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CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, FRENCH ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, FINE OLD AND MODERN BINDINGS.

London: Sotheby and Co., 1929. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 70 pages + fold-out illustrations. Sale held March 21-22. 395 lots. Catalogue includes illuminated manuscripts, French illustrated books and fine old and modern bindings. Contains black-and-white fold-out illustrations of manuscripts and book bindings and a full color frontispiece. From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. Wrappers chipped along edges. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, FRENCH ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, FINE OLD AND MODERN...

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 102426

Child, Heather.

GOLD IN MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATION.

(London: John Roberts Press), n.d. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (8) pages. A brief introduction. Scarce. READ MORE about GOLD IN MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATION

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 50751

Cirker, Blanche (editor).

BOOK OF KELLS, SELECTED PLATES IN FULL COLOR.

New York: Dover Publications, 1982. 4to. paper wrappers. 32 pages. A selection of the unique and distinctive pages from this classic book. Full color throughout. Covers show fading along hinge. READ MORE about BOOK OF KELLS, SELECTED PLATES IN FULL COLOR

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 33959

(Color Printing). 802.

SEVEN CENTURIES OF COLOUR, 14TH TO 20TH CENTURY, A CATALOGUE OF ILLUMINATED MSS., MINIATURES AND PRINTED BOOKS ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR.

London: Maggs Bros. (1951). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 144 pages. Catalogue no.802. Many plates. Near fine. READ MORE about SEVEN CENTURIES OF COLOUR, 14TH TO 20TH CENTURY, A CATALOGUE OF ILLUMINATED MSS., MINIATURES AND...

Price: $12.00 Order nr. 11753

(Corvinus). Csapodi-Gárdonyi, Klára.

BIBLIOTHECA CORVINIANA, THE LIBRARY OF KING MATTHIAS CORVINUS OF HUNGARY.

(Budapest): Magyar Helikon, (1981). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 334, (2) pages. Reprint of second edition, revised. With many illustrations of illuminated manuscript leaves reproduced in full color. Indexed. Translated by Bertha Gaster. Minor rubbing of jacket along edges. READ MORE about BIBLIOTHECA CORVINIANA, THE LIBRARY OF KING MATTHIAS CORVINUS OF HUNGARY

Price: $85.00 Order nr. 121662

(Cousins, Albert). Lister, Raymond.

THE ILLUMINATOR, A TRIBUTE TO ALBERT COUSINS.

Cambridge: Golden Head Press, 1966. 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. (vi), 10, (2), xii pages. Limited to 250 copies. With ten plates including two in full color showing examples of the illuminated work of Cousins. Also contains a check list of known illuminations. READ MORE about THE ILLUMINATOR, A TRIBUTE TO ALBERT COUSINS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 9492

(Cousins, Albert). Lister, Raymond.

THE ILLUMINATOR, A TRIBUTE TO ALBERT COUSINS.

Cambridge: Golden Head Press, 1966. 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. (vi), 10, (2), xii pages. Limited to 250 copies. With ten plates including two in full color showing examples of the illuminated work of Cousins. Also contains a check list of known illuminations. With the Randeria bookplate. READ MORE about THE ILLUMINATOR, A TRIBUTE TO ALBERT COUSINS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 71561

(Danon, Robert).

MANUSCRITS ENLUMINES ET LIVRES RARES, COLLECTION ROBERT DANON.

Paris: Vente aux Encheres Publiques, (1973). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. Auction catalogue containing 134 illuminated manuscripts from the collection of Robert Danon. Each item is illustrated, some in color. Text in French. Estimated prices loosely inserted. Minor cover soiling. READ MORE about MANUSCRITS ENLUMINES ET LIVRES RARES, COLLECTION ROBERT DANON

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 35247

(Dante). Dante.

THE DIVINE COMEDY.

Volume 1: Inferno. Volume 2: Purgatorio. Volume 3: Paradiso. Translated by Robert and Jean Hollander, Illustrated by Monika Beisner.
Verona, Italy: Edizioni Valdonega, 2007. 8.5 x 12.25 inches. cloth, slipcase. 700 pages. Volume 1: Inferno. Volume 2: Purgatorio. Volume 3: Paradiso. Translated by Robert and Jean Hollander, Illustrated by Monika Beisner. Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is one of the leading figures of world literature. His Commedia, probably written during the last 15 years of his life is - by common consent - the greatest literary work in the Italian language; it is also one of..... READ MORE about THE DIVINE COMEDY

Price: $700.00 Order nr. 95860

(Dante). Dante.

THE DIVINE COMEDY.

