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Under the Influence : The Concept of Influence and the Study of Illuminated Manuscripts

Under the Influence : The Concept of Influence and the Study of Illuminated Manuscripts

by Lowden, J. ; Bovey, A. ; Courtauld Institute of Art

Brepols Publishers n.v., Turnhout, first edition, 2007. Laminated illustrated wrappers with flaps, 4to, 27 cm,. xiii, 234 pp, colour plates and black-and-white ills. Near Fine.
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NZ$132.77
Late Antique and Early Christian Book Illumination

Late Antique and Early Christian Book Illumination

by Weitzmann, Kurt

New York: George Braziller, 1977. Cloth, 126 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First Printing. Dust jacket, with a creased front flap, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.
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NZ$21.28
Book Illumination in the Middle Ages : An Introduction

Book Illumination in the Middle Ages : An Introduction

by Pacht, O

Harvey Miller, London, first English edition, 1986. Cloth, large 8vo, 28 cm,. 221, [2] pp, 210 illustrations, 32 colour plates with gold. From the preface by J.J.G. Alexander : "This book is an introduction to one of the most significant art-forms of the Middle Ages by one of the world's greatest authorities on the subject, Professor Otto Pacht. It is not a history of book illumination in the conventional sense but a unique account of facts and ideas gathered during several decades of teaching... Read more about this item
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NZ$98.73
Late antique and early christian book illumination -

Late antique and early christian book illumination -

by Kurt Weitzmann

Sans date. Bon état
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NZ$27.36
<p style="color:DarkRed;">Illuminated Manuscript Miniature depicting the Mass of St. Gregory

Illuminated Manuscript Miniature depicting the Mass of St. Gregory

by [ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF]

c.s.xv(ex)/s.xvi(in). Very Good. VIVID DEPICTION OF ICONIC SCENE FROM THE LIFE OF GREGORY THE GREAT. This richly-illustrated manuscript leaf from a late medieval book of hours depicts the miraculous Mass of St Gregory, during which Christ appeared to the congregation during a Mass of which Gregory the Great was the celebrant. The folio begins with the conclusion of the Collect for St. Nicholas, with the bottom of the page announcing the following section "De sancto gregorio" [On Saint Gregory]. The... Read more about this item
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NZ$4,936.38
Illuminated Manuscript: Large Initial &quot;E

Illuminated Manuscript: Large Initial "E

by [ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT]

Spain: np. 1st Edition. No Binding. Very Good. Brightly painted initial "E" cut from a Spanish antiphonal (c. 1500) on parchment. . Initial painted in gold & red on a beautifully decorated violet background framed in gold. A little flecking at border, otherwise fine. Initial is framed in a lovely gold frame with custom matting and UV protected glass.     &#8232;Frame Size: 10x12 inches (255x305 mm) &#8232;Cutting:  3.75x4.5 inches (113x93 mm).
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NZ$1,489.42
Das Buch vom erf&uuml;llten Leben. Le Livre du Chastel de Labour. [ 2 B&auml;nde. Faksimile und Kommentarband, complete set ]

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

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... Read more about this item
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NZ$2,766.08
Romancero

Romancero

by Heredia, José-Maria de. Text Écrit , Enluminé et Historié par Malatesta (Manuscript created and illuminated by Malatesta)

Paris, 1906. Full Morocco. Slipcase with marbled paper pastedown and morocco edges. Dust jacket with morocco spine and morocco edges. . Fine/Fine. Gorgeous illuminated and calligraphic manuscript on vellum leaves, magnificently bound. Supposedly this showcase manuscript was on display at the Exposition Universelle de Bruxelles in 1910! The manuscript is written in French, and based on a Spanish tale. 4to. 29.5 by 22.5 cm. 21 vellum leaves, including blanks, featuring 13 watercolor illustrations,... Read more about this item
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NZ$29,788.50
The golden age of English manuscript painting 1200-1500 / Richard Marks and Nigel Morgan

The golden age of English manuscript painting 1200-1500 / Richard Marks and Nigel Morgan

by Marks, Richard (1945-)

