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(Illuminated Manuscripts).

EXHIBITION OF ITALIAN PANELS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH CENTURIES IN HONOR OF RICHARD OFFNER.

Hartford, CT: Wadsworth Atheneum, 1965. small square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 60 pages. A catalogue for an exhibition of Italian paintings, sculpture, textiles and illuminated manuscripts, honoring the well-known art historian and teacher on his seventy-fifth birthday. Well illustrated; with introduction and bibliography. Light wear to covers. READ MORE about EXHIBITION OF ITALIAN PANELS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH CENTURIES IN...

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 47931

(Illuminated Manuscripts). Ferrini, Bruce.

IMPORTANT ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS.

(Akron, OH): by the author, (2000). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 158 pages. Table of contents, preface, essay by Jonathan J.G. Alexander. suggestions for further reading. Includes Bibles, Italy and Spain, France and Flanders, literary manuscripts, and later manuscripts. Color illustrations throughout. Price list laid in. READ MORE about IMPORTANT ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 130779

(Illuminated Manuscripts). Fichtenau, Heinrich.

DIE LEHRBUCHER MAXIMILIANS I UND DIE ANFANGE DER FRAKTURSCHRIFT.

Hamburg: Maximilian Gesellschaft, 1961. 4to. cloth, gilt-stamped decoration on front board. 39, (3) pages. Text in German. A study of the development of book production during the reign of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I and the beginning of the Gothic script. Notes in margins of pages. Includes listing of manuscripts in the Austrian National Library. 44 plates in both color and black and white. READ MORE about DIE LEHRBUCHER MAXIMILIANS I UND DIE ANFANGE DER FRAKTURSCHRIFT

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 109447

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

FOUQUETS OF THE CONDE MUSEUM AT CHANTILLY: ETIENNE CHEVALIER'S BOOK OF HOURS.

(Paris, France): Editionis "Verve" n.d. folio. cloth, front cover gilt-stamped. unpaginated. Introductory comments by Henri Malo, Conservator of the Condé Museum. Color plates. Covers rubbed and scuffed at edges. Portions of text separated from covers. READ MORE about FOUQUETS OF THE CONDE MUSEUM AT CHANTILLY: ETIENNE CHEVALIER'S BOOK OF HOURS

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 130731

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

FRENCH AND FLEMISH ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS FROM CHICAGO COLLECTIONS.

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

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

GWYSANEY MANUSCRIPT NUMBER FOUR.

(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

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

GYLLENE BÖCKER NYFÖRVÄRV OCH NYUPPTÄCKTER.

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

(Illuminated Manuscripts). Harrsen, Meta.

CENTRAL EUROPEAN MANUSCRIPTS IN THE PIERPONT MORGAN.

New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1958. 4to. cloth, slipcase. x, 86, (2) pages followed by 90 plates. First edition of this beautifully produced catalogue printed at the Spiral Press in an edition limited to 850 copies of which only 750 copies were offered for sale. catalogue describes in depth 64 items. Well illustrated with 90 plates in black and white and seven plates in color, some of which are tipped-in. Slipcase rubbed along edges. READ MORE about CENTRAL EUROPEAN MANUSCRIPTS IN THE PIERPONT MORGAN

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 43800

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

HEINRICH DER LÖWE UND SEIN EVANGELIAR--EINE AUSSTELLUNG DER NIEDERSÄCHSISCHEN SPARKASSENSTIFTUNG.

(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

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

HIGDEN'S POLYCHRONICON, AN IMPORTATN ENGLISH MANUSCRIPT OF THE EARLY PART OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY, FROM THE LIBRARY OF WILLIAM CECIL, LORD BURGHLEY, HIGH TREASURER TO QUEEN ELIZABETH THE FIRST.

Warwickshire: Frank Hammond, n.d. small 8vo. paper wrappers. (8) pages and 2 plates. A sale catalogue describing this one item. READ MORE about HIGDEN'S POLYCHRONICON, AN IMPORTATN ENGLISH MANUSCRIPT OF THE EARLY PART OF THE FIFTEENTH...

