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See More... (Sourget, Patrick et Élisabeth) 25. CINQ SIÈCLES DE PATRIMOINE BIBLIOPHILIQUE, 1320-1835
(Chartres) Librairie Sourget (2002) 4to. cloth, dust jacket (iv), 363+(1) pages.
Catalogue XXV of rare books. Many books in the catalogue are accompanied by spectacular color illustrations. With prices asked loosely inserted.
Price: $ 50.00 other currencies Order nr. 72752

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See More... (Sourget, Patrick et Élisabeth) 27. SIX SIÈCLES DE PATRIMOINE BIBLIOPHILIQUE, 1250-1895
(Chartres) Librairie Sourget (2003) 4to. cloth, dust jacket (iv), 365+(3) pages.
Catalogue XXVII of rare books. Many books in the catalogue are accompanied by spectacular color illustrations.
Price: $ 50.00 other currencies Order nr. 78314

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See More... (Sourget, Patrick et Élisabeth) 28. MANUSCRITS ENLUMINÉS ET LIVRES PRECIÉUX 1235-1932
(Chartres) Librairie Sourget (2004) 4to. cloth, dust jacket (vi), 622, )2) pages.
Catalogue XXVIII of rare books. Many books in the catalogue are accompanied by spectacular color illustrations. With prices asked loosely inserted.
Price: $ 60.00 other currencies Order nr. 78315

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See More... (Sourget, Patrick et Élisabeth) 29. MANUSCRITS ENLUMINÉS ET LIVRES PRECIÉUX
(Chartres) Librairie Sourget (2004) 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 398, (6) pages.
Catalogue XXIX of rare books. Many books in the catalogue are accompanied by spectacular color illustrations. With prices asked loosely inserted.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 115262

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See More... (Sourget, Patrick et Élisabeth) 31. MANUSCRITS ENLUMINÉS ET LIVRES PRECIÉUX
(Chartres) Librairie Sourget (2005) 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 372 pages.
Catalogue XXXI of rare books. Many books in the catalogue are accompanied by spectacular color illustrations. With prices asked loosely inserted.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 115407

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See More... Spencer, Eleanor P. L' HORLOGE DE SAPIENCE.
Brussels Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique 1964 4to. stiff paper wrappers 32 pages
Reprinted from Scriptorium, XVII, 2, 1963. Description of a 15th century French illuminated manuscript. Endnotes, black and white illustrations. Nine black and white plates with illustrations on inside of wrappers. Wrappers lightly soiled with library stamp on front.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 115648

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See More... Stone, Lesley T. SACRED LEAVES LITURGY AND DEVOTION: MANUSCRIPTS FROM ENGLAND TO ETHIOPIA.
Tampa, FL The University of South Florida Tampa Library 2005 4to. stiff paper wrappers 40 pages
Exhibition at USF Tampa October 2005-March 2006 of Christian manuscripts. Detailed descriptive information including decoration, text identification, and provenance (when known). Color illustrations throughout. Glossary, index of figures and bibliography.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 115418

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See More... Suhaili, Anvar i THE LIGHTS OF CANOPUS.
New York William Edwin Rudge n.d. (circa 1929) 4to cloth, top edge gilt x, 53 pages, 36 plates
Author seeks to disprove thesis that Indian painting is an inferior derivation of Persian painting. Preface by Laurence Binyon. 36 tipped-in color plates. Boards and spine faded with a spot on the back cover. Owner's signature on front free endpaper. Some tanning.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 107089

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See More... Swarzenski, Hanns. DIE LATEINISCHEN ILLUMINIERTEN HANDSCHRIFTEN DES XIII. JAHRHUNDERTS IN DEN LÄNDERN AN RHEIN, MAIN UND DONAU.
2 volumes. Berlin Deutscher Verein Für Kunstwissenschaft 1936 folio half vellum with paper-covered boards (viii), 188 pages; (xii), 202 plates with 1096 illustrations
First edition. An examination of the art of the 13th century divided in its study by regional schools with particular attention to stylistic similarities and departures with particular attention to the Upper, Middle, and Lower Rhein regions as well as the schools of Regensburg and Salzburg. Includes supplementary tables of the annual festivals of the 13th century and their dates. With bibliography and index. Loosely inserted is a commemorative book label which indicates that this set came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus purchased by Oak Knoll Books at the auction sale.
Price: $ 950.00 other currencies Order nr. 75794

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See More... Theele, Joseph RHEINISCHE BUCHKUNST IM WANDEL DER ZEIT.
Köln J.P. Bachem 1925 4to. cloth, lettering in gilt. 48 pages, 76 plates.
First edition. A study of German book arts throughout the ages, including examples of manuscript illumination, engraving and bookbinding. Contains 76 black-and-white plates with examples of the German book arts. Jacket was torn at one point and has been internally repaired with tape. Free endpaper foxed. With the small booklabel of H.P.K. (Kraus) indicating that this book came from the Kraus reference library.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 75562