Volume 1: Inferno. Volume 2: Purgatorio. Volume 3: Paradiso. Translated by Robert and Jean Hollander, Illustrated by Monika Beisner.
Verona, Italy: Edizioni Valdonega, 2007. 8.5 x 12.25 inches. cloth, slipcase. 700 pages. Volume 1: Inferno. Volume 2: Purgatorio. Volume 3: Paradiso. Translated by Robert and Jean Hollander, Illustrated by Monika Beisner. Deluxe edition, accompanied by an extra suite of illustrations, on Gardapat Kassica paper by Cartiere del Garda, numbered with roman numerals, signed by the artist, and boxed in a portfolio. Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is one of the leading figures of world literature. His..... READ MORE about THE DIVINE COMEDY

Price: $1,500.00 Order nr. 95872

Dewick, Rev. E. S.

ON A M. S. PSALTER FORMERLY BELONGING TO THE ABBEY OF BURY ST. EDMUNDS. COMMUNICATED TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.

Westminster: J. B. Nichols, 1895. slim 4to. original stiff paper wrappers. 12 pages. Reprinted from Archaelogia Vol. LIV. Two plates. Chipped around edges. READ MORE about ON A M. S. PSALTER FORMERLY BELONGING TO THE ABBEY OF BURY ST. EDMUNDS. COMMUNICATED TO THE...

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 82632

Dewick, Rev. E. S.

ON A MS. PONTIFICAL OF A BISHOP OF METZ OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.

Communicated to the Society of Antiquaries.
Westminster: Nichols and Sons, 1895. 4to. original paper wrappers. 14 pages. Communicated to the Society of Antiquaries. Reprint from Archaeologia, Vol. XIV, pp.411-424. With nine photographic plates. Chipped along spine with cover partially detached. READ MORE about ON A MS. PONTIFICAL OF A BISHOP OF METZ OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 82633

Diringer, David.

THE ILLUMINATED BOOK, ITS HISTORY AND PRODUCTION.

London: Faber & Faber, (1967). thick 8vo. cloth. 514 pages. Revised edition. "Virtually an encyclopedia of the hand-illuminated book." An historical account. Many illustrations including some in color. READ MORE about THE ILLUMINATED BOOK, ITS HISTORY AND PRODUCTION

Price: $85.00 Order nr. 53617

Dufrenne, Suzy.

L' ILLUSTRATION DES PSAUTIERS GRECS DU MOYEN AGE.

Paris: Librairie C. Klincksieck, 1966. 4to. paper-covered boards. 66, (2) with plates. Text in French. No. I in the Bibliothèque des Cahiers Archéologiques series, published under the direction of André Grabar and Jean Hubert. A study of three medieval Greek psalters: Pantocrator 61, Paris Grec 20 and British Museum 40731. Preface by Grabar. Foreword and bibliography. Description of the general characteristics of each psalter, with detailed descriptive information on each folio. Two pages of color..... READ MORE about L' ILLUSTRATION DES PSAUTIERS GRECS DU MOYEN AGE

Price: $145.00 Order nr. 109436

Dziatzko, Karl.

SAMMLUNG BIBLIOTHEKSWISSENSCHAFTLICHER ARBEITEN.

24 (bound in 10, of 38).
Berlin: A. Asher & Co., 1887-1919. 8vo. cloth. varied pagination. 24 (bound in 10, of 38). A significant collection of first editions from the important series begun by Karl Dziatzko (1842-1903), who was the first professor of library science in Göttingen University, Germany. This set includes volumes 1-17, 21, 24-25, 28, 31, and 37/38. Contains texts on various issues pertaining to printing, illuminated manuscripts, publishers, printers, etc. Some volumes with illustrations. Includes indexes. Many editions..... READ MORE about SAMMLUNG BIBLIOTHEKSWISSENSCHAFTLICHER ARBEITEN

Price: $650.00 Order nr. 76148

(Fouquet, Jean). Wescher, Paul.

JEAN FOUQUET UND SEINE ZEIT.

Basel: Holbein-Verlag, 1947. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 111, (5) pages, plates. Text in German. Detailed study of Fouquet (ca. 1425-1481), 15th century French miniature painter, noted for his handling of architectural details. Frontispiece, tipped in illustrations in text and 76 plates following. Comments on and list of illustrations, table of contents. Minor spotting on a few early pages. Dust jacket lightly soiled; spine sunned. READ MORE about JEAN FOUQUET UND SEINE ZEIT

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 116059

(Günther, Jörn).

HANDSCHRIFTEN UND MINIATUREN AUS DEM DEUTSCHEN SPRACHGEBIET.