London : Chatto & Windus, 1981. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 119 pages; Physical description: 119p. : colour illus. ; 29cm. Subjects: Illumination of books and manuscripts, Gothic - England. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval - England. Notes: Erratum slip mounted on contents page. With... Read more about this item
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NZ$61.28
The Medici Aesop, Spencer MS 50; From the Spencer Collection of the New York Public Library

The Medici Aesop, Spencer MS 50; From the Spencer Collection of the New York Public Library

by Aesop; Bernard McTigue, trans.; Everett Fahy, intro

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1989. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First edition, 1989. Quarto, cloth hardcover with gilt titles and decorations in dust jacket, 175 pp., illustrated in color, clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector.
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NZ$30.64
Iluminovane rukopisy doby husitske

Iluminovane rukopisy doby husitske

by Stejskal, K. ; Voit, P. ; Narodny knihovna v Praze

Grafit, Praha, first edition, 1990. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 8vo, 25 cm,. 239 pp, 134 ills, chiefly colour. 66 entries. In Czech. Booklabel of the bibliophile A R A Hobson on front inside wrapper. Slightly spotted and edgeworn, otherwise Near Very Good. In used dustwrapper.
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NZ$25.53
[Illuminated Manuscript] The Order of the administration of the Lord&#39;s Supper or Holy Communion

[Illuminated Manuscript] The Order of the administration of the Lord's Supper or Holy Communion

Full Calf. Very Good. N.d., mid-19th century. 4to. 24.5 by 19 cm. 172 pp. 20 full page illuminated decoration. 28 decorated capitals. Decorative letters and vignette illustrations throughout, although the decoration is concentrated near the front. While textually the manuscript is complete, the illuminator probably intended to carry forward his artistry but for whatever reason, didn't carry through fully with his objective. Still, the decoration that is contained herein is lushly beautiful... Read more about this item
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NZ$5,106.60
Herzog Ren&eacute; von Anjou, Livre du couer d&#39;amours espris (&quot;Buch vom Liebentbrannten herzen&quot;) : Miniaturen und text. [2 volume set : text and plates ]

Herzog René von Anjou, Livre du couer d'amours espris ("Buch vom Liebentbrannten herzen") : Miniaturen und text. [2 volume set : text and plates ]

by Smital, O. ; Winkler, E. ; Österreichische Nationalbibliothek

Druck und verlag der Österreichischen staatsdruckerei, Wien, first edition, 1926. 2 vols, half vellum, gilt Arms of René I, duc d'Anjou on covers, 35 cm,. 117 pp, 23 plates + 208, [5] pp. The text and plates volumes only ; the set was originally issued also with an atlas (reproducing miniatures from Boccaccio's Teseide, ms. 2617, Nationalbibliothek, Vienna) - the atlas is not present here. Plates 1-19 included in vol. 1 are reproductions of the miniatures in the Paris mansuscripts... Read more about this item
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NZ$708.12
The Story of Nefrekepta, from a Demotic Papyrus

The Story of Nefrekepta, from a Demotic Papyrus

by MURRAY, Gilbert

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1911. First Edition. Florence Kate Kingsford Cockerell. First edition: an Egyptian fragment translated by Gilbert Murray. The classicist explains in his preface that "the origin of this tale is in Demotic Egyptian, in prose, on a fragmentary papyrus dated ‘the first month of winter, in the fifteenth year' of some king unnamed. Palaeographical evidence suggests some date about 100 B.C. ...it so fascinated me that I presently found myself, to the neglect of more urgent duties,... Read more about this item
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NZ$194.70
Early Medieval Bible Illumination and the Ashburnham Pentateuch

Early Medieval Bible Illumination and the Ashburnham Pentateuch

by Verkerk, D

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, first edition, 2004. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. x, 262 pp, ills. From the blurb: "This book focuses on the Ashburnham Pentateuch, an early medieval illuminated manuscript of the Old Testament whose pictures are among the earliest surviving and most extensive biblical illustrations. Dorothy Verkerk shows how the lively and complex illustrations of Genesis and Exodus, which incorporate references to contemporary life, were used to explain important church teachings.... Read more about this item
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NZ$39.15
A Fifteenth Century Italian Plutarch (British Museum Add. MS 22318)

