of the Qing dynasty, the Revolution of 1911, and the birth of the Chinese republic, notably in Shaanxi province.

Approximately 170 leaves of drawings and prints of classical antiquities in the collection of Ferdinando Vittoria, the nephew of Vicente Victoria. Several drawings were made by Victoria and engraved by Francesco Bartoli; the rest are by Saverio Scilla.

Over 600 images by Mexican, European, American, and unknown photographers, spanning from the beginning of the French intervention to the Mexican Revolution and including albumen, collodion, and gelatin silver prints, cartes-de-visite, cabinet cards, photo albums, and postcards.

The first full 40-page draft in the artist's hand, recounting his life in Tahiti.

Taken by an unknown photographer, the 102 images in this album include views of well-known sites in Beijing, including the Forbidden City, Hataman Gate, the Winter Palace, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, the Confucius Temple, a lama temple or lamasery, views of the city from the pavilions on Coal Hill (Jingshan), and from the Great Wall.

Two letters: a humorous letter to Ernest Chesneau expresses contempt for a recent article by Charles Ernest Beulé; a second to the editor Launette offers an opinion of the 1883 book Histoire des quatre fils Aymon.

Five cartes-de-visite with portraits of Emperor Maximilian and Empress Carlota; a group portrait of Maximilian's supporters in Querétaro; a composition photograph of portraits of Maximilian, his generals, and Carlota; and another of Benito Juárez and his Republican generals, including a young Porfirio Díaz.

A comprehensive visual resource for the study of tapestry. Over 5,000 study photographs reproduce examples from the late 15th to the late 18th century, including works from southern Netherlands, Flanders, Holland, and France.

An album with 19 leaves of hand-colored drawings depicting gallery interiors with handwritten texts describing locations, dimensions, artists, and titles of pictures. The location of the gallery is probably Venice, possibly the Casa Garzoni.

Twelve full-length painted portraits on vellum of Inca rulers by an unidentified artist who was probably an indigenous Peruvian or Bolivian artist.

Thirty-five prints that disseminated Poussin's paintings, including biblical scenes from Exodus and Genesis, religious images of the Holy Family and the life of Christ, and Poussin's heroic landscapes.

Panel discussions, interviews, letters to curators, and other informal writings (including drafts and corrections), as well as audio recordings and transcripts of a 1969 interview with Arthur Cohen.

Thirty-five books produced by poets including Velimir Khlebnikhov, Alexei Kruchenykh, Vasily Kamensky, and Vladimir Mayakovsky in collaboration with such artists as David Burliuk, Natalia Goncharova, Mikhail Larionov, Kazimir Malevich, and Olga Rozanova.

A hand-colored manuscript depicts Nuremberg carnival processions from 1449–1539 with vignettes of costumed participants and decorated floats.

This sketchbook of 60-some leaves was created in the course of Gell's research for the revised edition of Pompeiana (1832). Accompanied by extensive notes, his drawings in pen, ink, and watercolor show general views, architectural details, frescoes, mosaics, house plans, inscriptions, and objects from the site.

Forty-one salt prints depict the siege of Rome and its defense by Giuseppe Garibaldi, key battles in the movement for national unification (Risorgimento), and ancient Roman monuments.

These 1,500 images document the diverse cultures of China and Southeast Asia, including city views and rural landscapes, trades, and commercial pursuits. Features works by 60 Chinese and European photographers, including Thomas Child, W.P. Floyd, Tung Hing, John Hing-Qua, Afong Lai, Milton Miller, William Saunders, and See Tay.

One hundred captioned stereographic views, including 31 exterior views of architecture and antiquities in Rome, Venice, Florence, and Naples.

An album of 154 photographs collected by a sailor during his tour of duty aboard the famous German gunboat Iltis with views of port cities and other naval vessels.

One hundred photographs of Algeria, publications, and albums including C. Portier, Algérie pittoresque (1870), A. Le Roux, Views of Algeria (1880), Jean Geiser, Souvenir d'Algérie (1880), and Neurdein Fréres, Vues d'Oran (1900–1914).

Forty-two cabinet card views taken by archaeologist Augustus Le Plongeon and his wife, journalist Alice D. Le Plongeon, during their archaeological campaigns in the Yucatán Peninsula.

Nearly 70 photographs feature the home of art critic and historian Ugo Ojetti, focusing on the library and including portraits of Lionello Venturi, Ojetti's family, and other friends. Exterior views document gardens and statuary and include views of Florence and the surrounding countryside.

All four issues of this illustrated American surrealist journal.