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 9194

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

ILLUMINATED & CALLIGRAPHIC MANUSCRIPTS, AN EXHIBITION HELD AT THE FOGG ART MUSEUM & HOUGHTON LIBRARY.

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

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

ILLUMINATED BOOKS OF THE MIDDLE AGES AND RENAISSANCE.

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

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

ILLUMINATED BOOKS OF THE MIDDLE AGES AND RENAISSANCE.

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

(Illuminated Manuscripts). King, James C. and Werner Vogler.

THE CULTURE OF THE ABBEY OF ST. GALL.

Stuttgart, Germany: Belser Verlag, (1991). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 252 pages. Contents, foreword by Vogler, afterword by King, chronology, general bibliography, authors' addresses, photographic credits, index of persons and places. 34 color plates, 68 black and white illustrations. Contributors include Dieter Geuenich, Ivo Auf der Maur, Johannes Duft, Walter Berschin, Christoph Eggenberger, Peter Ochsenbein, Stefan Sonderegger, Heinz Horat, Hans Martin Gubler, and Rosamond McKitterick. READ MORE about THE CULTURE OF THE ABBEY OF ST. GALL

Price: $60.00 Order nr. 130852

(Illuminated Manuscripts). König, Eberhard.

LEUCHTENDES MITTELALTER NEUE FOLGE II: DREIUNDDREIßIG MITTELALTERLICHE HANDSCHRIFTEN AUS BYZANZ, ITALIEN, FRANKREICH, DEUTSCHLAND, FLANDERN UND DEN NIEDERLANDEN VOM 11. BIS ZUM FRÜHEN 16. JAHRHUNDERT.

(Rotthalmünster, Germany): Heribert Tenschert, 1998. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 480 pages. Text in German, with English summaries to all items at the beginning of each description. Foreword by Tenschert, table of contents, introduction by the author, index of authors, translators, and editors. Contributions by Gaudenz Freuler, Johannes Gottfried Mayer, Kurt Ruh, Karin Schneider, John Sharpe, and Heribert Tenschert. Color illustrations throughout. Commentary on illuminated manuscripts from across Europe. READ MORE about LEUCHTENDES MITTELALTER NEUE FOLGE II: DREIUNDDREIßIG MITTELALTERLICHE HANDSCHRIFTEN AUS BYZANZ,...

Price: $140.00 Order nr. 130784

(Illuminated Manuscripts). Lynskey, Marie.

ILLUMINATION FOR CALLIGRAPHERS.

Wellingborough: Thorsons Publishers Limited, (1990). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 143+(1) pages. First edition. The complete guide for the ambitious calligrapher, covering subjects such as decorative borders, historiated initials, designing illuminated charts, and decorative maps. Illustrated and indexed. READ MORE about ILLUMINATION FOR CALLIGRAPHERS

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 126295

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

LES MANUSCRITS A PEINTURE EN FRANCE DU XIIIe AU XVIE SIÈCLE.

Paris: Bibliothèque Nationale, 1955. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xx, 190, (2), 10, (2) pages, with 44 illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition of illuminated manuscripts, with a preface by André Malraux. Frederic Goff's copy with his name and acquistion date in corner of front free endpaper. READ MORE about LES MANUSCRITS A PEINTURE EN FRANCE DU XIIIe AU XVIE SIÈCLE

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 47992

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

MARKUS UND DER LÖWE: DIE EVANGELISTEN UND IHRE SYMBOLE IM CODEX MILLENARIUS.

Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck-u. Verlagsanstalt, 1977. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. unpaginated. Text in German. Publisher's foreword, introduction by Willibrord Neumüller and Kurt Holter. Color plates with gilding of the four gospel writers and their symbols. Dust jacket soiled and chipped at edges. READ MORE about MARKUS UND DER LÖWE: DIE EVANGELISTEN UND IHRE SYMBOLE IM CODEX MILLENARIUS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 130558

(Illuminated Manuscripts). Medica, Massimo.

IL LIBRO D'ORE DI BONAPARTE GHISLIERI.

