20th Century illuminated calligraphic "Psalter of the Church".
by PSALTER OF THE CHURCH - ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
An extraordinary unsigned finely executed calligraphic manuscript of 214-pages, written in a small neat hand in double column, all the capital letters in red and with 170 illuminated initials in colours. Title illuminated in blue and green and lettered in red. 8vo (9 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches), half blue crushed morocco, spine with raised bands and gilt lettered direct, all edges gilt. Fine. An extraodinary undertaking which must have taken years in its execution.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bristow and Garland (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21634
- Title
- 20th Century illuminated calligraphic "Psalter of the Church".
- Author
- PSALTER OF THE CHURCH - ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
Terms of Sale
Bristow and Garland
Returns accepted within 7 days of receipt if found not as described.
About the Seller
Bristow and Garland
Biblio member since 2005
Shaftesbury, Dorset
About Bristow and Garland
Long established antiquarian & secondhand booksellers and dealers in autographs and manuscripts.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...