N.P. Pierpont Morgan Library, n.d. 8vo. 12 prints loosely inserted in envelope. unpaginated. A set of 12 reproductions of the Da Costa hours, originally made in Bruges for a king or prince of Portugal, either Manuel I of Joao III. Color illustrations with descriptive text included. READ MORE about THE DA COSTA HOURS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 132203
New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978. 8vo. cloth. x, 109 pages followed by 12 pages of plates. First edition, limited to 250 copies bound in cloth. Catalogue of this valuable gift given to the Pierpont Morgan Library in 1977. Named after the library's founder and his wife, the collection includes illuminated Mediaeval and Renaissance manuscripts, incunabula, printed books, autographed letters and manuscripts, and musical manuscripts and letters. READ MORE about THE DANNIE AND HETTIE HEINEMAN COLLECTION
Price: $14.00 Order nr. 55942
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1948. 4to. later quarter cloth, decorated paper-covered boards. 10 pages, plates. Items offered for sale by Quaritch. Foldout frontispiece and nine black and white foldout plates. 17 lots, with detailed descriptive information about each. Boards stained and warped. Endpapers foxed. Text undamaged. READ MORE about DESCRIPTIONS OF THREE MINIATURES FOUR MANUSCRIPTS AND TEN PRINTED BOOKS OF THE FIRST IMPORTANCE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 114520
Five boxed sets
Paris: Unesco, 1963. 8vo. plastic boxes. Five boxed sets. Five plastic boxes containing 150 color slides from the former collection of H.P. Kraus. Each box with 30 color slides and a descriptive pamphlet in French, English, and Spanish with historical background and description of each slide in each series. With Unesco, Series 4, which contains Iranian illuminated manuscripts from circa 1410-1596; Series 14, which contains slides of 12 Czech illuminated manuscripts from c. 1085-1364; Series..... READ MORE about DISPOSITIVES D'OEUVRES D'ART
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 76027
Oxford: Bodleian Library, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. 10 pages followed by 22 pages of plates. First published 1954. Number 10 of the Bodleian Picture Books Series. With an index of the 22 black-and-white plate pages. Edges lightly tanned, minor soiling. READ MORE about ENGLISH ILLUMINATION OF THE THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH CENTURIES
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 102293
London: The Society of Scribes and Illumators, 1956. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 31+(1) pages. Exhibition of 137 calligraphic works sponsored by the Society, October-November 1956. List of officers and members. Advertisements. Cockerell designed and produced the marbled paper covers. Wrappers lightly soiled. READ MORE about EXHIBITION OF CALLIGRAPHY LETTERING & ILLUMINATING, 1956
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 115352
Sponsored by The Guild of Book Workers.
New York: The Guild of Book Workers, (1959). 8vo. paper wrappers. (28) pages. Sponsored by The Guild of Book Workers. One page introduction by Laura Young. Contains descriptions of the books in the exhibition, incluindg 24 black-and-white photographs. Covers soiled. READ MORE about EXHIBITION OF HAND BOOKBINDING, CASEMAKING, RESTORATION CALLIGRAPHY & ILLUMINATION, AND...
Price: $24.00 Order nr. 11966
London, England: Architectural Association, 1936. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 15+(1) pages. Foreword by C.H. St. J. Hornby, list of exhibitors. Black and white frontispiece. Covers soiled; light spotty soiling in text. READ MORE about EXHIBITION OF PRESENT-DAY CALLIGRAPHY AND ILLUMINATION ORGANISED BY THE SOCIETY OF SCRIBES AND...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 125697
New York: Society of Scribes, 1986. large 8vo. paper wrappers. 40 pages. Accompanies an exhibition of fine calligraphy. Reproduces many fine works from the exhibit. READ MORE about FACULTY EXHIBIT, INNOVATIONS '86
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 51048
(San Francisco, CA: Fine Print), 1982. 4to. self paper wrappers. 121-159+(1) pages. Volume 8, Number 4. Includes bibliographies, reviews of recent fine press publications, feature article, and exhibition notices. "Focus on Calligraphy" issue. Black and white illustrations. Classified advertisements loosely inserted. READ MORE about FINE PRINT: A REVIEW FOR THE ARTS OF THE BOOK
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 129343
Chicago: Newberry Library, 1969. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. 24 illuminated manuscripts are illustrated and described in detail. Some illustrations are in color. Acquisition date in ink in corner of front cover. READ MORE about FRENCH AND FLEMISH ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS FROM CHICAGO COLLECTIONS
Price: $13.00 Order nr. 6243
Graz: Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, 1986. 8vo. paper wrappers. xiv, 138 pages. General catalogue, including bibliographies, works on the art of the book, prints, and facsimile editions of important manuscripts. Illustrated. READ MORE about GENERAL CATALOGUE
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 49183
London: British Museum, 1923. 8vo. boards. 49 pages and 20 plates. Six pages on binding and one plate. READ MORE about GUIDE TO THE EXHIBITED MANUSCRIPTS, PART III ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS AND BINDINGS OF MANUSCRIPTS...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 9193
London: British Museum, 1899. 8vo. original stiff paper wrappers. 139 pages. Revised from 1895 first edition. Chapters on Royal autographs and books, Biblical Mss., Seals, etc. Paper spine repaired. Some foxing. READ MORE about GUIDE TO THE MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, CHARTERS, SEALS, ILLUMINATIONS AND BINDINGS EXHIBITED IN...
