MEDIEVAL WORLD, 800 AD - 1450 AD. CATALOGUE 146.
Newton: The Rendells, (1979). thick 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 285 pages. Well illustrated. A fine copy. READ MORE about MEDIEVAL WORLD, 800 AD - 1450 AD. CATALOGUE 146
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 7402
Illuminated Manuscripts
PERSIAN ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPTS.
London: British Museum, 1973. tall 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages followed by 24 plates. Reprint of 1965 first edition. Some plates in color. Near fine. READ MORE about PERSIAN ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPTS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 37131
TURKISH MINIATURES.
London: British Museum, 1969. tall 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages and 25 plates. Reprint of the 1963 first edition. With some plates in color. A fine copy. READ MORE about TURKISH MINIATURES
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 37149
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 IN CLASSICAL AND MEDIAEVAL TIMES, THEIR ART AND THEIR TECHNIQUE.
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1892. small 4to. original cloth, top edge gilt. xxiv, 270, (2) pages. First edition. Lacking the spine. Else a good copy. Separate chapters on manuscripts written with a stylus, written with pen and ink, classical illuminated manuscripts, and various schools of manuscripts including Byzantine, Carolingian, Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman, French, Italian, Spanish, etc. Includes chapters on the materials used and the bindings of manuscripts. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare..... READ MORE about ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS IN CLASSICAL AND MEDIAEVAL TIMES, THEIR ART AND THEIR TECHNIQUE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 31295
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
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
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
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
MISSALE.
(Budapest, Hungary): Helikon Kiadó, 1989). 8vo. quarter leather over paper boards box, metal clasps. unpaginated. Limited to 2,000 numbered copies. A fine copy. 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. READ MORE about MISSALE
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 137908
IL LIBRO D'ORE TORRIANI.
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 numbered and signed 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..... READ MORE about IL LIBRO D'ORE TORRIANI
Price: $8,750.00 Order nr. 105361
THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF MAHOMET.
New York: George Braziller, 1977. 4to. hardcover, dust jacket. 158 pages. Lovely facsimile edition. Near fine. READ MORE about THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF MAHOMET
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 137084
AN INTRODUCTION TO ARMENIAN MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATION, SELECTIONS FROM THE WALTERS ART GALLERY.
Baltimore: Walters Art Gallery, 1974. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 14 pages of text followed by plates. Many of the plates are in color. A fine copy. READ MORE about AN INTRODUCTION TO ARMENIAN MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATION, SELECTIONS FROM THE WALTERS ART GALLERY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 33043
CELTIC AND ANGLO-SAXON PAINTING, BOOK ILLUMINATION IN THE BRITISH ISLE.
New York: George Braziller, (1977). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 126 pages. First edition. Filled with full color illustrations. A fine copy. READ MORE about CELTIC AND ANGLO-SAXON PAINTING, BOOK ILLUMINATION IN THE BRITISH ISLE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 19508
ITALIAN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS FROM 1400 TO 1550.
Oxford: Bodleian Library, 1948. 8vo. paper wrappers. 32, xx pages. Contains 101 described items with 20 plates in the back. Minor wear, very good condition. READ MORE about ITALIAN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS FROM 1400 TO 1550
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 38345
THE MACCLESFIELD PSALTER.
London: Thames & Hudson, 2008. square 4to. cloth, slipcase, silk ribbon. (95) pages. First edition. Spine slightly faded, else fine in near fine slipcase. "The Macclesfield Psalter is a revealing product of artistic and patronage exchange in the Middle Ages. A complete reproduction of the manuscript at its original size is accompanied by an authoritative text that not only interprets the textual and artistic content but also beguiles the reader through its vivid descriptions and..... READ MORE about THE MACCLESFIELD PSALTER
Price: $185.00 Order nr. 136568
SAINTS, SCRIBES, AND SCHOLARS, AN EXHIBITION OF ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT S AND EARLY PRINTED BOOKS.
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
GOTHIC ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS.
London: Hamlyn, (1970). small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 148 pages. Describes illuminated manuscripts from Italy, France, Germany, Bohemia, and England. Spine of jacket faded, else a fine copy. Illustrated reproductions in full color. READ MORE about GOTHIC ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 36329
THE LAST FLOWERING: FRENCH PAINTING IN MANUSCRIPTS, 1420-1530, FROM AMERICAN COLLECTIONS.
New York & London: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1982. 4to. paperback. 123 pages, with 132 images. First paperback edition. A fine copy. Exhibition Catalogue Tours, Bourges and Rouen vied with Paris to produce these important illuminated manuscripts in the wake of the great efflorescence of the previous generation (and the Battle of Agincourt). Plummer has ordered them into 4 periods: 1420-1450; 1450-1475. 1475-1500; 1500-1530. Scarce title. READ MORE about THE LAST FLOWERING: FRENCH PAINTING IN MANUSCRIPTS, 1420-1530, FROM AMERICAN COLLECTIONS
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 136659
THE GLAZIER COLLECTION OF ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS.
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
MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE WILLIAM S. GLAZIER COLLECTION.
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
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CHRONIK DES KONSTANZER KONZILS 1414-1418 [IN BOX].
Afterword by Prof. Dr. Hermann Matzke.
Konstanz: Friedrich Bahn Verlag-Christliche Verlagsanstalt, 1965. thick large 4to. Original publisher's beige cloth hardback, gilt title spine and frontcover. (316) pages, several full and double page plates. Afterword by Prof. Dr. Hermann Matzke. Hardback edition of this illuminated manuscript facsimile. Contains the companion text. A fine copy in near fine slipcase. Afterword, description of plates & illustrations, colophon. Reproduction of all text and image pages, many coats of arms of those involved. READ MORE about CHRONIK DES KONSTANZER KONZILS 1414-1418 [IN BOX
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 138788
THE ART OF THE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT.
London: Thomas Yoseloff, (1973). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 356 pages. First English edition. Traces the development of the illuminated manuscript; illustrated with 216 figures and 30 colored plates. Contains a bibliography of books on the subject. Near fine in near fine jacket. READ MORE about THE ART OF THE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 9183
THE ART OF THE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT.
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
THE ART OF THE PEN. CALLIGRAPHY OF THE 14TH TO 20TH CENTURIES.
with Azimuth Editions and Oxford University Press
(London, United Kingdom): Nour Foundation, The, 1996. small folio. cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. 248 pages. with Azimuth Editions and Oxford University Press. First edition. A fine copy in fine jacket. Fully illustrated in color. "The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art" READ MORE about THE ART OF THE PEN. CALLIGRAPHY OF THE 14TH TO 20TH CENTURIES
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 136628