Recto Collection

Madonna Child Infant Saint John Baptist upper left
Artokoloro

Persian maxims in nasta'liq, c.1600 (watercolor, ink, gold on paper)
8901167 Persian maxims in nasta'liq, c.1600 (watercolor, ink, gold on paper) by Husayni, Mir Ali Al (fl.c.1531-32); 42.5 x 26.6 cm; National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Gypsies by the Campfire (recto); Zigeunerinnen am Lagerfeuer (recto), c
825996 Gypsies by the Campfire (recto); Zigeunerinnen am Lagerfeuer (recto), c.1927 (distemper on burlap) by Muller or Mueller

Bacchus and Erigone (pen & ink with wash on paper)
1219184 Bacchus and Erigone (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665); 17.7x14.7 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; French, out of copyright

Watermans arm badge, Ryde, Isle of Wight, c. 1840 (bronze)
2959908 Watermans arm badge, Ryde, Isle of Wight, c.1840 (bronze) by English School, (19th century); Timothy Millett Collection; English, out of copyright

Ivory pass for Kings Theatre and Opera House, London Haymarket, 1795 (ivory)
2959898 Ivory pass for Kings Theatre and Opera House, London Haymarket, 1795 (ivory) by English School, (18th century); Timothy Millett Collection; English, out of copyright

Dublin Philharmonic Society Badge inscribed James Murray, 1784 (metal)
2959943 Dublin Philharmonic Society Badge inscribed James Murray, 1784 (metal) by Irish School, (18th century); Timothy Millett Collection; Irish, out of copyright

A Piece of Eight, dated 1714 (silver) (b / w photo)
PNP268179 A Piece of Eight, dated 1714 (silver) (b/w photo) by Spanish School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Slight ink scribbles, possibly a drapery study? (verso)
5938286 Slight ink scribbles, possibly a drapery study? (verso), eighteenth century (red chalk on paper) [see 5938219] by Solimena, Francesco (1657-1747); 29x20.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

Study for the Nude Youth over the Prophet Daniel, for the Sistine Ceiling
3469688 Study for the Nude Youth over the Prophet Daniel, for the Sistine Ceiling, 1510-11 (red chalk on paper) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); 34.3x24.3 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Martha Hess as Silence (recto), (pencil and white chalk on buff paper)
824148 Martha Hess as Silence (recto), (pencil and white chalk on buff paper) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); 54.5x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Women Enjoying the River at the Forests Edge, c. 1765. Creator: Hunhar II (Indian
Women Enjoying the River at the Forests Edge, c. 1765. The image of young women at play, in association with water and the fruiting of trees, such as this mango

Study of a Fowl Head and Neck, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human
XYC262893 Study of a Fowl Head and Neck, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Leopard Body, Lateral View, 1795-1806 (graphite & red chalk)
XYC261357 Leopard Body, Lateral View, 1795-1806 (graphite & red chalk) by Stubbs, George (1724-1806); 24.8x35.2 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Study of a Tiger, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that
XYC261308 Study of a Tiger, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

B1992.8.12(12)
recto

Ensete Ventricosum (w/c over pencil on paper)
XYC146392 Ensete Ventricosum (w/c over pencil on paper) by Balugani, Luigi (1737-70); 31x24.5 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA

Mountainous Landscape with Town in Valley, c.1840 (graphite & grey wash on paper)
XYC201202 Mountainous Landscape with Town in Valley, c.1840 (graphite & grey wash on paper) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); 23.6x29.4 cm; Yale Center for British Art

A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl
XYC252127 A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl: Tiger Body, Lateral View, 1795-1806 (graphite on paper) by Stubbs

Study of the Human Figure, Anterior View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body
XYC257407 Study of the Human Figure, Anterior View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of a Tiger, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that
XYC261343 Study of a Tiger, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of the Human Figure, Anterior View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body
XYC257409 Study of the Human Figure, Anterior View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of a Tiger, Standing in Human Posture, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human
XYC261362 Study of a Tiger, Standing in Human Posture, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of a Tiger, Recumbent, Viewed Ventrally, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human
XYC261361 Study of a Tiger, Recumbent, Viewed Ventrally, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of the Human Figure, Posterior View, Undissected, Finished Study for Table VII
XYC261316 Study of the Human Figure, Posterior View, Undissected, Finished Study for Table VII, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger

Study of the Human Figure, Anterior View, Diagram for Key to Table I, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of
XYC261303 Study of the Human Figure, Anterior View, Diagram for Key to Table I, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Sketch of two ships on a catalogue page, c.1823 (pencil on paper)
XYC203470 Sketch of two ships on a catalogue page, c.1823 (pencil on paper) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); 22.5x42.9 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA

