New York: October House, (1966), First American Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. xxiii, (287)pp. October House, A section devoted to palaeography includes original work by Professor B. L. Ullman, and Dr. R. W. Hunt, who writes a fascinating account of a Pliny which once belonged to the scribe Coluccio..... More
(Sandpiper, 1999), Facsimile reprint. octavo, dark blue boards in dust jacket. (xx), (386) pp. (Sandpiper , A classic study in regional palaeography, Loew's essay (first published in 1914) traces the development and decline of the script that originated in the scriptorium of the Benedictine monastery of Monte Cassino in the..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1969), First Edition, third impression. octavo, tan cloth. (xvi), 233 pp. University of Chicago Press, Paleography, which often overlaps with archaeology, deciphers ancient inscriptions and modes of writing to reveal the knowledge and workings of earlier societies. In this now-classic paleographic study of China, Tsuen-Hsuin..... More
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1988, small octavo, pictorial wrappers. 97 pp. Bernard Quaritch, Quaritch rare book catalogue offering 92 items. Illustrated in black and white and in color. Hint of a paperclip (dent, not rust) at top of front wrapper. Fine. More
London: Bernard Quaritch, 2000, small octavo, pictorial wrappers. 86 pp. Bernard Quaritch, Quaritch rare book catalogue offering 125 items. Illustrated in color. Mild two inch fold (dent?) in front cover affecting the first 30 pages. Initials and date of receipt "3/3/00" on title page. More
Cobbett Press, 1946, First Edition. small octavo, green cloth. (xiv), 97 pp. Cobbett Press, Illustrated. Tipped in at back is a holograph table, "from: Alphabet page 731, Encyclopedia Britannica 11th Edition 1910 by Peter Giles" It illustrates the alphabet of thirteen different ancient scripts. From the library, and with the..... More
(New York): Thames and Hudson, (1990), First Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. 144pp. Thames and Hudson, Over 1,500 entries covering a complete range of topics, from writing surfaces, materials and tools, to prominent figures in the development of calligraphy. Illumination is discussed in depth, with entries on pigments, burshes..... More
Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University, 1993, First Edition. octavo, red cloth. (iv), 135 pp. Western Michigan University, Illustrated. New. More
London: HMSO, (1981), Second impression. quarto, wrappers. (12)pp. HMSO, With 33 signatures illustrated and catalogued. More