Illuminated Manuscripts (The James A. de Rothschild collection at Waddesdon Manor)

  • Hardcover
  • London and Fribourg, Switzerland: The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, Office du Livre, 1977
By Delaisse, L.M.J., James Marrow, and John de Wit
London and Fribourg, Switzerland: The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, Office du Livre, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. Quarto, 608 pages, original cloth with dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white and color. ¶ DELAISSE'S MOST IMPORTANT ESSAY IN CODICOLOGY, STILL ESSENTIAL. This is the majesterial catalogue to the preeminent collection held at Waddesdon Manor, representative of the most prominent artists of the late Middle Ages. 46 color plates and many more black and white illustrates are accompanied by erudite commentary and analysis of the history of the medieval book.

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Title

Illuminated Manuscripts (The James A. de Rothschild collection at Waddesdon Manor)

Author

Delaisse, L.M.J., James Marrow, and John de Wit

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Very Good

Publisher

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, Office du Livre: London and Fribourg, Switzerland

Date

1977


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