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

(Günther, Jörn).

SECHZIG RARA, (1466-1557).

Hamburg: Dr. Jörn Günther Antiquariat, 1996. large 4to. cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. 227+(1) pages. Catalogue No.4 from the bookseller, specialising in medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts and miniatures, incunabula and early printed works. Beautifully produced with vivid detail by Manfred von Arnim. Contains 60 entries, depicted for the most part with full-page illustrations in rich color. In-depth descriptions; brief English summary provided. Bibliographies noted. Indices included. Price list for works inserted. READ MORE about SECHZIG RARA, (1466-1557

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 75612

Ganz, Peter F.

WOLFENBÜTTELER CIMELIEN DAS EVANGELIAR HEINRICHS DER LÖWEN IN DER HERZOG AUGUST BIBLIOTHEK.

(Weinheim): VCH, Acta humaniora, (1989). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 255+(1) pages. Exhibition of the evangeliary gospel books belonging to Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria (1129-1195), held at the Herzog August Bibliothek. Includes color frontispiece, numerous black and white and color facsimiles of the illuminated manuscript pages, bibliography. READ MORE about WOLFENBÜTTELER CIMELIEN DAS EVANGELIAR HEINRICHS DER LÖWEN IN DER HERZOG AUGUST BIBLIOTHEK

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 74492

Glorieux-DeGand, Thérèse, with Ann Kelders.

HET WOORD VAN DE KOPIIST COLOFONS VAN GEDATEERDE HANSSCHRIFTEN.

Brussels: Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, 1991. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 151+(1) pages. Text in Flemish. A study of Renaissance manuscripts in the King Albert I Library in Brussels. Foreword by Denise De Weerdt, introduction. 44 items in the catalogue. Eight color plates, black and white illustrations. Lists of plates, illustrations, and manuscripts in the catalogue. Ex-library stamp indicates this is a Library of Congress duplicate. READ MORE about HET WOORD VAN DE KOPIIST COLOFONS VAN GEDATEERDE HANSSCHRIFTEN

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 115346

(Grenville Library).

GUIDE TO THE MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, CHARTERS, SEALS, ILLUMINATIONS AND BINDINGS EXHIBITED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MANUSCRIPTS AND IN THE GRENVILLE LIBRARY.

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

Gutbrod, Jürgen.

DIE INITIALE IN HANDSCHRIFTEN DES ACHTEN BIS DREIZEHNTEN JAHRHUNDERTS.

(Stuttgart): W. Kohlhammer, (1965). large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 207+(1) pages. First edition. The initial letter in illuminated manuscripts from the 8th to the 13th century. Color frontispiece, many illustrations with some in color. Book of Kells postcard loosely inserted. Dust jacket shows wear and tear. READ MORE about DIE INITIALE IN HANDSCHRIFTEN DES ACHTEN BIS DREIZEHNTEN JAHRHUNDERTS

Price: $17.00 Order nr. 74508

(Harkness, Edward S.).

LIVRE DE PETIT ARTUS: FILS DU BON DUC JEHAN DE BRETAIGNE.

New York, NY: The New York Public Library, 1928. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 10, (2) pages. Reprinted from the Bulletin of the New York Public Lbbrary, June 1928. Description of an illuminated manuscript donated to the Library by library trustee Edward S. Harkness. Frontispiece and black and white plates. Handwritten notes laid in. Tearing along ends of spine. Light tanning. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. READ MORE about LIVRE DE PETIT ARTUS: FILS DU BON DUC JEHAN DE BRETAIGNE

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 126733

Harrsen, Meta and George K. Boyce.

ITALIAN MANUSCRIPTS IN THE PIERPONT MORGAN LIBRARY.

New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1953. 4to. cloth, slipcase. xii, 82 pages and 78 plates. Limited to 750 copies. Printed at the Spiral Press and containing 72 collotype and 84 other illustrations and 6 plates in color. Name in ink at bottom of free endpaper. READ MORE about ITALIAN MANUSCRIPTS IN THE PIERPONT MORGAN LIBRARY

Price: $85.00 Order nr. 38134

Harrsen, Meta and George K. Boyce.

ITALIAN MANUSCRIPTS IN THE PIERPONT MORGAN LIBRARY.

New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1953. 4to. cloth. xii, 82 pages and 78 plates. Limited to 750 copies. Printed at the Spiral Press and containing 72 collotype and 84 other illustrations and 6 plates in color. READ MORE about ITALIAN MANUSCRIPTS IN THE PIERPONT MORGAN LIBRARY

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 103786

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