A Fifteenth Century Italian Plutarch (British Museum Add. MS 22318)

by Charles Mitchell

Thomas Yoseloff, 1961. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: . 18 pages of text + 10 color plates. Ex-library with typical marks, light wear, pages yellowed; a sound binding; good shape. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Books on Books; Inventory No: 178123. .
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NZ$10.21
Illuminated Miniatures of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist on a Leaf from a c.1500 Book of Hours

Illuminated Miniatures of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist on a Leaf from a c.1500 Book of Hours

by ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF

France, 1500. First edition. Custom presentation folder. Very Good. MANUSCRIPT LEAF (FRANCE, C.1500) DEPICTING BOTH ST JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST. From the Suffrages to Saints section of a circa fifteenth-century French Book of Hours, these consecutive appeals to St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist capture a moment of personal devotion to two foremost figures in Western European medieval artistry. The two miniatures depict their respective saints in natural settings with... Read more about this item
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NZ$6,298.14
A Fifteenth Century Italian Plutarch (British Museum Add. MS. 22318)

A Fifteenth Century Italian Plutarch (British Museum Add. MS. 22318)

by Mitchell, Charles (Introduction and Notes by)

New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1961. Cloth, 40 pages, mounted colour illustrations; 29 cm. The Library of Illuminated Manuscripts. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. Miniatures and initials from the manuscript, accompanied by paragraphs from the Vitae parellelae of Plutarch in the English translation of Sir Thomas North.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.
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NZ$24.68
Book of Hours and their Owners

Book of Hours and their Owners

by John Harthan

London: Thames and Hudson, 1978. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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NZ$21.30
Easie Rules on Earlie Rising by a late Philosopher

Easie Rules on Earlie Rising by a late Philosopher

by Henry Jeffreys Bushby. Illustrated by Lady Frances Bushby

London: Day & Son Limited, 1866. First Edition. Decorated Cloth. Very Good. Seven heavy card leaves, with bright chromos and/or text only on the recto. Five of the pages, including title, with brilliant illumination, and particularly winsom are the illustrations of a cock crowing and of a donkey. The verse is written in a mock Old English. Scarce, with only six copies listed as institutional holders on OCLC. Light foxing in the margins and on the blank versos. Light corner wear to the decorated... Read more about this item
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NZ$595.77
Psalter, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment

Psalter, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment

BOOK DESCRIPTION: classic example of an illuminated Gothic Psalter from Paris. In Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, France (Paris), c. 1230-1250. Dimensions: 122 x 84 mm., 211 folios, lacking two leaves from the calendar, otherwise apparently complete, written in a good gothic bookhand in eighteen long lines by two scribes. SIXTEEN CALENDAR ROUNDELS depicting zodiac signs and occupations of the months and EIGHT HISTORIATED INITIALS by the Soissons Atelier. BINDING: bound in old red velvet, flat... Read more about this item
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NZ$195,753.00
Catalogue of Romanesque Sculpture

Catalogue of Romanesque Sculpture

by WILLIAMSON, Paul

New York: Alpine Fine Arts Collection, Ltd, 1984. First edition. Fine. 4to. Profusely illustrated in black-and-white. Original blue cloth; original pictorial dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. A catalogue of 51 sculptures from France, Italy, England, Spain, and Cyprus.
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NZ$68.09
A Fifteenth Century Italian Plutarch

A Fifteenth Century Italian Plutarch

by Mitchell, Charles (introduction and notes)

Thomas Yosoloff, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 40 pp. with 17 pp. of text with 10 tipped-in color plates with explanations. First US edition (first printing). Very good copy in pink cloth with bright gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Some edge and corner wear. In a very good dust jacket.
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NZ$34.04
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