(Illuminated Manuscripts). Brown, Michelle P.

UNDERSTANDING ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, A GUIDE TO TECHNICAL TERMS.

Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, (1994). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 127+(1) pages. First edition. Definitions of techniques, processes, and materials used in medieval illuminated manuscripts. Presented in an easily portable format, this volume includes concise and readable explanations of the technical terms most frequently encountered by the museum-goer along with fifty-six color and thirty-one black-and-white illustrations. Fine condition. READ MORE about UNDERSTANDING ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, A GUIDE TO TECHNICAL TERMS

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(Illuminated Manuscripts).

CATALOGUE OF WESTERN AND HEBREW MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES.

London: Sotheby & CO, 1970. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 45, (1) pages. Auction catalogue of western and Hebrew manuscripts and miniature books. Prices realized and buyer's names loose inserted. 55 lots. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF WESTERN AND HEBREW MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES

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(Illuminated Manuscripts).

CATALOGUE OF WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES AND A HEBREW SCROLL.

London: Sotheby, Parke Bernet & Co., 1976. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 54 pages. Auction, December 13, 1976, mostly 15th century manuscripts, but includes some earlier items. 82 lots. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Estimated prices loosely inserted. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES AND A HEBREW SCROLL

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(Illuminated Manuscripts).

CATALOGUE OF WESTERN, ORIENTAL AND HEBREW MANUSCRIPT AND MINIATURES.

London: Sotheby & CO, 1968. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 97, (1) pages. Auction catalogue of western, Asian, and Hebrew manuscripts and miniature books. Prices realized and buyer's names loose inserted. 341 lots. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF WESTERN, ORIENTAL AND HEBREW MANUSCRIPT AND MINIATURES

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(Illuminated Manuscripts). De Hamel, Christopher F.R.

THE ROTHSCHILDS AND THEIR COLLECTIONS OF ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS.

London: British Library, 2005. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 74 pages. First edition. A fine copy in fine jacket. The family art ocllections of the Rothschilds were legendary for their extravagance and refinement. This is the first history of the Rothschilds as bibliophiles and especially as collectors of medieval illuminated manuscripts. Very rare and scarce. READ MORE about THE ROTHSCHILDS AND THEIR COLLECTIONS OF ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS

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(Illuminated Manuscripts). de Hamel, Christopher.

GILDING THE LILLY: A HUNDRED MEDIEVAL AND ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS IN THE LILLY LIBRARY.

Bloomington, IN: The Lilly Library, Indiana University Libraries, 2010. 4to. paper wrappers. 252 pages. First edition. A fine copy. Extremely rare and scarce exhibition catalogue. READ MORE about GILDING THE LILLY: A HUNDRED MEDIEVAL AND ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS IN THE LILLY LIBRARY

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(Illuminated manuscripts). de Hamel, Dr. Christopher and Hindman, Sandra (preface).

FOUR REMARKABLE MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE MIDDLE AGES.

London: Paul Holberton Publishing for Les Enluminures, 2018. 4to. paper wrappers. 142, (2) pages. Bookseller's catalogue NUMBER 20. Fine condition. This beautiful catalog explores four books that are remarkable survivals of what people read in the Middle Ages - the finest of medieval Bibles (the greatest text of Western civilization), one of the oldest Books of Hours (the most famous medieval manuscripts of all), Biography (the unique legend of an Anglo-Saxon princess). READ MORE about FOUR REMARKABLE MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE MIDDLE AGES

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(Illuminated Manuscripts). Harthan, John.

AN INTRODUCTION TO ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS.

Owings Mills, MD: Stemmer House, (1983). 8vo. glossy paper-covered boards. 48 pages. First American edition. Fine condition. A good basic introduction, well illustrated in color, with information on the anatomy of illumination, its history, workshop procedures, and more. Written by the former keeper of the Victoria and Albert Museum Library. READ MORE about AN INTRODUCTION TO ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS

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(Illuminated Manuscripts). Hindman, Sandra (introduction).

MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE MINIATURE PAINTING.

Akron, OH and London: Bruce P. Ferrini Rare Booksand Sam Fogg Rare Books & Manuscripts, (1989). 8vo. paper wrappers. 147 pages. A sale catalogue, with 43 items, each with provenance, physical, textual and illustrative description. Includes bibles, psalters, books of hours, special items. Divided as to type of item, with an essay preceding each category giving the history and general background of each genre. Many illustrations, several in color. READ MORE about MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE MINIATURE PAINTING

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(Illuminated Manuscripts). Hindman, Sandra.

IMPORTANT WESTERN MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS & ILLUMINATED LEAVES.

Akron, OH: Bruce P. Ferrini, 1987. 8vo. paper wrappers. 205+(3) pages. Catalog One. A fine copy. A sale catalogue, with 120 items, each with provenance, physical, textual and illustrative description. Includes bibles, psalters, books of hours, special items. Divided as to type of item, with an essay preceding each category giving the history and general background of each genre. Many illustrations, several in color. READ MORE about IMPORTANT WESTERN MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS & ILLUMINATED LEAVES

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(Illuminated Manuscripts).

ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, MASTERPIECES IN MINIATURE: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WALTERS AT GALLERY.

Baltimore: The Walters Art Gallery, 1984. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Unpaginated. A catalogue to accompany an exhibition of 185 illuminated manuscripts, held to honor the fiftieth anniversay of the Walters Art Gallery as a public museum. Well illustrated, much in color. READ MORE about ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, MASTERPIECES IN MINIATURE: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WALTERS AT GALLERY

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(Illuminated Manuscripts). Kren, Thomas (et al).

Three titles on Illuminated Manuscripts.

Los Angeles, CA: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2007, 2009, 2010. 8vo. paper wrappers. variously paginated. Three volumes, all in fine condition:French Illuminated Manuscripts (2007); Illuminated Manuscripts of Germany and Central Europe (2009); and Illuminated Manuscripts from Belgium and the Netherlands (2010). READ MORE about Three titles on Illuminated Manuscripts

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(Illuminated Manuscripts). Marks, Richard and Nigel Morgan.

THE GOLDEN AGE OF ENGLISH MANUSCRIPT PAINTING, 1200-1500.

New York: George Braziller Inc, (1981). small 4to. softcover. 119+(1) pages. First U.S. edition. A fine copy. This is the first comprehensive selection in color of manuscripts from 1200 to 1500, the richest period of English Gothic manuscript painting, covering the centuries of the luxurious personal psalters and Books of Hours. The volume includes forty color plates, each faced by a detailed commentary, and an introduction with black-and-white photographs. READ MORE about THE GOLDEN AGE OF ENGLISH MANUSCRIPT PAINTING, 1200-1500

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