The Monastic Craftsman: An Inquiry Into the Services of Monks to Art in Britain and in Europe North of the Alps During the Middle Ages
by Swartwout, R. E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Edges foxed, boards rubbed, handsome heraldic bookplate (Francis Sarham Elwes Drury) on front pastedo
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, England: W. Heffer and Sons Ltd.. Good with no dust jacket; Edges foxed, boards rubbed, handsome heraldic . bookplate (Francis Sarham Elwes Drury) on front pastedown endpaper, . scattered light foxing to text.. 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Index, appendices, black and white plates. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 198 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41368
- Title
- The Monastic Craftsman: An Inquiry Into the Services of Monks to Art in Britain and in Europe North of the Alps During the Middle Ages
- Author
- Swartwout, R. E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Edges foxed, boards rubbed, handsome heraldic bookplate (Francis Sarham Elwes Drury) on front pastedo
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W. Heffer and Sons Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, England
- Date Published
- 1932
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Middle Ages, MONASTICISM, Medieval Europe
- Bookseller catalogs
- European History;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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