TURKISH MINIATURES.
London: British Museum, 1969. tall 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages and 25 plates. Reprint of the 1963 first edition. With some plates in color. A fine copy. READ MORE about TURKISH MINIATURES
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 37149
London: British Museum, 1969. tall 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages and 25 plates. Reprint of the 1963 first edition. With some plates in color. A fine copy. READ MORE about TURKISH MINIATURES
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 37149
London: Thames & Hudson, 2008. square 4to. cloth, slipcase, silk ribbon. (95) pages. First edition. Spine slightly faded, else fine in near fine slipcase. "The Macclesfield Psalter is a revealing product of artistic and patronage exchange in the Middle Ages. A complete reproduction of the manuscript at its original size is accompanied by an authoritative text that not only interprets the textual and artistic content but also beguiles the reader through its vivid descriptions and..... READ MORE about THE MACCLESFIELD PSALTER
Price: $185.00 Order nr. 136568
New York & London: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1982. 4to. paperback. 123 pages, with 132 images. First paperback edition. A fine copy. Exhibition Catalogue Tours, Bourges and Rouen vied with Paris to produce these important illuminated manuscripts in the wake of the great efflorescence of the previous generation (and the Battle of Agincourt). Plummer has ordered them into 4 periods: 1420-1450; 1450-1475. 1475-1500; 1500-1530. Scarce title. READ MORE about THE LAST FLOWERING: FRENCH PAINTING IN MANUSCRIPTS, 1420-1530, FROM AMERICAN COLLECTIONS
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 136659
London: Thomas Yoseloff, (1973). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 356 pages. First English edition. Traces the development of the illuminated manuscript; illustrated with 216 figures and 30 colored plates. Contains a bibliography of books on the subject. Near fine in near fine jacket. READ MORE about THE ART OF THE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 9183
with Azimuth Editions and Oxford University Press
(London, United Kingdom): Nour Foundation, The, 1996. small folio. cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. 248 pages. with Azimuth Editions and Oxford University Press. First edition. A fine copy in fine jacket. Fully illustrated in color. "The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art" READ MORE about THE ART OF THE PEN. CALLIGRAPHY OF THE 14TH TO 20TH CENTURIES
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 136628
(Philadelphia, PA): Philadelphia Museum of Art, (2001). 4to. paperback. xiv, 242 pages. First softcover edition. A fine copy. This catalogue highlights eighty of the most significant illuminated manuscripts held in public collections throughout the greater Philadelphia area that were exhibited at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from March 10 through May 13, 2001. Essays on Bibles, Psalters, Books of Hours, liturgical manuscripts, literary and secular texts, the history of collecting manuscripts in Philadelphia, and the..... READ MORE about LEAVES OF GOLD MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATION FROM PHILADELPHIA COLLECTIONS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 62691
London: British Museum, 1966. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 31 pages and 16 plates, some of which are in color. Includes items from the British Museum collection. A fine copy. READ MORE about ROMANESQUE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 9205
Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1975. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xxvi, 196 pages. Exhibition catalogue, January-June, 1975. A fine copy. A selection of single leaves and cuttings from medieval and Renaissance manuscripts donated to the National Gallery by Lessing J. Rosenwald. Illustrated with 8 full page color plates and 49 figures in black and white. Foreword by John Carter Brown and Preface by Rosenwald. READ MORE about MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE MINIATURES FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 72664
San Diego, CA: Laurel Glen Publishing, 1997. square 8vo. paper covered boards, dust jacket. 94, (2) pages. First edition. Fine in fine jacket. Very attractive throughout. Beautifully illustrated in full color. READ MORE about THE ART OF THE MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 136636
London: Sotheby's, 1991. large 8vo. paper wrappers. 272, (9) pages. Illustrated catalogue describing 155 items, mainly illuminated manuscripts. A fine copy. READ MORE about WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 136732
London: Sotheby's, 1990. large 8vo. paper wrappers. (ii), 354, (9) pages. Illustrated catalogue of 166 lots. Sale took place 29 November 1990. A fine copy. READ MORE about WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 136733
New York: Arch Cape Press, (1988). thick 4to. cloth, dust jacket. Not paginated. Reprint of PALAEOGRAPHIA SACRA PICTORIA which was originally published in 1843-5. A fine copy in fine jacket. A magnificant selection of illustrations from ancient versions of the Bible copied from early illuminated manuscripts. The illustrations are in full color and the accompanying text contains detailed descriptions and gives locations of the manuscripts. READ MORE about THE ART OF ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, ILLUSTRATED SACRED WRITINGS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 29600