Sir Charles Blunt (b.1775) Hunting the Boar and Escaping from the Tiger: a study for one of a set of four paintings
XYC216259 Sir Charles Blunt (b.1775) Hunting the Boar and Escaping from the Tiger: a study for one of a set of four paintings made in 1815 (pencil heightened with white on grey paper) by Ward

Iskandar (Alexander) and the talking tree, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (died 1020)
7487875 Iskandar (Alexander) and the talking tree, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (died 1020); recto (opaque w/c, ink and gold on paper) by Persian School

Study of a Tiger, Lateral View, Diagram Showing the Subcutaneous Blood Supply
XYC261342 Study of a Tiger, Lateral View, Diagram Showing the Subcutaneous Blood Supply, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger

Study of a Tiger, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that
XYC261340 Study of a Tiger, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of a Fowl, Lateral View, Diagram for Key to Table XV, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure
XYC261310 Study of a Fowl, Lateral View, Diagram for Key to Table XV, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of a Fowl, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of
XYC261368 Study of a Fowl, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of the Human Figure, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body
XYC261323 Study of the Human Figure, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of a Climbing Plant (Pumpkin Family) (pencil heightened with white on blue paper)
XYC216269 Study of a Climbing Plant (Pumpkin Family) (pencil heightened with white on blue paper) by Ward, James (1769-1859); 21.5x44 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA

Studies of a Standing Figure, and a Boot, 1825 (graphite & sepia wash on paper)
XYC216260 Studies of a Standing Figure, and a Boot, 1825 (graphite & sepia wash on paper) by Ward, James (1769-1859); 17.8x26.4 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA

Study of a Fowl, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of
XYC262888 Study of a Fowl, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of a Tiger, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that
XYC261339 Study of a Tiger, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of a Tiger, Lateral View, Abdominal Viscera Exposed, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of
XYC261309 Study of a Tiger, Lateral View, Abdominal Viscera Exposed, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of a Fowl, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of
XYC261366 Study of a Fowl, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of a Tiger, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that
XYC261337 Study of a Tiger, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

A Wild Boar, Asleep or Dead, 1814 (pen & ink on paper)
XYC216258 A Wild Boar, Asleep or Dead, 1814 (pen & ink on paper) by Ward, James (1769-1859); 27x37.8 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA

View across a Meadow to a Church, 1834 (graphite on green heavy wove paper)
XYC158432 View across a Meadow to a Church, 1834 (graphite on green heavy wove paper) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); 25.4x35.6 cm; Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, USA; Gift of Donald Gallup

Study of the Human Figure, Posterior View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body
XYC257414 Study of the Human Figure, Posterior View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of the Human Figure, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body
XYC261321 Study of the Human Figure, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of a Fowl, Lateral View, with skin and underlying fascial layers removed
XYC261317 Study of a Fowl, Lateral View, with skin and underlying fascial layers removed, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger

Study of the Human Figure, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body
XYC257421 Study of the Human Figure, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of a Fowl, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of
XYC261365 Study of a Fowl, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of a Tiger, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that
XYC261347 Study of a Tiger, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of a Tiger, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that
XYC261344 Study of a Tiger, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

A Man doing the Splits, c.1760-90 (pen & brown and grey ink on paper)
XYC242393 A Man doing the Splits, c.1760-90 (pen & brown and grey ink on paper) by Dance, George (1741-1825); 18.7x14.6 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA

Study of the Human Figure, Posterior View, with skin and underlying fascial tissues removed
XYC261318 Study of the Human Figure, Posterior View, with skin and underlying fascial tissues removed, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger

B1992.8.12(17)
recto

Untitled (pen and brown ink on paper)
XYC162461 Untitled (pen and brown ink on paper) by Stothard, Thomas (1755-1834); 10.6x7 cm; Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, USA, Anonymous Gift

Arator De Actibus Apostolorum (Fragment)
Parchment leaf containing several texts in different hands. Probably originally from a copy of Arator's Acts of the Apostles or De Actibus Apostolorum

Preface to Martial's Epigrammata by Merula
Two attached folios, paper, probably the endpaper and first leaf of a volume. Folio 1, which would have been the endpaper

Legal Text? (Fragment)
Two fragments from the same manuscript, parchment. Original text unknown. Text is in a cursive documentary script in brown in a single column recto and verso on both fragments

Justinian's Codex, Book V. XXXVIII (Fragment)
Single folio, parchment, from Justinian's Codex. The text on this folio is from Book VI. XXXVIII De Uerborum Et Rerum Significatione 4.1

Euripides Medea (Fragment)
Minute fragment from Euripides Medea, v.1057-1062, parchment. From a codex, main body text in brown in a rounded unical hand

