THE STAMMHEIM MISSAL.
Los Angeles, CA: Getty Museum Studies on Art, (2001). square 8vo. paper wrappers. 94 pages. First edition. A fine copy. READ MORE about THE STAMMHEIM MISSAL
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 136529
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TEXT MANUSCRIPTS AND DOCUMENTS: 2200BC TO 1600AD.
London: Sam Fogg Rare Books, (1995). 4to. stiff paper wraapers. 209 pages. Catalogue 16. Bookseller's catalogue which fully describes 140 items. Well illustrated in b&w and color images. READ MORE about TEXT MANUSCRIPTS AND DOCUMENTS: 2200BC TO 1600AD
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 136709
ROMANESQUE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
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
MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE MINIATURES FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART.
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
THE ART OF THE MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS.
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
WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES 10 DECEMBER 1980, THE PROPERTY OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE ROBINSON TRUST, MARK LANSBURGHI ESQ., HEYTHROP COLLEGE, SOTHEBY'S LONDON AUCTION CATALOGUE.
London: Sotheby, Parke Bernet & Co., 1983. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 153, (7) pages. Auction, December 10, 1980, of Western items, including numerous missals and prayer books. 123 lots. Prices realized sheet laid in. READ MORE about WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES 10 DECEMBER 1980, THE PROPERTY OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE ROBINSON...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 136600
WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES.
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
WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES.
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
THE ART OF ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, ILLUSTRATED SACRED WRITINGS.
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
LATE MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, 1350 - 1525, IN THE HOUGHTON LIBRARY.
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
THE MEDIEVAL CALENDAR: LOCATING TIME IN THE MIDDLE AGES.
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
TIME SANCTIFIED, THE BOOK OF HOURS IN MEDIEVAL ART AND LIFE. With a foreword by Robert P. Bergman.
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
BIBLES AND BESTIARIES: A GUIDE TO ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux and J. Pierpont Morgan Library, (1994). square 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 64 pages. First edition. A fine copy. Magnificently illustrated with 87 examples from the world renowned collection of the Pierpont Morgan Library, this is the first book on illuminated manuscripts written specifically for younger readers. We consider it an excellent general introduction to the subject for adults as well. It is a concise text that gives a very..... READ MORE about BIBLES AND BESTIARIES: A GUIDE TO ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 136533
MASTERPIECES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ISLAMIC ART IN THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART.
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
MONTAGUE RHODES JAMES.
London: Scolar Press, (1980). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 461 pages. First edition. A fine copy. Biography of this author of ghost stories and leading antiquarian with specialties in bibliography and paleography. Includes a bibliography of his writings. READ MORE about MONTAGUE RHODES JAMES
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 31497
CATALOGUE OF A COPY OF THE KELMSCOTT CHAUCER PRINTED UPON VELLUM AND OF THE EXTREMELY FINE MANUSCRIPT OF VIRGIL'S AENEID, BY WILLIAM MORRIS, THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN.
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
INCOMPARABLE COLLECTION OF KELMSCOTT, WILLIAM MORRIS FORMED BY SIR SYDNEY COCKERELL, LITT.D. TOGETHER WITH HIS DISTINGUISHED COLLECTIONS OF THE ASHENDENE PRESS AND THE DOVES PRESS.
London: Sotheby & Co., 1956. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 63 pages. This is the illustrated version with four plates of this auction sale. Prices realized written in pencil. Spine ends frayed, else near fine. READ MORE about INCOMPARABLE COLLECTION OF KELMSCOTT, WILLIAM MORRIS FORMED BY SIR SYDNEY COCKERELL, LITT.D....
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 15659
PRINTED BOOKS, FINE BINDINGS AND WESTERN ILLUMINATED MANSUCRIPTS INCLUDING THE JOHN A. SAKS COLLECTION OF THE KELMSCOTT PRESS PRINTED ON VELLUM.
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. READ MORE about PRINTED BOOKS, FINE BINDINGS AND WESTERN ILLUMINATED MANSUCRIPTS INCLUDING THE JOHN A. SAKS...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 25265
TWENTY-FIVE MANUSCRIPTS.
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
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, INCUNABULA AND AMERICANA FROM THE FAMOUS LIBRARIES OF THE MOST HON. THE MARQUESS OF LOTHIAN, C.H.
New York: American Art Association, 1932. 4to. cloth. viii, 84 pages. McKay 9397. Rebound in later cloth. A fine copy. Preface by Seymour De Ricci. A pivotal sale in the history of bookselling. DeRicci described the collection of 35 manuscripts and 2135 books as "the most valuable and interesting to be sold by auction since the Robert Hoe sales ...." Scandal resulting from bidding arrangements made between Mitchell Kennerley and Barnet J. Beyer led to..... READ MORE about ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, INCUNABULA AND AMERICANA FROM THE FAMOUS LIBRARIES OF THE MOST HON. THE...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 6824
BOOKS IN MANUSCRIPT, A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THEIR STUDY AND USE.
New York: Empire State Book Company, 1927. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. xv, 208 pages. Second U.S. impression of the second edition, revised. Preliminary pages foxed, else very good. With 8 plates. Includes a long chapter on literary forgeries. READ MORE about BOOKS IN MANUSCRIPT, A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THEIR STUDY AND USE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 102745
ANCIENT MEDIAEVAL AND MODERN. A CATALOGUE OF MSS. & BOOKS.
Being Recent Acquisitions, Comprising Babylonian tables, Papri, Illuminated and Text Manuscripts. Early Chinese Printing, Incunabula, Reformation books, French literature. Armorial and decorative bindings.
London: Maggs Bros Ltd., 1956. square 8vo. paper wrappers. 40, (1) pages. Being Recent Acquisitions, Comprising Babylonian tables, Papri, Illuminated and Text Manuscripts. Early Chinese Printing, Incunabula, Reformation books, French literature. Armorial and decorative bindings. Light uneven fading to the covers. Near fine. Illustrated. 100 items. Index. READ MORE about ANCIENT MEDIAEVAL AND MODERN. A CATALOGUE OF MSS. & BOOKS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 136526
RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. A SELECTION OF ATTRACTIVE ITEMS FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.
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
EUROPEAN BULLETIN 25. CATALOGUE 1407.
(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
A CATALOGUE OF MAGGS CATALOGUES, 1918-1968.
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