Facsimile with accompanying hardcover commentary
Modena: Franco Cosimo Panini, 2008. 8vo. morocco binding adorned with silver and enamel work and semi-preciuos stones, clamshell case. 274, 247 pages. Facsimile with accompanying hardcover commentary. One of 980 copies. This extremely refined masterwork of the Italian Renaissance (1503) was commissioned by Bonaparte Ghislieri, who belonged to a leading family of Bologna. Also Bolognese was the calligrapher, Pietro Antonio Sallando (a grammarian at the city's university and a renowned calligraphy master). A treasury of... READ MORE about IL LIBRO D'ORE DI BONAPARTE GHISLIERI

Price: $11,250.00 Order nr. 105364

(Illuminated Manuscripts). Metz, Dr. Peter (editor).

GOLDEN GOSPELS OF ECHTERNACH, CODEX AUREUS EPTERNACENSIS.

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, (1957). 4to. cloth, slipcase. 96 pages of text and 108 pages of color and monochrome plates. History with many illustrations of this early Luxemburg illuminated manuscript. Text based on the German text by Dr. Metz. Light sunning to edge of slipcase, else fine. READ MORE about GOLDEN GOSPELS OF ECHTERNACH, CODEX AUREUS EPTERNACENSIS

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 37631

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

MINIATURE DEL RINASCIMENTO. CATALOGO DELLA MOSTRA.

Città del Vaticano: Biblioteca Vaticana, 1950. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 90, (2), i-xxi, (2) pages. First edition. Italian illuminated manuscripts from the 15th century were the focus of this 1950 exhibition at the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. 160 of the Vatican's most precious books were on display. All are Catalogueed here and many are pictured in black & white. 2 color reproductions. Indexed. In Italian. Indentation in front cover and first few pages. READ MORE about MINIATURE DEL RINASCIMENTO. CATALOGO DELLA MOSTRA

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 62883

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

MINIATURES FROM A FRENCH HORAE, BRITISH MUSEUM ADD. MS. 16997, FIFTEEN TH CENTURY. REPRODUCED IN HONOUR OF JOHN ALEXANDER HERBERT.

N.P. Printed for the Subscribers, 1927. 8vo. quarter parchment. (xiv) pages followed by 18 plates. With portrait of Herbert and one plate in full color. With four page greeting to Herbert loosely inserted. READ MORE about MINIATURES FROM A FRENCH HORAE, BRITISH MUSEUM ADD. MS. 16997, FIFTEEN TH CENTURY. REPRODUCED IN...

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 24857

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

MINIATURES OF THE RENAISSANCE, CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION.

Vatican City: Vatican Library, 1950. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, color cover label. 96, (2) pages followed by 31 plates in black and white. With an 18 page introduction by Anselmo Maria Albarada. Well annotated descriptions 160 items. Some foxing of covers. READ MORE about MINIATURES OF THE RENAISSANCE, CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 40151

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

A MIRROR OF MANUSCRIPTS, SPECULUM MANUSCRIPTORUM.

Southport, CN: Laurence Witten Rare Books, 1983. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 96 pages. A sale catalogue of fifty-two important early manuscripts, including many illuminated books of hours, breviaries, missals and an unusual illuminated English prayer scroll dating from 1430. Well illustrated, with many plates in full color. Price list loosely inserted. Ink ownership inscription in corner of title page. READ MORE about A MIRROR OF MANUSCRIPTS, SPECULUM MANUSCRIPTORUM

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 45274

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

MISSALE.

(Budapest, Hungary): Helikon Kiadó, 1989). 8vo. cloth, paper spine and illuminated cover labels bound in portfolio. unpaginated. Text in Hungarian and Latin. Facsimile, in color, of a medieval illuminated manuscript, in Latin, in the collections of the Hungarian Museum in Budapest (National Library Latin Codex 221). Accompanied by a guidebook in Hungarian by Zoltánné Soltész. portfolio torn at bottom of spine. Guidebook tanned. READ MORE about MISSALE

Price: $85.00 Order nr. 125296

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