Santa Barbara and Montecito, past and present . from different Mis-sions when they were abandoned, among whichare some remarkably fine Spanish manuscripts,containing various records. There are also aset of surveyors instruments and a telescope,both gifts from the Emperor Maxmilian to Pad-re Romo, Superior of the Mission from 1872 to1884. In the curio room, which adjoins the library,in a glass case, are three large volumes of parch-ment containing the principal offices of thechurch as recited by the Missionaries; these vol-umes represent years of labor, the letteringwhich is large and richly or
Santa Barbara and Montecito, past and present . from different Mis-sions when they were abandoned, among whichare some remarkably fine Spanish manuscripts,containing various records. There are also aset of surveyors instruments and a telescope,both gifts from the Emperor Maxmilian to Pad-re Romo, Superior of the Mission from 1872 to1884. In the curio room, which adjoins the library,in a glass case, are three large volumes of parch-ment containing the principal offices of thechurch as recited by the Missionaries; these vol-umes represent years of labor, the letteringwhich is large and richly ornamented, being alltraced by hand. Also in this room are preservedthe Maniple, Stole, and Burse belonging toPadre Junipero Serra, and many other relics, in-cluding statues, vases ,and two chandeliers madeby the Indians, a writing set belonging to thefirst Bishop of California, one of the first Stein-way pianos ever seen in California, a brass boundwalnut writing desk, and chests containing manyrobes and vestments, made of the richest mater- 48.
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