Later Gothic Manuscripts (A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles) Vol. I - II
by Scott, Kathleen L
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About This Item
London: Harvey Miller, 1996 2 volumes 4to (33 cm), 296 pp; 434 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. This book meticulously catalogs the rich and largely overlooked illuminations of the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Scott has curated a selection of 140 illuminated books with keen insight, encompassing those housing the finest works of art as well as illuminations accompanying some of the great masterpieces of Middle English literature. Among the notable liturgical works featured are the Carmelite, Abingdon, and Sherborne Missals, the Bedford Hours, and the Lovell Lectionary. The catalog also encompasses illustrated editions of Chaucer, Lydgate, and Gower, along with representations of medical, botanical, and typographical books, as well as works of chivalry and chronicles of the Kings of England. Offering a fifteenth-century perspective on court, church, and the appreciation for decoration and ornamentation, this book will captivate historians of art and society.
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- Bookseller
- Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko (PL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004592
- Title
- Later Gothic Manuscripts (A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles) Vol. I - II
- Author
- Scott, Kathleen L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harvey Miller
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1996
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bibliography; Illuminated manuscripts;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
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Kraków
About Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Specializing in mathematical sciences, Church Slavonic and Slavic books, Eastern European history, travels and topography, bibliography, history and art of the book, history of libraries and collections
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