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Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta: A Sixteenth-century Calligraphic Manuscript inscribed by Georg Bocskay and Illuminated by Joris Hoefnagel
by Hendrix, Lee; Vignau-Wilberg, Thea. Joris Hoefnagel
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine Slipcase
- ISBN 10
- 089236212X
- ISBN 13
- 9780892362127
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, 1992. First edition thus [1992]. Stunningly illustrated facsimile of the original illuminated manuscript - a swirling combination of art and calligraphy - with introduction and commentary. Light brown cloth lettered in gilt, 7.5" x 5.5", 412 pages (including 170 color plates), matching light brown cloth slipcase. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine Slipcase. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 043981
- Title
- Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta: A Sixteenth-century Calligraphic Manuscript inscribed by Georg Bocskay and Illuminated by Joris Hoefnagel
- Author
- Hendrix, Lee; Vignau-Wilberg, Thea. Joris Hoefnagel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine Slipcase
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 089236212X
- ISBN 13
- 9780892362127
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT CALLIGRAPHY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arts - Fine, Decorative, Antiques, Performing Arts; Books, Paper, Printing, Publishing, Typography;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- First Edition
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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