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Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts, 900-1066 (A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles, 2)
by Temple, Elzbieta
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG (Ex-art library with spine label, marks on book block edges and on outermost pages, incl. rear pocket; dj spine has sunned an
- ISBN 10
- 0856020168
- ISBN 13
- 9780856020162
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Harvey Miller, 1976. Hardcover. VG (Ex-art library with spine label, marks on book block edges and on outermost pages, incl. rear pocket; dj spine has sunned and changed color; otherwise quite nice.). Brown cloth, gilt letters on spine, dusky green and illus. dust jacket in mylar cover; 244 pp., 364 BW illus., 6 tipped-in color plates. A catalogue of "all known Anglo-Saxon illuminated manuscripts from the reign of King Alfred until the Norman Conquest, including such famous books as the Benedictional of St. Ethelwold, the Caedmon Genesis and the Gospels of Judith of Flanders, as well as comparatively unknown manuscripts, in particular a hitherto obscure Anglo-Saxon Gospel Lectionary now in the National Library in Warsaw. ... The richness and abundance of the visual material demonstrates the elegance of Anglo-Saxon art and substantiates the reasons for its reputation in Europe in the tenth and eleventh centuries." (dj) One of a series of six books analyzing British manuscripts.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 157302
- Title
- Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts, 900-1066 (A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles, 2)
- Author
- Temple, Elzbieta
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG (Ex-art library with spine label, marks on book block edges and on outermost pages, incl. rear pocket; dj spine has sunned an
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0856020168
- ISBN 13
- 9780856020162
- Publisher
- Harvey Miller
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Books and Manuscripts and Printing ; ; ;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books and Manuscripts and Printing;
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About the Seller
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