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See More... Thompson, Edward Maunde A HANDBOOK OF GREEK AND LATIN PALAEOGRAPHY.
Chicago Argonaut, Int., Publishers 1966 8vo. cloth. xii, 343 pages.
Reprint of the second edition, revised, from 1901. Discussion of the Greek and Latin alphabets, writing materials, writing implements, forms of books. Three foldout tables of alphabets. Name in ink in corner of free endpaper.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 114939

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See More... Thorpe, James A NOBLE HERITAGE, THE ELLESMERE MANUSCRIPT OF CHAUCER'S CANTERBURY TALES.
San Marino The Huntington Library (1974) 8vo. paper wrappers. 16 pages.
With a four page foldout plate in color.
Price: $ 6.00 other currencies Order nr. 10617

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See More... Todd, James Henthorn REMARKS ON ILLUMINATIONS IN SOME IRISH BIBLICAL MANUSCRIPTS.
N.P. n.p. n.d. folio stiff paper wrappers 16 pages and 4 separate plates.
Vestutal Monumenta, Vol. VI. Part of a series of antiquarian papers published between 1718 and 1906. Plates XLIII-XLVI of medieval Irish manuscripts. Includes color illustrations from the Book of Kells, Garland of Howth and the Psalter of Ricemarth. Author was a Fellow of Trinity College and Regius Professor of Hebrew at the University of Dublin. Author's essay includes general descriptive information, in addition to analysis of each plate. Wrappers tanned, soiled and torn along spine.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 109471

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See More... (Typophiles) Kup, Karl THE CHRISTMAS STORY IN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS.
New York Oxford University Press 1956 12mo. paper wrappers. 30 pages.
Monograph 49. Limited to 360 copies for the Typophiles.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 18545

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See More... Van Moe, Emile A. THE DECORATED LETTER, FROM THE VIIITH TO THE XIITH CENTURY.
Paris Editions du Chene 1950 4to. paper-covered boards. 120 pages.
First edition in English. With many tipped-in plates in full color. One of the more important books on illuminated lettering. Front hinge cracked and marked.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 16531

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See More... Van Moe, Emile A. THE DECORATED LETTER, FROM THE VIIITH TO THE XIITH CENTURY.
Paris Editions du Chene 1950 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket 120 pages.
First edition in English. With many tipped-in plates in full color. One of the more important books on illuminated lettering. Faint spot along back hinge of jacket.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 114624

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See More... Velmans, Tania LE TÉTRAÉVANGILE DE LA LAURENTIENNE.
Paris Éditions Klincksieck 1971 4to. paper-covered boards 51, (5) pages, with plates
Text in French. No. VI in the Bibliothèque des Cahiers Archéologiques, published under the direction of André Grabar and Jean Hubert. A study of the Florence Laur. VI. 23 manuscript, the four Gospels. Preface by Grabar. Foreword. Introduction, descriptive information about each folio and table of contents. 64 pages of black and white plates. Bookplate on front pastedown. Boards lightly soiled.
Price: $ 95.00 other currencies Order nr. 109440

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See More... Walker, Robert M. ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE PRISCILLIAN PROLOGUES IN THE GOSPEL MANUSCRIPTS OF THE CAROLINGIAN ADA SCHOOL.
N.P. College Art Association of America 1948 4to. self paper wrappers 10 pages
Reprint from The Art Bulletin XXX, 1 (March 1948). A study of Carolingian era illuminated manuscripts focusing on the illustrations in the Gospels of Soissons. Eight black and white illustrations. Presentation from author in corner of front cover. Wrappers and text tanned and bent at edges.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 115070

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See More... Weitzmann, Kurt THE MINIATURES OF THE SACRA PARALLELA.
Princeton Princeton University Press (1979) 4to cloth, dust jacket 272 pages, with plates
No. 8 in Princeton's "Studies in Manuscript Illumination Series." A study of one of the more extensive Byzantine manuscripts which includes scenes from most of the Bible, the Parisinus Graecus 923, at the Bibliothèque National, Paris. Preface, table of contents, list of abbreviations and introduction. Description organized by sections of the Bible, including the Octateuch, Kings and Chronicles, wisdom literature, the prophets, gospels and epistles. Conclusion discusses the manuscript's significance. Bibliography and index. 162 pages of black and white plates. Dust jacket lightly tanned.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 109443

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See More... WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES.
London Sotheby's 1986 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 156, (8) pages.
A catalogue (December 2nd) to an auction of rare manuscripts and miniatures. 74 lots. Well illustrated, much in full color.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 70303

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See More... Whitley, Kathleen P. THE GILDED PAGE: THE HISTORY & TECHNIQUE OF MANUSCRIPT GILDING.
New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press 2010 6 x 9 inches hardcover, dust jacket 238 pages
Second edition; revised, with the addition of color plates and new information on ancient Egyptian Papyrus gilding. The Gilded Page traces the history of gilding from ancient Egypt and Babylon through Rome, the Near East, Mediæval and Renaissance Europe, and finally into the modern day studio.

