Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1988. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. vi, 32, (2) pages. Illustrated. Name in ink in corner of title page. READ MORE about SAINTS, SCRIBES, AND SCHOLARS, AN EXHIBITION OF ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT S AND EARLY PRINTED BOOKS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 31438
Foreword by Frederick B. Adams, Jr.
New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1964. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 84 pages followed by 32 plates. Foreword by Frederick B. Adams, Jr. Limited to 1750 copies. Illustrated. Name in ink. Covers faded. READ MORE about THE BOOK OF HOURS OF CATHERINE OF CLEVES
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 9554
New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1968. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 52 pages followed by 57 plates. With a full color frontispiece. Spine faded. READ MORE about THE GLAZIER COLLECTION OF ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 9981
New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1959. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 34 pages and 37 plates including a number in full color. Covers slightly faded. READ MORE about MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE WILLIAM S. GLAZIER COLLECTION
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 9202
London: British Museum, 1907. 8vo. cloth-backed board wrapper enclosing text and plates, paper spine label. Have the following parts of this five volume set: IV. 1928. 38 pages. 50 plates. Hinge of slipcase at top is broken. Price is per item. READ MORE about REPRODUCTIONS FROM ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS. SERIES II. FIFTY PLATES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 75535
South Brunswick and New York: A.S.Barnes, (1973). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 356 pages. First edition. Traces the development of the illuminated manuscript; illustrated with 216 figures and 30 colored plates. Contains a bibliography of books on the subject. Jacket chipped with tape repair and a piece along the top edge of the back cover lacking. READ MORE about THE ART OF THE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 42302
South Brunswick and New York: A.S.Barnes, (1973). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 356 pages. First edition. Traces the development of the illuminated manuscript; illustrated with 216 figures and 30 colored plates. Contains a bibliography of books on the subject. Jacket chipped. Ink ownership stamp at bottom of free endpaper. READ MORE about THE ART OF THE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 103119
2 volumes.
Florence, Italy: Pantheon [printed in Italy for the Pegasus Press and designed at the Officina Bodoni] / New York: Harcourt Brace and Co., n.d. but 1928. 4to. cloth, spine gilt-stamped, top edges gilt. xx,(ii),132; (iv) pages, with 101 and 159 additional leaves in vols. I and II respectively. 2 volumes. First edition. In the 1920's, the Pegasus Press (or "À l'enseigne du Pégase") of John Holroyd-Reece, based in Paris, published a number of art books..... READ MORE about ENGLISH ILLUMINATION
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 130557
London: British Museum, 1967. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 56 pages followed by 16 plates. With four plates in color. READ MORE about ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS EXHIBITED IN THE GRENVILLE LIBRARY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 17087
London: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., 1981. 4to. boards. 119 pages. The illustrated version with some plates in color. READ MORE about WESTERN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, THE PROPERTY OF THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 6977
3 Volumes.
London, England: Sotheby's, 1992-4. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 131, (5); 91, (9); 135, (7) pages. 3 Volumes. Auctions, June 23, 1992, December 6, 1993, and December 5, 1994. 95, 75, and 99 lots, respectively. Black and white illustrations throughout each volume. READ MORE about WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 131551
Chestnut Hill, MA: University Press of Boston College, 1999. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. First edition. The Connolly Book of Hours is a beautiful example of fifteenth-century French manuscript art preserved in the collection of the John J. Burns Library at Boston College. Comprised of gospel readings, commemorative prayers for the saints and the Little Office of Our Lady, this Book of Hours provided a wide range of topics for the decorations of..... READ MORE about REFLECTIONS ON THE CONNOLLY BOOK OF HOURS
Price: $19.95 Order nr. 63805
N.P. Collins, (1966). 12mo. paper wrappers. 26 pages of text followed by 28 plates. Reprint. The 28 plates are in color. READ MORE about IRISH ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS OF THE EARLY CHRISTIAN PERIOD
