Search Results: Manuscripts from Leaf and Stone Books

Turnhout: Brepols Publishers. Very Good. 2007. Hardcover. 2503048714 . 380 pp. 2 indices at rear. Introduction in French. Latin text. Red/orange cloth boards. Book is in very good condition very clean with no marks. Corners very slightly bumped. Very usable copy. ; Corpus Christianorum Continuatio Mediaevalis CLXXXVII; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Oxford: The Clarendon Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1914. Hardcover. Xx, 384 pp. Index of MSS, index of authorities. Illustrated with plates. Library bound in dull gold buckram with remains of white library spine label, covers otherwise good. Interior has normal library markings including pocket. This copy has a number of neat scholarly pencil notes which should be quite useful, including additional addenda/corrigenda and additions and corrections to the Hand List of Beneventan MSS. Few pages have some short edge chips, preface page has short tear at bottom gutter, otherwise sturdy and good. From a scholarly library and apparently used by a scholar. ; Ex-Library; 384 pages .

Porto: Biblioteca Publica Municipal Do Porto. Very Good. 1997. Hardcover. 9726340896 . Cxiv + 524 pp. 80 black and white plates. Portuguese text. Burgundy cloth boards. Book is in very good condition clean minimal wear. Embossed by previous owner on front fly page and half-title page. Signed by previous owner in black pen on half-title page. ; Portuguese Edition; X X ; 524 pages .

Rimini: Imago. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 2017. Limited Edition. Leather. 8890083190 . Limited Edition of 300 of which this is 69. Folio in blind stamped pale peach leather with clasps, in a cream linen box. Condition of the book and the box are near fine. 25.6 x 37.6 cm, unnumbered 167 ff (334 pp). A stunning facsimile edition of the Divine Comedy held at the Seminary Library at Padua, acquired by their librarian in 1720 as part of the book collection of the Paduan count Alfonso Alvarotti. It is profusely and richly illustrated in gold foil and colours, with large illuminations at the beginning of each of the three canticles, consisting of historiated initials, surrounded by a frieze of vines, flowers, and “drolleries” of human and animal figures. As well, there are large and glorious initials on many of the pages. The illustrations , which cleverly echo the part of the story they are illuminating, are unusual and a bit mysterious. The production of the manuscript has been… Read More

Menston, England: The Scolar Press Limited. Good. 1972. Hardcover. 0854178813 . A4 + 597 pp. Appendix at rear. Facsimile of 1657 edition. Green cloth boards. Book is ex-library with usual interior marks. Pocket inside rear cover and sticker on spine. Book is otherwise in good condition, very clean with no non-library marks and minimal wear. Very usable copy. ; English Linguistics, 1500-1800, a Collection of Facsimile Reprints; Ex-Library; 9 X 6 X 1 inches; 601 pages .

Pamplona: Diputacion Foral de Navarra. Good with no dust jacket. 1975. Paperback. 631 pp, 24 plates (laminas) . Indices, siglas y bibliografia. In Spanish and old Spanish. Cream card covers with red and black have minimal shelf wear, top edge just a bit of wear, interior first blank has book store sticker and owner inscript, otherwise clean and unmarked. Plates in black and white showing the medieval manuscripts. ; Fueros De Navarra; Vol. 1; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 631 pages .

Pamplona: Diputacion Foral de Navarra. Good. 1969. Paperback. 364 pp, 20 plates (laminas) . Indices, siglas y bibliografia. In Spanish and old Spanish. Cream card covers with red and black have minimal shelf wear, interior clean and unmarked. Plates in black and white showing the medieval manuscripts. ; Fueros De Navarra; Vol. 1; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 364 pages .

Paris: Catala Freres. Good with no dust jacket. c1920. Hardcover. 10 pages, 64 plates (63 numbered, 1 unnumbered) loose. Small octavo. Dark brown cloth spine with paper label (bit chipped and worn) , hard paper boards with two cloth ties, plates and French booklet are loose inside the portfolio. Boards are darkened with some edgewear. Interior front cover has old library plate and deaccession stamp, title page has chip at fore-edge, otherwise clean and unmarked. 63 black and white plates. This edition not common but quite charming. OCLC 66628912. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 73 pages .

Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 084440697X . xiii + 1060 pp. Index. Illustrated with maps, tables and many plates. In English and Spanish. Large and heavy book with black leather spine, dark red cloth covers, with gilt is clean, small bump/chip at front cover fore-edge, smaller at back cover. Interior has Library of Congress stamp on title page, otherwise clean and fresh. Surprisingly scarce. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall .

