Late Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts, 1350-1522, in the Houghton Library
by Wieck, Roger S
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- fair
- first
- Condition
- Fair
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About This Item
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard College Library, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Fair. Quarto, 190 pages, illustrated in black and white. Paperback. Waterstain along fore-edge throughout (the text and images are perfectly legible) as well as having some wear to covers. ¶ An important exhibition catalogue of illuminated manuscripts held by the Houghton Library and focusing on the period between 1350 and 1524. The exhibition represented the strongest period in the collection and surveyed the growth and development of artistry represented within.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1772
- Title
- Late Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts, 1350-1522, in the Houghton Library
- Author
- Wieck, Roger S
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harvard College Library
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1983
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Michael Laird Rare Books LLC
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Lockhart, Texas
About Michael Laird Rare Books LLC
Welcome to Michael Laird Rare Books, LLC. We specialize in fine and rare books, manuscripts, documents, ephemera, fine and historic bookbindings, and illustrated books of every description. Michael Laird is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America), ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), and the Appraisers Association of America (USPAP compliant, and AAA certified in the appraisal of Rare and Antiquarian Printed Books). Michael Laird earned his masters degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Texas at Austin (1989) and has more thirty years experience in the antiquarian book trade. He is the principal Rare Book and Document appraiser at Winston Art Group (New York) and Gurr Johns (New York). From 2002 until 2013 he taught advanced graduate level courses in Rare Books and Special Collections (Palmer School of Library and Information Science at Long Island University, and the School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin School of Information).
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...