Sammlung von Initialen Band I, herausgegeben von Arnold u. Knoll.
by Arnold, Xaver; Edouard Knoll; Joseph Anton Messmer
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Tuxedo Park, New York, United States
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About This Item
Leipzig: Ludwig Denicke, [1867]. First edition. Hard cover. Good. 35 cm; [2],[2], and 30 color lithograph plates, including title page. Collation includes prospectus (dated 1867) and the preface by Joseph Anton Messmer (also dated 1867). All plates interleaved with blank tissue. Bound in calf over pebbled morocco, quite worn but sound and entire. Scattered foxing, more on tissue guards.
First volume of a projected five-volume series on decorated initials from Medieval and Early Modern manuscripts. Examples date from the 12th to the 16th centuries, reproduced by palaeographer Xaver Arnold and calligrapher Edouard Knoll. Impressive printing by Ludwig Denicke. In spite of the appeal for subscribers in the prospectus, the project for further volumes remained unrealized. A second edition was published at the end of the century. We know of no other surviving example of the prospectus.
First volume of a projected five-volume series on decorated initials from Medieval and Early Modern manuscripts. Examples date from the 12th to the 16th centuries, reproduced by palaeographer Xaver Arnold and calligrapher Edouard Knoll. Impressive printing by Ludwig Denicke. In spite of the appeal for subscribers in the prospectus, the project for further volumes remained unrealized. A second edition was published at the end of the century. We know of no other surviving example of the prospectus.
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- Bookseller
- Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5522
- Title
- Sammlung von Initialen Band I, herausgegeben von Arnold u. Knoll.
- Author
- Arnold, Xaver; Edouard Knoll; Joseph Anton Messmer
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ludwig Denicke
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- [1867]
- Keywords
- paleography, palaeography lithography decorated letters Medieval manuscripts
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Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
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Tuxedo Park, New York
About Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
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- Calf
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- Morocco
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Pebbled
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- First Edition
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