The illuminated books of the Middle Ages : an account of the development and progress of the art of illumination, as a distinct branch of pictorial ornamentation, from the IVth. to the XVIIth. centuries / by Henry Noel Humphreys ; illustrated by a series of examples, of the size of the originals, selected from the most beautiful mss. of the various periods, executed on stone and printed in colours by Owen Jones
by Humphreys, Henry Noel (1810-1879)
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- ISBN 10
- 1858911680
- ISBN 13
- 9781858911687
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About This Item
London : Bracken, 1995. Reprinted edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 96 pp.: col. ill ; 31 cm. Subjects; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval. Renaissance.
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- Title
- The illuminated books of the Middle Ages : an account of the development and progress of the art of illumination, as a distinct branch of pictorial ornamentation, from the IVth. to the XVIIth. centuries / by Henry Noel Humphreys ; illustrated by a series of examples, of the size of the originals, selected from the most beautiful mss. of the various periods, executed on stone and printed in colours by Owen Jones
- Author
- Humphreys, Henry Noel (1810-1879)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprinted edition
- ISBN 10
- 1858911680
- ISBN 13
- 9781858911687
- Publisher
- London : Bracken
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1995
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