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Das Buch vom erfüllten Leben. Le Livre du Chastel de Labour. [ 2 Bände. Faksimile und Kommentarband, complete set ]
by Bruyant, J. ; König, E. ; Bartz, G
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Set No. 430. Fine in Fine case
- Seller
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About This Item
Faksimile Verlag Luzern, Lucerne, first edition, 2005. Limited edition of 980 facsimile copies numbered in Arabic numerals. Facsimile bound in red velvet with four gilded silver fittings by Steinbrener of Schärding, with accompanying commentary volume in red cloth, 8vo, presented together in a plexiglass case, 22 cm,. Facsimike: 73 folios with 46 miniatures and 74 painted initials; commentary: 411, [1] pp, ills (some colour). A very fine facsimile of the only illuminated manucript of Jacques Bruyant's "The Way of Poverty or Riches", together with the commentary volume (in German). Commentary includes: Eberhard König - Vorwort: Ein Buch in Philadelphia; William Lang - Die Handschriftensammlung der Free Library in Philadelphia und das Livre du Chastel de Labour; Gabriele Bartz and Eberhard König - Das Buch vom erfüllten Leben; Die Gestaltung des Textet durch die Malerei; Der Maler; Ein fürstlicher Aufwand für bürgerliche Weitsicht; Zusammenfassung in der Art eines Katalogeintrags; Abbildungen; Transkription und Übersetzung; Bibliographie. Set No. 430. Fine in Fine case.
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- Wykeham Books
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- BIBLIO-41851
- Title
- Das Buch vom erfüllten Leben. Le Livre du Chastel de Labour. [ 2 Bände. Faksimile und Kommentarband, complete set ]
- Author
- Bruyant, J. ; König, E. ; Bartz, G
- Format/Binding
- Facsimile bound in red velvet with four gilded silver fittings by Steinbrener of Schärding, with accompanying commentary vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Set No. 430. Fine in Fine case
- Edition
- Limited edition of 980 facsimile copies numbered in Arabic numer
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faksimile Verlag Luzern, Lucerne, first edition, 2005
- Date Published
- 2005
- Pages
- Facsimike: 73 folios with 46 miniatures and 74 painted initials; commentary: 411, [1] pp, ills (some colour)
- Keywords
- Bruyant, Jacques König, Eberhard ; Bartz, Gabriele. Free Library in Philadelphia Widener 1 Jacques Bruyant, Le livre du Chastel de labour Kommentar, Eberhard König und Gabriele Bartz ; mit einem Beitrag von William Lang, übersetzung der
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Wykeham Books
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LONDON, Aberdeen
About Wykeham Books
We specialize chiefly in "books about books", the emphasis being on historical aspects of book collecting, production and distribution. A particular speciality is in bibliographies, of all subjects of interest to collectors, dealers and scholars, with several thousand bibliography titles in stock. Other strengths include extensive holdings of auction catalogues for book sales and a good selction of reference material on and facsimiles of illuminated manuscripts. We also have a special interest in rare material by or about Rudyard Kipling.
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