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The Grimani Breviary Reproduced from the Illuminated Manuscript belonging to the Biblioteca Marciana, Venice. Preface by Giorgio E. Ferrari, Introduction by Mario Salmi, Commentaries by Gian Lorenzo Mellini.
by FERRARI: SALMI: MELLINI:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Thames & Hudson, 1972 1st. Tall hardback, approx 11 x 8.5 inches. Orange cloth with gilt lettering to spine and vignette to front. In matching hard slipcase. In very good condition with very good slipcase. One or two minor light handling marks else a very good clean and tight copy. 276pp. Illustrated with 110 colour plates and 29 B&W illustrations in text.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 95246
- Title
- The Grimani Breviary Reproduced from the Illuminated Manuscript belonging to the Biblioteca Marciana, Venice. Preface by Giorgio E. Ferrari, Introduction by Mario Salmi, Commentaries by Gian Lorenzo Mellini.
- Author
- FERRARI: SALMI: MELLINI:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Thames & Hudson, 1972 1st
- Keywords
- Illustrated Books FERRARI: SALMI: MELLINI: The Grimani Breviary, Illuminated Manuscript, Thames & Hudson, 1972, colour plates, illumination, ornate, illustration, decoration, religion,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
Biblio member since 2016
Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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