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 8018
2 Volumes.
(Woodbridge, Suffolk, England): D.S. Brewer for the University of Tasmania, (1985). 4to. cloth, gilt-stamped spine, cloth slipcase. (vi), 152; (x), plates. 2 Volumes. Reprint, with revisions and corrections from the first edition (1982). Table of contents, acknowledgments, list of abbreviations, introduction, endnotes, index. Volume I text only. Volume II with plates, seven in color, 259 black and white. Discusses manuscripts from before the Norman conquest until 1235. READ MORE about MANUSCRIPTS FROM ST. ALBANS ABBEY 1066-1235
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 130563
Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck u Verlagsanstalt, 1987. 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 160, (2) pages, plates. Table of contents, Foreword, introduction, index. Flemish and Burgundian illuminated manuscripts in the Austrian National Library.112 color and black and white plates follow text. READ MORE about FLÄMISCHE BUCHMALEREI HANDSCHRIFTEN UND INKUNABELSAMMLUNG DER ÖSTERREICHISCHEN NATIONALBIBLIOTHEK
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 133282
Introduction and Legends by Jean Longnon ... and Raymond Cazelles. Preface by Millard Meiss.
New York: George Braziller, (1969). small 4to. cloth, slipcase. 26, (6) pages followed by the facsimile plates and text. Introduction and Legends by Jean Longnon ... and Raymond Cazelles. Preface by Millard Meiss. Brilliantly reproduced in full color. Near fine condition in the original slipcase. READ MORE about THE TRÈS RICHES HEURES OF JEAN, DUKE OF BERRY, MUSEÉ CONDÉ, CHANTILLY
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 28438
Dublin, Ireland: Trinity College, n.d. 16mo. stiff paper wrappers, spiral bound. unpaginated. Brief descriptive text. Twelve color illustrations of the Book of Kells. READ MORE about TWELVE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE BOOK OF KELLS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 131374
London, England: Day and Son, (1860). 4to. cloth. unpaginated. Introductory essay by M. Digby Wyatt. List of the plates. Frontispiece. Covers rubbed and scuffed at edges and along spine. Lacks plates. Endpapers tanned. READ MORE about THE ART OF ILLUMINATING AS PRACTISED IN EUROPE FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 130614
Firenze: Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, 1976. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 20 pages. Text in Italian. A catalogue of manuscripts in the library, with 217 entries with introductory comments. Wrappers lightly tanned. READ MORE about L' UOMO, IL LAVORO, L'AMBIENTE NELLE MINIATURE LAURENZIANE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 115423
(London, England): Victoria and Albert Museum, (1984). 8vo. cloth, decorated endpapers, slipcase with inlaid color illustration. 126, (2) pages. Table of contents, list of abbreviations, introduction, list of figures, endnotes. Black and white frontispiece, 30 black and white illustrations in text. 32 color plates follow text. READ MORE about PLAYFAIR HOURS: A LATE FIFTEENTH CENTURY ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT FROM ROUEN
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 131252
New York: George Braziller, (1977). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 126 pages. First edition. Beautifully illustrated with 48 full color plates. READ MORE about LATE ANTIQUE AND EARLY CHRISTIAN BOOK ILLUMINATION
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 30379
New York: George Braziller, (1978). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 119 pages. First edition. Many plates in color. READ MORE about IMPERIAL MUGHAL PAINTING
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 121617
New York: Thomas Yoseloff, (1960). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 39 pages. Description of the work with eight full color illustrations. Jacket soiled and with tears. Bookplate. READ MORE about THE VIENNA GENESIS
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 36214
London: Sotheby's, 1985. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Unpaginated. A catalogue to a sale of important illuminated manuscripts and other early works, including many fine bindings. 112 entries in all. Sale of June 25th. Well illustrated, much in full color. Spine faded. READ MORE about WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MIMIATURES
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 48532
London: Sotheby's, (1984). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. Fully describes 71 items. Sale of December 11. Well illustrated with descriptions of many of the items, some in color. READ MORE about WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 35348
