(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
New York: The Viking Press, (1965). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 176 pages. First U.S. edition. Well illustrated history. Some cover soiling. READ MORE about MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT PAINTING
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 8286
Facsimile with accompanying hardcover commentary
Modena: Franco Cosimo Panini, 2009. Large Miniature. Bound by hand (gilded silver binding covers and spine), clamshell case. 30, 333 pages. Facsimile with accompanying hardcover commentary. One of 980 copies. With its extraordinary binding and highly elaborate illumination work, while very small, this precious Book of Hours must be considered an absolute masterpiece. The Commentary: The work is accompanied by a book with commentary, edited by Pier Luigi Mulas, with writings by Marco Collareta, Jean-Baptiste... READ MORE about IL LIBRO D'ORE TORRIANI
Price: $8,750.00 Order nr. 105361
(Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: D.S. Brewer for the Dean and Chapter of Hereford Cathedral, 1993). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xxxiv, 158 pages, plates. Table of contents, preface and acknowledgments, list of plates, introduction, appendix, addenda, index of manuscripts, general index, index of incipits, plates. Contribution on the bindings by Michael Gullick. Black and white frontispiece. Color and black and white plates follow text. Three post cards laid in. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS OF HEREFORD CATHEDRAL LIBRARY
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 130620
London: Faber and Faber, (1945). 8vo. cloth. x, 22 pages followed by 22 pages of plates. In the twelfth century a series of large bibles was produced in England, the best known of which is now in Winchester Cathedral. Forty-four illuminations and drawings from this magnificent work are here reproduced, with an introduction, information on the six artists, and notes concerning each plate. Minor fading to spine. Covers lightly soiled. Minor foxing to preliminary pages. READ MORE about THE ARTISTS OF THE WINCHESTER BIBLE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 47921
London, England: Sotheby's, 2002. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 82 pages. Auction, June 18, 2002. Lots 33 and 34 of an auction of illuminated manuscripts. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about THE ORACLES OF LEO THE WISE AND THE PONTIFICAL OF FERRY DU CLUGNY
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 133652
Facsimile with accompanying hardcover commentary
Modena: Franco Cosimo Panini, 2011. small 8vo. full velvet, all edges gilt, metal book casing, enamel designs, leather slipcase. 235, 223 pages. Facsimile with accompanying hardcover commentary. Towards 1485, Lorenzo de 'Medici commissioned the most successful miniature painters of Florence for which they were to create three luxurious Books of Hours to be allocated to his daughters as wedding presents. Of these little books, the first, now housed in Monaco, was given to Lucretia, who... READ MORE about ORE MEDICI ROTHSCHILD
Price: $11,500.00 Order nr. 108859
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1966. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 108 pages, with plates. First volume in the Bodleian's "Illuminated Manuscripts" series. A bibliography of illuminated manuscripts held by the Bodleian Library as noted in the title. Color frontispiece. 906 entries. Concordance of Bodleian shelf-marks, indices of other manuscripts cited, dated or datable manuscripts, texts and authors, illuminators and scribes, persons (mainly owners), coats of arms, and places. List of illustrations. 66 pages of black and... READ MORE about ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY OXFORD 1: GERMAN, DUTCH, FLEMISH, FRENCH AND...
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 109449
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
