Search Results: Titles starting with J from Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko

L'viv: Druzhyna, 1938 12mo (18.5 cm), 239 pp. Publisher's printed wrappers designed by Jacques Hnizdovsky (1915-1985), a Ukrainian-born American painter, printmaker, graphic designer, and illustrator. This edition features one of Hnizdovsky's earliest covers, dated 1937, shortly before he entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 1938. Natalena Koroleva (Carmen-Alfonsa-Fernanda-Estrella-Natalena Dunin-Borkowska) was the daughter of a Polish count and a Spanish princess, and a Ukrainian writer. This is the first edition of her best novel entitled 'A Dream of a Shadow'. The plot is set in Alexandria during the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. Wrappers frayed at extremities, small parts of paper missing along the spine, inside paper slightly toned.

Fribourg: Office Du Livre, 1977 4to (31.5 cm), 608 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear). The illuminated manuscripts at Waddesdon Manor, largely undiscovered and unpublished, constitute only a third of the magnificent collection initiated by Baron James Mayer de Rothschild (d. 1868) and expanded by his son Baron Edmond (1845-1934). Many of these manuscripts represent the finest works of significant publishing houses and workshops from the later Middle Ages, with some valued for their texts and others for the opulence of their illumination. This catalogue signifies a reorientation in the study of manuscripts, presenting descriptions organized to emphasize the history of the medieval book. The components of the manuscripts - technical elements, texts, and their illustrations - are analyzed in the sequence in which they were produced. The commentaries accompanying each description seek to interpret the manuscripts, introducing the less specialized reader to this often-overlooked… Read More

Fribourg: Office Du Livre, 1977 4to (31.5 cm), 608 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear). The illuminated manuscripts housed at Waddesdon Manor, a collection that has remained largely unknown and unpublished, constitute only a third of the splendid assortment initiated by Baron James Mayer de Rothschild (d. 1868) and expanded by his son Baron Edmond (1845-1934). Many of these manuscripts stand as exemplary products from significant publishing houses and workshops of the later Middle Ages, valued for both their texts and the opulence of their illumination. This catalogue marks a reorientation in the study of manuscripts, organizing descriptions in a manner that accentuates the history of the medieval book. The components of the manuscripts, including technical elements, texts, and illustrations, are analyzed in the sequence of their production. Accompanying commentaries after each description seek to interpret the manuscripts, aiming to introduce the less specialized reader to… Read More

London: Scholar Press, 1980 4to (27 cm), XVI, 414 pp. Publisher's cloth & dust jacket, slipcase. "The output of the Edinburgh binders James and William Scott stands out in the work of eighteenth-century Scottish bookbinders. Though few William Scott bindings are known today, a substantial number of James's bindings have survived: his work was characterized by its clean break from the Scottish geometrical style of binding ornamentation towards a style aimed at the kind of people who would be patrons of Chippendale or Adam and might be expected to want to own bookbindings which would fittingly adorn their houses. Thus the history of eighteenth-century bookbinding can be seen to relate to wider concerns of aesthetics and design in the visual arts. Mr Loudon's book, the first detailed examination of the Scotts, gives detailed descriptions of all known Scott bindings and includes full-page reproductions of all but a few. It also examines in detail (and reproduces) the tools and rolls… Read More

London: Scholar Press, 1980 4to (27 cm), XVI, 414 pp. Publisher's cloth & dust jacket. "The output of the Edinburgh binders James and William Scott stands out in the work of eighteenth-century Scottish bookbinders. Though few William Scott bindings are known today, a substantial number of James's bindings have survived: his work was characterized by its clean break from the Scottish geometrical style of binding ornamentation towards a style aimed at the kind of people who would be patrons of Chippendale or Adam and might be expected to want to own bookbindings which would fittingly adorn their houses. Thus the history of eighteenth-century bookbinding can be seen to relate to wider concerns of aesthetics and design in the visual arts. Mr Loudon's book, the first detailed examination of the Scotts, gives detailed descriptions of all known Scott bindings and includes full-page reproductions of all but a few. It also examines in detail (and reproduces) the tools and rolls… Read More