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, Harvard College Library, (1983). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xv+(i), 190, (2)pages. Catalogue for a March 15 to June 3,1983 exhibition of 50 illuminated manuscripts at the Houghton Library. Light rubbing to spine and edges, else fine. 202 general entries, with section for expanded discussion and documentation of exhibit items, complemented by large facing reproductions in black and white. Bibliography, indices. Set and printed by the Harvard..... READ MORE about LATE MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, 1350 - 1525, IN THE HOUGHTON LIBRARY
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 63921
New York, NY: Morgan Library and Scala Arts Publishers Inc, 2017. 4to. paper wrappers. 95, (3) pages. First edition. A near fine copy. Fully illustrated in color. Details many of the illuminated calendars located in the collections of the Morgan Library. A rare book. READ MORE about THE MEDIEVAL CALENDAR: LOCATING TIME IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 136609
New York: George Braziller, (1988). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 230 pages. First edition. Spine of jacket faded, top corner bumped. A detailed analysis of THE BOOK OF HOURS, the so-called "best seller" of the late Middle Ages. Beautifully illustrated throughout.Jacket spine sunned. READ MORE about TIME SANCTIFIED, THE BOOK OF HOURS IN MEDIEVAL ART AND LIFE. With a foreword by Robert P. Bergman
Price: $80.00 Order nr. 28458
New York: Yale University Press, 2011. square 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 431 pages. First edition. A fine copy. Magnificent catalog of the newly renovated Islamic Art galleries at The Met. Glass, metal, books, ceramics, but above all textiles, carpets, embroideries, dress and ornaments. READ MORE about MASTERPIECES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ISLAMIC ART IN THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 136722
London: Sotheby and Co., 1928. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 8 pages and 5 plates. The illustrated version of the catalogue. According to William and Sylvia Peterson (The Kelmscott Chaucer, a Census), this copy in a binding by Lilian Barton-Wilson was sold by Arthur Fairfax Murray at this sale, purchased by Dutton, sold to Chaucer Head Book Shop, sold to John Saks, sold at Christie in 1983 to Sir Paul Getty and then sold by Sir..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF A COPY OF THE KELMSCOTT CHAUCER PRINTED UPON VELLUM AND OF THE EXTREMELY FINE...
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 106212
New York: Christie's, 1983. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 155 pages. Illustrated. This sale contained a complete collection of Kelmscott imprints printed on vellum, including the Chaucer. A fine copy. READ MORE about PRINTED BOOKS, FINE BINDINGS AND WESTERN ILLUMINATED MANSUCRIPTS INCLUDING THE JOHN A. SAKS...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 25265
New York: H.P. Kraus, n.d. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (vi), 94 pages. With 5 color plates and 52 halftones plates. Dust jacket has some tears and minor wear. Price list laid in. READ MORE about TWENTY-FIVE MANUSCRIPTS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 14164
ISSUED ON THE OCCASION OF THE 10TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS.
London: Maggs Bros Ltd., 1956. square 8vo. paper wrappers. 110 pages. ISSUED ON THE OCCASION OF THE 10TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS. Light uneven fading to the covers. Some wear to head and tail of spine. 110 items. Illustrated. READ MORE about RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. A SELECTION OF ATTRACTIVE ITEMS FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 136524
(London, England): Maggs Bros. n.d. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 36 pages. Maggs Catalogue 1407. 72 items with color illustrations. READ MORE about EUROPEAN BULLETIN 25. CATALOGUE 1407
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 136542
London: Maggs Bros. 1969. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 59 pages followed by 18 plates. With three page history of the firm and some related illustrations. With a subject index. A fine copy. READ MORE about A CATALOGUE OF MAGGS CATALOGUES, 1918-1968
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 14030
Bruxelles: Bibliotheque Royale Albert, 1984. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 120 pages. A catalogue of manuscripts from 1600-1984, includes both printed originals and facsimiles. Portion of a manuscript facsimile and colored illustration on cover. A fine copy. READ MORE about MANUSCRITS ET IMPRIMES ANCIENS EN FAC-SIMILE DE 1600 A 1984
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 88305
Chicago, IL: Newberry Library, 2001. oblong 4to. paper wrappers. 104 pages. First edition. A fine copy. Exhibition catalogue fully illustrated in color. READ MORE about CARTOGRAPHIC TREASURES OF THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY : THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY OCTOBER 10, 2001-JANUARI...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 136706
London: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., 1980. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xiii, 9-91+(1) pages. Catalogue for an auction held at Sotheby's on April 15, 1980. Entries for each of the five items include historical background and descriptions of each map. Many black and white illustrations, three in color with the frontispiece folded. List of prices realized and bidding slip loosely laid in. Covers loose from book and with some wrinkling, several pages offset, underlining in..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF HIGHLY IMPORTANT MAPS AND ATLASES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 69278