An Education: The Personal Library of John
Ringling
Circus Kings
Ringling Brothers poster, circa 1898
The Ringlings
John Ringling and Mable Ringling, portraits by Savely Abramovitch Sorine, 1927.
Coming to Sarasota
John outside the Ca’d’Zan, 1928, with his dog Tell.
The Ringling Museum
The John Ringling Library
Rare Titles
Two plates from Galerie lithographiée des tableaux de S.A.R. le duc d'Orléans, 1825.
Auction Catalogs from the John Ringling Library
At auction
John Ringling at a Christie’s auction in London, May 15, 1928.
Mable?
Mable with her dogs, 1926.
Rare Book Project
Rare Titles
Two volume set Galerie lithographiée des tableaux de S.A.R. le duc d'Orléans, 1825.
Rare Titles
View of the stacks in The John Ringling Library Room.
Newest book in his Library
Rare Titles
Ruskin’s Works, 1899, 27 volumes.
Conservation
One plate and the table of contents, with foxing, from our oversize folio Galerie lithographiée des tableaux de S.A.R. le duc d'Orléans, 1825.
Digitization
Dessins applicable a l'email, aux vitraux, by Paul Victor Grandhomme.
Digitization
Peinture décorative by Arthur Martin.
Librarian Favorites
The John Ringling Library
Librarian Favorites
A full-length portrait of the Marquis of Granby by Sir Joshua Reynolds, circa 1920s
Legacy
John and Mable, 1919
The John Ringling Library
By Clara Crawford Perkins, 1903
By Leader Scott, 1883By Franz Reber, 1890
The Ringling Art Library
The John Ringling Library
Sculture artistiche delle gallerie di Firenze, 1900