Robert Branner papers, 1936-1973 (bulk 1955-1973).

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Robert Branner papers, 1936-1973 (bulk 1955-1973).

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The Robert Branner Papers include material related to the art history courses Branner taught, and to the scholarly research he conducted regarding 13th and 14th century illuminated manuscripts. The teaching material includes bibliographies, chronologies, slide lists, lecture notes, syllabi, class lists, notes, sketches, and student papers. Also included are notes Branner took during classes or lectures he attended, and from papers that he read. Scholars represented in his notes include Jurgis BaltrusĖŒaitis, Jean Bony, Sumner Crosby, Henri Focillon, Louis Grodecki, Julius Held, George Kubler and Charles Seymour Jr. The scholarly-research material Branner accumulated based on his study of 13th and 14th century manuscripts includes notes, correspondence, and photocopies or photographs of pages from manuscripts. Many of the folders also contain annotations written by his wife, Shirley Branner.

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Branner, Robert.

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Robert Branner (1927-1973), Columbia University professor of art history, was an expert on French Gothic architecture, sculpture, and illuminated manuscripts. Born and raised in New York, Branner was the son of former vaudeville troupers, Martin Michael Branner and Edith Fabbrini. His father, Mike Branner was also a cartoonist and creator of the comic strip, "Winnie Winkle, the Breadwinner." Branner's undergraduate studies at Yale University were interrupted when he was ...

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