List?
Single folio, paper, with numbered paragraphs on the recto, possibly an itemised list. Blank on the verso. Text in a German cursive in brown ink, no line rulings. Date: 15th Century

Financial Records?
Manuscript records on paper, possibly financial or legal records. Probably originally pages from a volume or volumes, they have been cut into regularly sized rectangles

Unidentified Fragment
Fragment of a leaf of a manuscript, parchment. Text in Middle German(?). The text block has wide margins above, beneath and to the left-hand side but the leaf has been cut down the right-hand side

John Gower, Confessio Amantis (Fragments)
Four leaves (2 bifolia) from an illuminated manuscript copy of Gower's Confessio Amantis, parchment. The text is the B version and is part of Book V

The Vale of Llangollen (pen & brown ink on paper)
XYC220905 The Vale of Llangollen (pen & brown ink on paper) by Ward, James (1769-1859); 19.1x36.2 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA

B1975. 4. 323
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B1975. 3. 254
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B1975. 4. 79
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The Tower of the Clergy, Oporto (w/c over graphite on paper)
XYC175251 The Tower of the Clergy, Oporto (w/c over graphite on paper) by Holland, James (1799-1870); 23.5x17.3 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, USA

The Fatal Sisters, design 63 from The Poems of Thomas Gray, 1797-98 (w/c with pen & ink on paper)
XYC222868 The Fatal Sisters, design 63 from The Poems of Thomas Gray, 1797-98 (w/c with pen & ink on paper) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 41.9x32.4 cm; Yale Center for British Art

The Triumphs of Owen, Design 87 from The Poems of Thomas Gray, 1797-98 (w/c with pen & ink on paper)
XYC222357 The Triumphs of Owen, Design 87 from The Poems of Thomas Gray, 1797-98 (w/c with pen & ink on paper) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 41.9x32.4 cm; Yale Center for British Art

On Another's Sorrow, plate 24 from Songs of Innocence, 1789 (relief etching with w/c)
XYC220882 On Another's Sorrow, plate 24 from Songs of Innocence, 1789 (relief etching with w/c) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 11.2x7.1 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA

Nurse's Song, plate 22 from Songs of Innocence, 1789 (relief etching with w/c)
XYC220880 Nurse's Song, plate 22 from Songs of Innocence, 1789 (relief etching with w/c) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 11.9x7.5 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA

A Cradle, plate 18 from Songs of Innocence, 1789 (relief etching with w/c)
XYC220876 A Cradle, plate 18 from Songs of Innocence, 1789 (relief etching with w/c) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 11.3x7.2 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA

Title Page, plate 2 from Songs of Innocence, 1789 (relief etching with w/c on paper)
XYC218321 Title Page, plate 2 from Songs of Innocence, 1789 (relief etching with w/c on paper) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 12x7.4 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA

B1992. 8. 12(3)
recto

Landscape with Barn, c. 1795 (graphite & wash on paper)
XYC201209 Landscape with Barn, c.1795 (graphite & wash on paper) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); 24x38 cm; Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, USA; Bequest of Richard L. Purdy

B2002. 10. 1
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"Recto: A Glimpse into History's Fragments" In the realm of ancient manuscripts, a captivating world unfolds on the recto side. This enigmatic term refers to the front side of a page, and it holds within its folds an array of intriguing hints from various eras. One such glimpse reveals an ethereal Madonna cradling the infant Saint John Baptist in her arms, their divine bond immortalized in delicate brushstrokes. Nearby, fragments from Arator De Actibus Apostolorum whisper tales of early Christian history, offering us a window into the faith that shaped civilizations. As we delve deeper into this treasure trove, we encounter Merula's preface to Martial's Epigrammata – words penned by a scholar long gone but forever etched onto paper. Perhaps these pages once held legal texts too; fragments hint at Justinian's Codex and its intricate laws that governed Byzantine society. The whispers continue with remnants from Euripides' Medea – lines that once echoed through amphitheaters now echo softly on aged parchment. And what is this list? A record lost to time or perhaps financial accounts meticulously kept? Amongst these fragments lies one shrouded in mystery—an unidentified piece whose purpose eludes even the most astute scholars. Its secrets remain locked away until someone can decipher its cryptic message. But not all is lost; Confessio Amantis by John Gower emerges as another fragmentary gem—a poetic confession revealing human desires and foibles across centuries past. It reminds us that emotions transcend time and space. And finally, amidst all these textual wonders rests The Vale of Llangollen—its beauty captured through pen and brown ink on fragile paper—a testament to artistry transcending mere words. Recto invites us to embark upon an archaeological journey through humanity's collective memory—a patchwork quilt woven with threads spanning millennia.