(Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle). de Hamel, Christopher.

SYDNEY CARLYLE COCKERELL.

The Robert L. Nikirk Lecture 2000, New Series, Number 1
New York: Grolier Club, 2001. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 23+(1) pages. The Robert L. Nikirk Lecture 2000, New Series, Number 1. Transcript of a lecture about the life of Sydney Carlyle Cockerell given in 2000 as part of the Robert L. Nikirk Lecture Series at the Grolier Club. Booklet designed by Jerry Kelly. Text set in Comenius Roman type designed by Hermann Zapf on Mohawk Vellum paper. READ MORE about SYDNEY CARLYLE COCKERELL

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 92365

(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

Price: $200.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136558

(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

Price: $150.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136561

(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

Price: $40.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136657

(Thomas, Alan G.). De Hamel, Christopher and Richard A. Linenthal (edi.

FINE BOOKS AND BOOK COLLECTING BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS ACQUIRED FROM ALAN G. THOMAS AND DESCRIBED BY HIS CUSTOMERS ON THE OCCASION OF HIS SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY.

Leamington Spa: James Hall, 1981. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. x, 72 pages. First edition. Fine in fine jacket. Thomas died in 1992. With 42 illustrations. READ MORE about FINE BOOKS AND BOOK COLLECTING BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS ACQUIRED FROM ALAN G. THOMAS AND DESCRIBED...

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 14597