first edition
1971 · New York
by [METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART] Florens DEUCHLER; Jeffrey M. HOFFELD; Helmut NICKEL
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1971. First edition. Fine. 2 volumes, folio. Vol I: color facsimile. Vol II: text. Original tan linen, gilt-lettered on front cover and spine; original printed board slipcase. FIRST EDITION, printing in facsimile and providing an in-depth scholarly examination of one of then only four illuminated manuscripts in the Met's collection. The manuscript was sold to the museum by H.P Kraus in 1968 and remains one of its most celebrated treasures.
(Inventory #: 400150)