An Illuminated Manuscript of La Somme le Roy by Laurent, a Dominican, attributed to the Parisian miniaturist Honoré; with an Introduction by Eric George Millar
by Honore ; Millar, E.G. ; Roxburghe Club
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
Printed for the Roxburghe Club, Oxford, first edition, 1953. Roxburghe maroon morocco spine and boards, top edge gilt, 4to, 39 cm, title printed in red and black,. 51 pp, 34 plates. Text in English with Old French "Directions for the illuminator" and illustrations including texts in Old French or Latin. With bibliographical footnotes. Barker: "... distinguished by its essay on the illuminator Honore in which the plates are a last testimonial to the skill of Wilfred Merton and Emery Walker Ltd". Fine.
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- Bookseller
- Wykeham Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIBLIO-30562
- Title
- An Illuminated Manuscript of La Somme le Roy by Laurent, a Dominican, attributed to the Parisian miniaturist Honoré; with an Introduction by Eric George Millar
- Author
- Honore ; Millar, E.G. ; Roxburghe Club
- Format/Binding
- Roxburghe maroon morocco spine and boards, top edge gilt, 4to, 39 cm, title printed in red and black,
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for the Roxburghe Club, Oxford, first edition, 1953
- Date Published
- 1953
- Pages
- 51 pp, 34 plates
- Keywords
- Roxburghe Club Honore, Millar, Eric George Illumination of books and manuscripts, French - France - Paris. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval. Vices in art. Virtues in art. Laurent, Dominican, fl. 1279. - Somme des vices et vertus - Illustrat
- Bookseller catalogs
- Roxburghe Club;
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Wykeham Books
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