This is a must-have book for book artists and illuminators, explaining in detail the historical and modern techniques of manuscript gilding, along with recipes and helpful hints. Learn step-by-step methods of applying and burnishing gold, described in a sensible and easy-to-understand way. Learn about the tools, methods, and materials employed in flat, raised, and pattern gilding for manuscripts and paintings, along with historical mordants such as Gesso Sottile, Gum Ammoniac, Gum Arabic, and Garlic Juice; and modern mordants such as Acrylic Gesso and White Glue.

This work is the most complete source available for detailed information on this ancient, obscure, and highly-prized craft. The Gilded Page is a valuable resource for conservationists and historians, as well as any artists interested in this ancient art form.

Kathleen Whitley is formally trained as an artist, and has received international recognition for her artwork. Her research into gilding and illumination was primarily due to her personal interest in historical methods and techniques. She currently lives in New England with her husband and their three cats.

Price: $ 49.95 other currencies Order nr. 94207

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See More... Whitley, Kathleen P. THE GILDED PAGE: THE HISTORY & TECHNIQUE OF MANUSCRIPT GILDING.
New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press and The British Library 2010 6 x 9 inches paperback 238 pages
Second edition; revised, with the addition of color plates and new information on ancient Egyptian Papyrus gilding. The Gilded Page traces the history of gilding from ancient Egypt and Babylon through Rome, the Near East, Mediæval and Renaissance Europe, and finally into the modern day studio.

This is a must-have book for book artists and illuminators, explaining in detail the historical and modern techniques of manuscript gilding, along with recipes and helpful hints. Learn step-by-step methods of applying and burnishing gold, described in a sensible and easy-to-understand way. Learn about the tools, methods, and materials employed in flat, raised, and pattern gilding for manuscripts and paintings, along with historical mordants such as Gesso Sottile, Gum Ammoniac, Gum Arabic, and Garlic Juice; and modern mordants such as Acrylic Gesso and White Glue.

This work is the most complete source available for detailed information on this ancient, obscure, and highly-prized craft. The Gilded Page is a valuable resource for conservationists and historians, as well as any artists interested in this ancient art form.

Kathleen Whitley is formally trained as an artist, and has received international recognition for her artwork. Her research into gilding and illumination was primarily due to her personal interest in historical methods and techniques. She currently lives in New England with her husband and their three cats.

Sales rights: Worldwide except in the UK; available in the UK from the British Library.

Price: $ 34.95 other currencies Order nr. 98228

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See More... (Wiley, Ben) TRIBUTE TO A TYPOCRAFTER
(Indianapolis Glenn M. Pagett 1949) 8vo. self paper wrappers unpaginated
Limited to an edition of 100. Contains a small biography and tribute to Typocrafters founder Ben Wiley. Distributed at the annual Typocrafters meeting held in Chicago on October 22, 1949. Produced by Glenn M. Pagett and hand-illuminated by Mrs. Glenn M. Pagett. Photograph of Wiley by Hec Mann tipped-in. Edges tanned and wrappers slightly soiled.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 94656

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See More... (Wiley, Ben) TRIBUTE TO A TYPOCRAFTER
(Indianapolis Glenn M. Pagett 1949) 8vo. self paper wrappers printed French fold. (4) pages.
Limited to an edition of 100. Contains a small biography and tribute to Typocrafters founder Ben Wiley. Distributed at the annual Typocrafters meeting held in Chicago on October 22, 1949. Produced by Glenn M. Pagett and hand-illuminated by Mrs. Glenn M. Pagett. Photograph of Wiley by Hec Mann tipped-in. This copy has been signed by many printers including R. Hunter Middleton and Norman Forgue.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 104991

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See More... (Wyeth, N.C.) TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU THE GREAT HOLIDAY OF CHRISTENDOM
(Chadds Ford, PA N.C. Wyeth 1923) 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages.
With a full color reproduction of a painting of N. C. Wyeth's which illustrates Matthew 13:33, "Another parable spake he unto them; THE KINGDOM of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened." With illuminations in color by T. B. Hapgood. Fore-edge tanned.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 102201

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