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Schools of Illumination : Reproductions from Manuscripts in the British Museum. Volume I. Hiberno-Saxon and early English schools A.D. 700 to1100 with II. English 12th and 13th centuries with III. English A.D. 1300-1350 with IV. English A.D. 1350-1500 with V. Carolingian and French to early 14th century with VI. French mid 14th to 16th centuries. 6 volumes complete set
1419BIBLIO-30922Printed by order of the Trustees sold at the British Museum London first editions 1914-1930. 6 vols portfolios with unbound contents 49 cm. various paginations 9-14 pp and 15 or 16 plates per volume: in all 91 plates. Each volume comprises a portfolio case a brochure with a 2 page introduction followed by descriptions of the manuscripts illustrated and detailed descriptions of the plates and a set of unbound plates. The set comprises : Volume I. Hiberno-Saxon and early English schools A.D. 700 to1100 published 1914 11 pp and 16 plates 2 in colour; II. English 12th and 13th centuries published 1915 9 pp and 15 plates 2 in colour; III. English A.D. 1300-1350 published 1921 9 pp and 15 plates 2 in colour; IV. English A.D. 1350-1500 published 1922 9 pp and 15 plates 2 in colour; V. Carolingian and French to early 14th century published 1926 12 pp and 15 plates 2 in colour; VI. French mid 14th to 16th centuries published 1930 14 pp and 15 plates 2 in colour; 6 volumes complete set An ex-library set with small stickers on the front boards Presentation labels library bookplates and/or accession stamps on some front inside boards blindstamps on the brochures and on a few plates. Volume V has a spine-title adddd in ink boards somewhat duststained with occasional minor edgewear contents Good. Printed by order of the Trustees, sold at the British Museum, London, first editions, 1914-1930 hardcover
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