Waddeson Manor: The Rothschild Foundation, 2013 2 volumes 4to (31 cm), 520, [64] pp; [6] pp, PP. 521-1161. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear). From the blurb: "The outstanding collection of late 17th- and 18th-century books, together with their sumptuous bindings, built up by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild in the last 20 years of the 19th century, match his other extraordinary collections (covered by earlier catalogues in the series), and is among the best of its kind outside Paris. This catalogue reveals for the first time the riches of his book collection. The 790 books reflect Baron Ferdinand’s interests as a refined connoisseur and amateur historian. Not interested in first editions or rare texts, he collected instead books with a distinguished provenance, those with magnificent bindings and ones illustrated by celebrated artists. Many of these also related to his interest in the history of this period, documenting social culture, costume, travel, architecture and,… Read More

Belknap Press, 2002 8vo (24 cm), 1200 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "Knowing Japan and the Japanese better," Louis Frederic states in the introduction to this encyclopedia, "is one of the necessities of modern life." The Japanese have a profound knowledge of every aspect and detail of Western societies. Unfortunately, we in the West cannot say the same about our knowledge of Japan. We tend to see Japan through a veil of exoticism, as a land of ancient customs and exquisite arts; or we view it as a powerful contributor to the global economy, the source of cutting-edge electronics and innovative management techniques. To go beyond these cliches, we must begin to see how apparently contradictory aspects of modern Japanese culture spring from the country's evolution through more than two millennia of history. This concise encyclopedia provides clear and accessible information on Japanese society and institutions, commerce and industry, sciences, sports, and politics,… Read More

Weatherhill, 1986 4to (26.5 cm), XII, 128 pp, 8 plates in color. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "A third-generation traditional bookbinder gives easy-to-follow instructions for making all the major, historically important styles of Japanese bindings as well as traditional book cases -- the custom-made folding boxes that afford handsome protection for Japan's exquisite books. The authoritative text, written by one of Japan's leading professional bookbinders, has been fully adapted for Western readers. Both American and Japanese suppliers of traditional tools and materials are provided and substitutes are recommended for items not readily available." (from the publisher's synopsis)

Jerusalem: Bamberger & Wahrmann, 1938 4to (28 x 23.5 cm), [2], 74 pp. Publisher's cloth (corners slightly bumped, foxing to the first 5 leaves). Jewish typography and Jewish book trade, an offprint from " Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste".

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1962 4to (29 cm), front., XIV, 49 pp, 32 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly stained and frayed at extremities, tipped in bookplate). "Jean Pucelle, whose activity and work is the subject of this study, was the founder of a tradition of French, and more particularly of Parisian, miniature painting that lasted a hundred years. In spite, however, of his capital importance in the development of French Medieval Art, this is the first occasion on which Pucelle receives monographic treatment. As a result of a thorough examination of the whole oeuvre in the original, Mrs Morand has been able to draw a new picture of the decisive phase of French fourteenth-century painting and to offer what could be described as the first satisfactory solution of the highly controversial problems relating to Pucelle and his studio." (from the publisher's synopsis)

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1962 4to (29 cm), front., XIV, 49 pp, 32 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly stained and frayed at extremities, tipped in bookplate). From the blurb: "Jean Pucelle, whose activity and work is the subject of this study, was the founder of a tradition of French, and more particularly of Parisian, miniature painting that lasted a hundred years. In spite, however, of his capital importance in the development of French Medieval Art, this is the first occasion on which Pucelle receives monographic treatment. As a result of a thorough examination of the whole oeuvre in the original, Mrs Morand has been able to draw a new picture of the decisive phase of French fourteenth-century painting and to offer what could be described as the first satisfactory solution of the highly controversial problems relating to Pucelle and his studio."

Bibliotheca Wittockiana, 1989 8vo (25 cm), 96 pp. Printed wrappers and dust jacket. Catalogue of an exhibition of Jean de Gonet's bindings held at the Bibliotheca Wittockiana in Brussels. 116 items.

Bruxelles: Eric Speeckaert, 1979 8vo (25 cm), 109 pp. Publisher's cloth gilt. Described and illustrated 35 bindings by ‎Jean-Claude Bozerian (1762-1840), famous representative of the French neoclassical style. Included illustrations of 54 roulettes, rubbings of tools used for decoration of spines and plates. Pp. 85-105 "Catalogue de la bibliothèque de Jean-Claude Bozerian vendu en 1846". One of 800 copies published on the occasion of 11th congress of l'Association international de bibliophilie.

