Suffolk, Eng: D. S. Brewer, (1992), First Edition. large octavo, cloth. 136 pp. D. S. Brewer, No fewer than twenty-three of Pepys's thirty-eight medieval manuscripts contain Middle English texts, and date from the 14th and 15th centuries. Devotional tracts and religious poetry predominate, though there is also a corpus of..... More
London: Sotheby & Co., June 7, 1932; May 9, 1933, quarto, printed wrappers. 61 pp. plus numerous tipped-in plates; 147 pp. plus numerous tipped-in plates. Sotheby & Co., Part I with 33 items listed and described in great detail and Part II with 70 items listed and described in great..... More
Oxford: The Oxford Bibliographical Society, 2018, First Edition. large quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 530 pp. The Oxford Bibliographical Society, The catalogue describes in detail the ninety-three medieval manuscripts now in the collection of Trinity College, Oxford, as well as twenty-four fragments found in use as the endleaves in bindings..... More
Madrid: Editorial Plus-Ultra, 1962, First Edition. large quarto, maroon cloth stamped in gilt with maroon leather spine, in dust jacket. 373 pp. Editorial Plus-Ultra, Text in Spanish. A history of Spanish illuminated miniatures, engravings and bookbindings. Eight color plates and 507 in black and white. With two indicies, geographic and..... More
London: Reaktion Books, 1998, First Edition. octavo, tan boards in dust jacket. (411) pp. Reaktion Books, In Mirror in Parchment, Michael Camille presents a far-reaching analysis and critique of the use of the Luttrell Psalter illuminations as records of historical experience, examining the Psalter as part of a particular medieval..... More
(London: Phaidon, 1994), Revised and enlarged edition. large quarto, boards in dust jacket. 272pp. Phaidon, The volume provides a general survey of the history of manuscript illumination and a comprehensive overview of the making of books from late Antiquity to the Renaissance. Written by a distinguished scholar who was formerly..... More
(University Park): Penn State University Press, (2005), First Edition. quarto, grey cloth. (xxviii), 216pp., illustrations unpaginated. Penn State University Press, Fifteen essays written in honor of John Plummer that highlight some of the mysteries of the Index and the first book to focus exclusively on the manuscript. Iconography, the descriptive..... More
(London): Harvey Miller Publishers, (1996), First Edition. folio, boards in dust jacket. Harvey Miller Publishers, Two volumes. Volume One: Text & Illustrations, 48, (194)pp. of illustrations in black and white and in color; Volume Two: Catalogue, (220) pp. This is the first publication to appear in the "Survey of Manuscripts..... More
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1893, First Edition. octavo, buckram. (xvi), 188pp. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, Part of the Books About Books Series edited by Alfred W. Pollard. Illustrated with eight black and white plates, each extensively annotated in special Notes. Madan instructs the reader in looking at a manuscript..... More
London: Faber & Faber, (1969), Second Impression. quarto, red cloth in dust jacket. 448pp. Faber & Faber, A comprehensive history of the development of illustration from the earliest days down to the modern printed book. "By picking out salient and typical books the author seeks to indicate the main lines..... More
New York: George Brazziler, (1970), First American Edition. duodecimo, dark blue boards stamped in gilt, in publisher's pictorial slipcase. [193] p. 115 color plates. George Brazziler, The plates, except 1, are reproductions of illuminated pages from the MS. Douce 219-220. Minor foxing to edges of text block and to slipcase..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1980), First Edition. quarto, blue cloth in dust jacket. 318pp. Harry N. Abrams, From the dust jacket, "The extraordinary range of objects housed in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., is revealed for the first time in this sumptuous volume. Treasures of the Library..... More
New York: Sotheby's, 11.9-10.89, large quarto, cloth. (444)pp, 308 items listed. Sotheby's, This magnificent sale has a 4pp. Foreword by Nicolas Barker followed by a 10pp. Preface by the book collector (as he liked to be addressed), Haven O' More. A fantastic [auto]biographical statement, written in the third person, ends..... More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (1997), First Edition. large quarto, cloth in dust jacket. (xvi), 240pp. Metropolitan Museum of Art, "The miniatures and cuttings from medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the Robert Lehman Collection represent the major schools of illumination that flourished in Europe from the foureenth to the..... More
London: Christie, Manson & Woods, Dec 2, 1987, large quarto, cloth. (126)pp. Christie, Manson & Woods, 46 items listed. From the Foreword to the catalogue: "Although her main interest was book collecting, she nevertheless managed to assemble a small, but select collection containing some quite remarkable manuscripts... Every aspect of..... More
London: Sotheby's, June 19, 1990, quarto, wrappers. (92)pp, 40 items listed. Sotheby's, Illustrated with color plates. The great illuminators from the 12th to the 15th century are represented in this collection with most coming from Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland and the Low Countries. Included are pieces by Nicolo di Giacomo..... More
Seattle: College Art Association, 1996, First Edition. quarto, red cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xii), (247)pp. College Art Association, Illuminated for Heinrich II of Hesse in 1334, this Codex differs from other secular manuscripts of the Gothic period by its lavish illumination cycle and the firm identification of its patron..... More
New York: George Braziller, (1981), First Edition. quarto, wrappers. 119 pp. George Braziller, Among the themes discussed are the importance of the Anglo-Saxon tradition of drawing in the thirteenth-century illumination as represented by Matthew Paris, William de Brailes and other artists implementing the tinted-drawing technique; the role of the Court..... More
Baltimore: The Walters Art Gallery, 1974, large quarto, printed wrappers, stapled. [14] pp. + 1 illustrated leaf as errata. The Walters Art Gallery, Howard M. Nixon's contribution to this feschrift with corrections. Staples slightly rusted. More
London: British Museum, 1969, First Edition. small octavo, wrappers. 32pp. followed by 25 plates. British Museum, Illustrated in black and white and in color. More
Malibu: J. Paul Getty Museum, 1988, First Edition. octavo, wrappers. 36pp. J. Paul Getty Museum, A discussion of the astronomical and meteorological illuminations, the poem, and the astrological miniatures in the ninth-century manuscript now in the University Library at Leiden. Numerous illustrations in black and white and color. Very fine..... More
London: Humphrey Milford, n.d. (1941), Offprint from "The Proceedings of the British Academy" volume XXVII. octavo, wrappers. (x)pp. Humphrey Milford, Black and white frontispiece of the item under discussion. More
(London): The British Library, (2007), First Edition. large octavo, black boards in dust jacket. 160 pp. The British Library, The written word holds sacred value to Jewish people and this means that books have always played a central role in the development and transmission of their religion and culture. During..... More
London: British Library, 2007, First Edition. large octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 160pp. British Library, Surviving manuscripts of the Bible not only reveal the remarkable history of a massively influential text but also allow scholars to map the development of the book prior to the advent of machine printing. The..... More
(London): The British Library, (1977), First Edition. tall octavo, black and white and color wrappers inserted in plastic pocket folder. (24)pp., unpaginated. The British Library, A picture pack on Medieval crafts designed by the British Library Education Service to provide original material for teachers and pupils studying 'Medieval Realms.' The..... More