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HANDSCHRIFTEN UND MINIATUREN AUS DEM DEUTSCHEN SPRACHGEBIET.

- Hamburg : Dr. Jörn Günther Antiquariat 1997 - large 4to. - cloth, dust jacket, slipcase - 288 pages - ISBN none / Order Nr. 65447 - Price: $ 50.00

Catalogue No.5 from the bookseller, specialising in medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts and miniatures, incunabula and early printed works. Beautifully produced with vivid detail, this volume treats German-language manuscripts and miniatures from the 9th to 18th centuries. Contains 58 entries, depicted for the most part with full-page illustrations in rich color. In-depth descriptions; brief English summary provided. Entry no. 3 is a 18-page spread on the spectacular Stammheim Missal (c. 1160 - 1180). Bibliographies noted. Indices included.

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