Addison Gallery of American Art & Yale University Press, 2006 4to (31.5 cm), 125 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. From the blurb: "In 1968 artist Jennifer Bartlett (b. 1941) began painting in what would become her celebrated and trademark style - colored dots on gridded steel plates and canvas. Focusing on the single and multi-plate pieces that began in 1968 and culminated in 1976 when Bartlett sprang onto the art scene with her pivotal Rhapsody painting (The Museum of Modern Art, New York), this important book analyzes for the first time the significant role these formative and long-overlooked works played in her artistic development. Analytical and lyrical, Bartlett's early plate work reflects her transformation of the prevailing Minimalist aesthetic into something distinctly her own. With beautiful color illustrations of this body of work - -many of which have never before been published or exhibited - the book charts Bartlett's fascinating progression from mathematically… Read More

The MIT Press, 2002 8vo (23.5 cm), XI, 483 pp. Publisher's cloth. "Founded in 1540, the Society of Jesus was viewed for centuries as an impediment to the development of modern science. The Jesuit educational system was deemed conservative and antithetical to creative thought, while the Order and its members were blamed by Galileo, Descartes, and their disciples for virtually every proceeding against the new science. No wonder a consensus emerged that little reason existed for historians to take Jesuit science seriously. Only during the past two decades have scholars begun to question this received view of the Jesuit role in the Scientific Revolution, and this book contributes significantly to that reassessment. Focusing on the institutional setting of Jesuit science, the contributors take a new and broader look at the overall intellectual environment of the Collegio Romano and other Jesuit colleges to see how Jesuit scholars taught and worked, to examine the context of the Jesuit response to… Read More

Paris: Librairie E. Droz, 1925 4to (32 cm), 40 pp, 38 plates. Bound before: Le Manuscrit de Musique du Trésor d'Apt (XIVe-Xve siècle). Publié avec une introduction par A. Gastoué. Paris: Librairie E. Droz, 1936. XXIV, 174, [2] pp, 4 plates in color. Cont. cloth backed boards with corners, gilt-lettered spine. The first work limited to 510 copies, this is one of 500 printed on Vélin d’Arches.

Harvard University Press, 1987 4to (28,5 cm), 568 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. Meletij Smotryc’kyj viewed his Homilary Gospel (Jevanhelije ucytelnoje, Vievis, 1616) as a crucial requirement for the “spiritual good” of the Ruthenian (Ukrainian-Belorussian) nation. In light of the fierce debate over the Union of Brest (1596) he saw the need for an Orthodox collection of Gospel pericopes and sermons in the vernacular to supplant reliance on Polish Catholic and Protestant postils. Thus, he translated into Ruthenian a Church Slavonic collection of sermons on the Gospels, while simultaneously introducing formal revisions that allowed the work to compete more successfully with similar Polish texts. As a result, the Homilary Gospel is important as a critical polemical text from the Catholic–Orthodox debate and also as a monument of early Ukrainian literature. This volume reproduces in facsimile the original printed edition along with three different versions of the… Read More

Cygielman Publishers, 1997 8vo (24.5 cm), [10], III, [1], 493, [3] pp, folding map. Publisher's boards and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear). Selected documents on the autonomy of the Jewish community in Poland and Lithuania: scope, communal and extra-communal institutions and their modes of operation with a historical prologue and epilogue, annotated sources and indexes, map and photographs of the relevant Jewish sites.

Private Libraries Association, 1985 4to (25.5 cm), LXII, 160 pp. Publisher's cloth, spine and front board gilt. A bibliography of a wood engraver and book illustrator Joan Hassall (1906 - 1988). Includes an introduction by John Hassall, 'Engraving technique' by George Mackley, 'Books and bookplates' by David Chambers, a list of illustrated books. a list of illustrated journals, dust-jackets & miscellanea, a list of book-plates and selected bibliography. Over 470 illustrations.

British Museum, 1970 8vo (22 cm), 32 pp, 18 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear, bookseller's ticket and ownership entry in pencil verso of half-title). Over five hundred years ago Johann Gutenberg of Mainz invented printing and began to produce books using movable types. Victor Scholderer's account of the inventor of printing shows how the printed book did not have an easy birth.