In Praise Of Scribes

Vancouver, B.C.: The Alcuin Society, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. 47 pages. Portrait frontis. Commenced by Cobblestone Press in 1975 and completed by members of the Alcuin Society 1977. Limited to 485 copies. A fine unmarked copy. John of Trittenheim, at the tender age of twenty-one, became Abbot of the monastery of Sponheim. In 1465 and… Read more about this item

In Praise of Scribes, (De Laude Scriptorium), Johannes Trithemius. Translation by Elizabeth Bryson Bongie and edited with an introduction by Michael S. Batts. Published by The Alcuin Society, Vancouver, B.C., 1977. Limited to 485 copies, this being copy no. 290. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 62pp. frontispiece and colophon. Brown cloth boards with gilt titles. In fine condition.… Read more about this item

Vancouver: Alcuin Society, 1977. Bound in dark brown cloth with gilt letttering on upper board and on spine. New and unread. pp. xi + 47 (including an index of names). Letterpress printed: type set by Cobblestone Press; printed on Cortlea Text; bound by Hans Strohhacker; 485 copies; this copy is unnumbered. Translated by Elizabeth Bryson Bongie… Read more about this item