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 75082
(Houston, TX): University of Houston, Special Collections, 1969. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (12) pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Foreword by Edward G. Holley, then Director of Libraries. Description of a small 13th century Bible. Includes comments on the illustrations by Art Department Chair Peter W. Guenther. Endnotes. Two color tipped in photographs and black and white illustrations. READ MORE about GWYSANEY MANUSCRIPT NUMBER FOUR
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 126757
Stockholm: Nationalmuseum, 1987. square 8vo. decorated cloth. 79+(1) pages. Text in Swedish. Catalogue of an exhibition at the National Museum in Stockholm, 1987-8 of illuminated manuscripts. Foreword by Per Bjurström. Three introductory essays with endnotes. 93 entries with black and white illustrations of many and a few color illustrations. Index and list of photographic credits. Ex-library with markings. READ MORE about GYLLENE BÖCKER NYFÖRVÄRV OCH NYUPPTÄCKTER
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 114619
Hamburg: Dr. Jörn Günther Antiquariat, 1997. large 4to. cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. 288 pages. Catalogue No.5 from the bookseller, specialising in medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts and miniatures, incunabula and early printed works. Beautifully produced with vivid detail, this volume treats German-language manuscripts and miniatures from the 9th to 18th centuries. Contains 58 entries, depicted for the most part with full-page illustrations in rich color. In-depth descriptions; brief English summary provided. Entry no. 3 is..... READ MORE about HANDSCHRIFTEN UND MINIATUREN AUS DEM DEUTSCHEN SPRACHGEBIET
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 65447
(Hannover, Germany: Scherrerdruck, 1989). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 54 pages. Text in German. Introduction by Dietrich H. Hoppenstedt, chair of the foundation. The work of Heinrich der Löwe (1129/30-1195). 21 color plates. READ MORE about HEINRICH DER LÖWE UND SEIN EVANGELIAR--EINE AUSSTELLUNG DER NIEDERSÄCHSISCHEN SPARKASSENSTIFTUNG
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 126147
(New York: Amsterdam Continental Types, 1960). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, paper spine label. (62) pages. Lists 170 items and has many illustrations Also contains a list of type-faces designed by Zapf. Loosely inserted in a commemorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about HERMANN ZAPF, CALLIGRAPHER, TYPE-DESIGNER AND TYPOGRAPHER AN EXHIBITION ARRANGED AND CIRCULATED...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 10995
Cambridge: n.p., 1955. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 45, (3) pages followed by 80 plates. With an introduction by Hanns Swarzenski and a foreword by William A. Jackson. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about ILLUMINATED & CALLIGRAPHIC MANUSCRIPTS, AN EXHIBITION HELD AT THE FOGG ART MUSEUM &...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 76623
Baltimore: The Walters Art Gallery, 1949. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 85 pages and 80 plates. An exhibition catalogue. Wrappers slightly faded. READ MORE about ILLUMINATED BOOKS OF THE MIDDLE AGES AND RENAISSANCE
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 9197
Baltimore: The Walters Art Gallery, 1949. 4to. cloth-backed boards with original cover laid down on cloth as issued. xiv, 85 pages and 80 plates. An exhibition catalogue. Some foxing. READ MORE about ILLUMINATED BOOKS OF THE MIDDLE AGES AND RENAISSANCE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 47070
Boston, MA: Carter, Hendee and Co., 1833. 8vo. original cloth, paper spine label. xvi, 186 pages. Table of contents, journal of proceedings. The August 1832 meeting of the American Institute of Instruction, which met in Boston. Includes "A Prize Essay on Penmanship." Introductory discourse by Francis C. Gray. Lectures by George Ticknor, George Hayward, Walter B. Johnson, John Pierpont, B.B. Foster, A.B. Alcott, and Asa Rand. Foster's essay is on the teaching of penmanship (pp..... READ MORE about THE INTRODUCTORY DISCOURSE AND THE LECTURES DELIVERED BEFORE THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF...
Price: $325.00 Order nr. 121712
Esposizione: dal 19 al 26 Aprile, Vendita: 27 Aprile, Ore 16,30
Milano: Libreria Antiqvaria di Ulrico Hoepli, 1933. 4to. dust jacket over stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 73, (iii) pages followed by 48 plates. Esposizione: dal 19 al 26 Aprile, Vendita: 27 Aprile, Ore 16,30. Text in Italian. Blogie VI 500. Catalogue of an auction listing 116 lots. Items offered include autographs, manuscripts, incunabula, and XVIth-century to modern books. Descriptions followed by 48 plates, many of which fold out. Columbia University bookplate on inside front wrapper. Corners..... READ MORE about INVNABVLI MANOSCRITTI AVTOGRAFI LIBRI ILLVSTRATI DAL SECOLO XVI AL XIX VENDITA ALL'ASTA IN ROMA
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 95751
Fair Lawn, NJ: Haywood House, 1971. small 4to. plastic slide covers on most volumes though some are bound in paper wrappers with four issues to a booklet. not paginated, but 15-20 pages each. Edited by Bill Haywood. Each issue contains a feature article, biographical sketch and portrait, book review, and letters to the editor. Illustrated. This run goes from Volume I, No.1 to Volume VI, No.4 complete and Volume XI, No.1 to Volume XIV, No.4..... READ MORE about ITALIX, THE CALLIGRAPHIC QUARTERLY
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 79384