Barcelona: Abadia De Montserrat. Good. 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Ix, 409 pp, plus 5 folding plates at the rear. Illustrated with plates of manuscripts throughout, plus textual music, historiated initials. In Catalan. Dark green cloth spine with red label and green/red marbled boards. Boards bit rubbed, spine tips a little worn, black cloth tape covering library numbers on spine, interior normal library marks including pocket, end papers quite browned and crispy with some chipping at the fore-edges, text has some browning and foxing but is better paper stock, bit shaken, hinges cracking, but otherwise clean and unmarked. A lovely book. ; Ex-Library; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 409 pages .

Florence: Societa Dante Alighiere/Imago. Near Fine with no dust jacket. [2014]. Limited Edition. Leather. 8890803312 . Limited Edition 599 copies, of which this is 269 Folio, 21.5 × 29.5 cm, bound in full handcrafted natural grain leather with metal bosses, hand-stitched binding. Booklet 39 pages. 236 ff, parchment paper treated by hand to achieve the perfect aged state. A magnificent codex, in near fine condition. The binding has the very slightest signs of shelf wear, just a few small and faint scuffs, the interior manuscript itself is clean and unmarked. The accompanying booklet is in very good condition. The oldest illustrated version of the Divine Comedy, dating from the second quarter of the 14th century, The 37 vivid and charming miniatures in colours and gold are attributed to the workshop of Pacino di Buonaguida, an Italian painter active in Florence c1303-1347. The text is also beautiful and complex, in two columns with rubricated initials, surrounded by the commentary… Read More

Bruxelles, Paris / Anvers, Amsterdam: Editions Erasme/Standaard-Boekhandel. Good. 1953. Hardcover. 339 pp. 4 black and white plates at rear. French introduction with Latin text. Book is ex-library with usual interior marks and sticker on spine. Red library binding. Book is in good condition clean with no wear and no non-library marks ; Ex-Library .

Paris: Berthaud Freres. Good with no dust jacket. 1909. 1st Thus. Hardcover. 27 pages of text (in two quires) and 50 plates, all loose ingrey hardcovers with grey cloth spine. No date but 1909. Covers have a bit of age and age darkening but are generally clean, paper spine label is browned but very legible. Interior title page has old price sticker mark, title page is browned, a few erased pencil marks on inside front cover, text and plates are clean. One plate has a small chip at bottom corner in the margin, otherwise everything clean and nice. A handsome copy of this reproduction of the medieval psalter held at L'Arsenal. ; 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall .

Louvain: Bibliothèque De L'Université/ Publications Universitaires De Louvain. Good. 1960. Hardcover. Xxxviii + 359 pp. French introduction, Latin text. Index and table of contents at rear. Faded red cloth boards. Book is ex-library with usual interior and exterior marks. Pocket inside rear cover. Interior is otherwise clean with no non-library marks. ; Bibliothèque De La Revue D'Histoire Ecclésiastique Fasc. 36; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Leyden: E. J. Brill. Good with no dust jacket. 1920. Hardcover. 172 pages, pages not numbered, Dutch language, facsimilie manuscript, folio, limited edition of 400, cream and manila covers with black lettering, wear to head, tail and edges, rips and tears to top right corners, few smudges on covers, bookplate in front of E. J. Brill Ltd, Ex-library with usual markings including library pocket in back, otherwise pages clear and unmarked ; Ex-Library; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 172 pages .

Washington, D. C.: Library of Congress. Good with no dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 0844405167 . xl, 420 pp. Indices, concordance. Lavishly illustrated, colour plates before the text. Dark red leatherette with decorative gilt. Book has minor shelf wear, otherwise clean and nice. Includes Bibles, books of hours, psalters, antiphonals,missals, breviaries, choir manuals. ; 10.5 X 8.0 X 1.5 inches; 420 pages .

Tielt: Lannoo. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 9020909142 . 304 pp. English and Dutch text. Sigla of manuscripts, lists of abbreviations, and 6 appendices at rear. Brown DJ with orange and white lettering. DJ is in good condition some faint marks along edges, and small tear at top of front cover. DJ encased in plastic. Brown cloth boards. Book is ex-library with usual interior marks and sticker on spine of DJ. Book is in very good condition with no non-library marks and minimal wear. ; Ex-Library; Vol. 2; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .