Illuminated Manuscripts from Wykeham Books

Archeologia, Paris, original journal issue, 1976. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 29 cm,, 4to, 29 cm,. 138 pp, ills (some colour) ;. Contents include: Illustration des livres de droit : les manuscrits des décrets de Gratien décorés d’enluminures, by Françoise Hospital; Entre l’Orient et l’Occident, la miniature sicilienne aux époques romane et gothique, by Angela Daneu Lattanzi; Les différents… Read more about this item

Jacques Seligmann & Co. Inc., New York, first edition, 1952. Edition limited to 500 copies. Imitation leather, gilt cover-title, , 4to, 28 cm,. 94 pp, ills. 33 items. Leather booklabel of Estelle Doheny. Copy No. 29. Small closed cut to one page, slightly rubbed, otherwise Near Very Good.

Bonechi Editore, Firenze, first edition, 1968. Cloth over bevelled boards, gilt cover-title, folio, 35 cm,. 71 pp, ills, 53 colour plates (including several double-page). From the blurb: "Il Dott. Renzo Chiarelli, Direttore del Museo di San Marco in Firenze, ha inteso con questo libro ricondurre all'attenzione di un vasto pubblico, oltre che degli specialisti, l'antico e nuovo argomento… Read more about this item

Bibliothèque nationale, Paris, first edition, 1991. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 8vo, 24 cm,. 125, [3] pp ; colour ills. 51 entries. Near Fine.

Electa, Milano, first edition, 1995. Illustrated printed wrappers, 4to, 28 cm,. 223, [1] pp ; ills (some colour) ;. 35 entries. Wrappers slightly fingersoiled, otherwise Very Good.

Prestel-Verlag, München, first edition, 1986. Cloth, 4to, 29 cm,. 219 pp, 12 colour plates, 112 monochrome ills. From the blurb: "Am Beginn dieses Buches stand die Entdeckung, daß anonyme Einzelblätter spätgotischer Miniaturmalerei in Privatbesitz ursprünglich Teil des Wolfgang-Missale aus dem Zisterzienserstift Rein bei Graz gewesen sind. Erst die dadurch möglich gewordene Rekon- struktion dieses 1492/1493 entstandenen Codex ließ… Read more about this item

Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 2nd December 2003 . Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 27 cm,. 122 pp, plates, ills. 89 lots. Neatly but regrettably colour-coded by the previous owner, a bookseller, with four coloured tape bands around the spine. Some scribbled prices and notes to contents, otherwise Near Very Good. Print-out of prices… Read more about this item

Les Enluminures, New York, first edition, 2013. Laminated illustrated wrappers with flaps, 8vo, 21 cm. 31, [1] pp, colour ills. 11 items. Price-list laid in. Very Good.

Centro de Estudios Historicos, Madrid, first edition, 1933. 2 vols, cloth, brown cover-titles and devices, small 8vo,. 525 pp, numerous ills + 384 pp. 2173 entries. Front joint of Volume I pulled and first gathering slightly loose, covers a little marked, otherwise a Good set.

Hacker Art Books, New York, 1969 reprint in one volume of first edition. 2 vols in 1, cloth, 4to, 32 cm,. xii, [1], 99, [1] pp and 160 plates with facing letterpress identifications. Bordona had been commissioned by the Spanish Society of Friends of Art to organize and produce a detailed catalogue for the exhibition of illuminated manuscripts… Read more about this item

Flammarion / Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, first edition, 1993. Cloth, gilt cover title, 4to,. 439, [1] pp, ills (many in colour). From the introduction: "Catalogue de l'importante exposition que la Bibliothèque Nationale consacre, à la fin de l'année 1993, à cette phase ultime de l'histoire de l'enluminure française, de 1440 à 1520 environ, cet ouvrage vise un double objectif.… Read more about this item

Libreria Scientifica Editrice, Napoli, first edition, 1973. Printed wrappers, large 8vo, 30 cm,. 176, [2] pp, 45 plates (some colour). 38 entries. Contents include: Presentazione di Mario Rotili; I. La Miniatura del Rinascimento a Napoli; II I codici miniati delle Biblioteche napoletane; Catalogo; Tavole; Bibliografia; Indice. Catalogue somewhat curled, otherwise Near Very Good in dustwrapper.

Edizioni I.F.I, Firenze, first edition, 1991. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 8vo, 24 cm. 43 pp, 40 unnumbered pp of plates (chiefly colour). Very Good.

Editions Faton, Dijon, first edition, 2000. Cloth, 4to, 31 cm,. 340 pp, numerous colour ills. Contents: Premiere Partie: La Miniature à la Cour de Charles VI: I Le Règne; II Livre et Livre d’heures: Enluminure, Miniaturistes et Enlumineurs; III Les Artistes de Charles V; IV Jacquemart de Hesdin entre Italiens et Flamands; V Christine de Pisan et… Read more about this item

Chapin Library, [Williamstown], first edition, 1977. Illustrated printed wrappers, 26 cm,. ix, [1], 47 pp,14 plates, ills. 32 items. From the introduction: "The purpose of this exhibition is to display thirty-two European manuscript codices belonging to the Chapin Library and the Williams College Museum of Art. ..the manuscripts described include examples of the most important phases of manuscript production… Read more about this item

Les Enluminures, New York, first edition, 2015. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 8vo, 21 cm,. 31, [1] pp, colour ills. 11 items. From the blurb - "This primer provides a glimpse into the fascinating field of diplomatics, or the study of documents. Diplomatics is concerned mostly with the study of legal and administrative records through a detailed examination of their… Read more about this item

Chatto & Windus, London, first edition, 1981. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 29 cm,. 119 pp,colour ills. From the blurb: "This is the first comprehensive selection in colour of manuscripts from 1200 to 1500 - the richest period of English manuscript painting. The authors provide a history of the subject and describe the different centres of production. The… Read more about this item

Antiquariat Heribert Tenschert, Rotthalmünster / Bibliothek Bibermühle AG, Ramsen, bookseller's catalogue, 1991. Cloth, gilt cover-title, 4to, 30 cm,. 574 pp, colour ills. 36 items. Nico;las Barker in The Book Collector, Winter 2021: "There can be no doubt that the catalogues, each one a substantial monument to its subject, that Heribert Tenschert has published over the last… Read more about this item

British Library, London, edition, 1999. Cloth, large 4to, 31 cm,. 64 pp, numerous ills (several in colour). From the blurb: "The Sherborne Missal, a major acquisition of The British library in 1998, is one of the most spectacular examples of book painting of any time or place. It was commissioned for the Benedictine Abbey of Sherborne in Dorset… Read more about this item

The Ruskin Gallery, Sheffield, first edition, 1993. Printed wrappers,. [16] pp. A short guide to the De Croy Hours giving a detailed description of its contents. Sheffield, Ruskin Gallery, Guild of St George, MS R.3548, Book of Hours, Use of Paris. Copied and illuminated in France, perhaps at Tours, third quarter of the 15th century (possibly before… Read more about this item