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THE HOLKHAM BIBLE.
Brown, Michelle P.
2 volumes.
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- London : The Folio Society 2007
- 4to.
- Facsimile volume half leather, decorated cloth, gilt decoration with raised bands on spine; companion volume quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, label on front board, in decorated clamshell box
- 42, (4) pages; 162 pages
- Order Nr. 109509
- Price: $ 460.00
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Limited, numbered edition of 1750, with 25 lettered copies not for sale also printed. Facsimile of the "Holkham Bible Picture Book," Additional MS 47682, British Library. Acquired by the British Library in 1952, the manuscript was held previously at Holkham Hall, Norfolk (Holkham MS 666). Consists of 231 images mainly of episodes in the books of Genesis and Revelation. Original manuscript believed to have been produced in London, ca. 1327-40. Facsimile is accompanied by a companion volume that includes historical context, commentary and a bibliography. Companion volume includes 8 pages of color plates. Instructions for care of laid in the facsimile volume.
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HANDMADE PAPERS OF THE WORLD
Limited to 1100 numbered copies. Includes one volume of essays in Japanese, a large folio book of 159 pages containing the text in English with numerous authors describing handmade paper for specific countries, a folding case of samples of "forefathers of paper," two sample cases containing specimens of handmade paper from throughout the world and a small price book showing prices for some of the handmade papers shown in the sample cases. The five samples of paper forefathers include papyrus, parchment, Bai-Lan, Amatl Paper and Tapa. The two other specimen cases contain 171 samples of paper from 23 countries. Henry Morris of the Bird & Bull Press wrote the section describing hand papermaking in the United States. Missing four sheets which are replaced with photocopies.
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