A History of Book Illustration : the Illuminated Manuscript and the Printed Book
by Bland, D
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Free endpapers slightly discoloured from contact with pastedown endpapers, mild "musty" smell, otherwise Good in dustw
- ISBN 10
- 0571046878
- ISBN 13
- 9780571046874
- Seller
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LONDON, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Faber and Faber Limited, London, second edition, 1969. Cloth, gilt cover device, large 8vo, 28 cm,. 459 pp, over 400 ills, (20 in colour, some tipped-in). From the blurb: "This revised edition brings the history of book illustration up to date. The earlier part of the book has been thoroughly revised and new sections have been added on contemporary Czechoslovakian and Russian books as well as on Armenian and Ethiopian miniatures. The bibliography has also been extended. Four new colour plates and 15 monochrome plates have been added." Contents include: 1. The Beginnings in Roll and Codex; 2. Medieval Illumination in the West; 3. Oriental Illumination and Illustration; 4. From the Introduction of Printing until about 1520; 5. From about 1520 to the End of the Seventeenth century; 6. The Eighteenth century; 7. The Nineteenth century; 8. The Twentieth century; Bibliography; Index. Free endpapers slightly discoloured from contact with pastedown endpapers, mild "musty" smell, otherwise Good in dustwrapper.
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- Bookseller
- Wykeham Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIBLIO-42355
- Title
- A History of Book Illustration : the Illuminated Manuscript and the Printed Book
- Author
- Bland, D
- Format/Binding
- Cloth, gilt cover device, large 8vo, 28 cm,
- Book Condition
- Used - Free endpapers slightly discoloured from contact with pastedown endpapers, mild "musty" smell, otherwise Good in dustw
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0571046878
- ISBN 13
- 9780571046874
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Limited, London, second edition, 1969
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Pages
- 459 pp, over 400 ills, (20 in colour, some tipped-in)
- Keywords
- Illustration of books. Illumination of books and manuscripts. Book arts Bland, David 0571046878
- Bookseller catalogs
- Book Arts & Illustration;
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About the Seller
Wykeham Books
Biblio member since 2005
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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