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THE LAND OF BURNS. Illustrated by James D. Smillie.

(18) Leaves. Printed on one side of leaf except the first and last. Illustrated by James D. Smillie (1833-1909). Inked signatures on title page. Mildly XLib. Original penciled drawings on rear fly leaf. All edges gilt. Small square 8vo. 19 cm. Original full green cloth binding. Scottish thistle decoration in black and gold on front board. Title printed in black over gold. XLib. Beveled edges. Extremities lightly worn with slight loss. Early ownerships on title. Rear flyleaf has drawings by Arthur S. Veit, dated 5/14/1899, showing a military cadet with rifle in profile, and the head of a young lady with hat. Arthur Stobo Veit (1884-1912), son of a manager of the Standard Oil Company, attended Montclair Military College, Pennsylvania Military Academy, and the Hill School before going to Columbia as part of the Class of 1907. These drawings were probably done while he was at the PA Military Academy. He left Columbia in 1905 to join the Standard Oil Company. In 1912 he committed suicide on a New York street, the cause of his distrees was a great mystery at the time - and remains so today. POETRY BOX 4

The Katherine group edited from MS.Bodley 34

xii + 185pp., reliure cart.d'éditeur, bel état, dans la série "Bibliothèque de la Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres de l'Université de Liège" fasc.215

The Kassel manuscript of Bede's "Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum" and its old English material

xxxi + 277pp.of which 6pp.plates, hardback (editor's cloth with gilkt lettering), very good condition, [study on the manuscript: Kassel MS.Theol. Qu. 2], R34712

The John Rylands Library Manchester : A brief historical description of the library and its contents with catalogue of the exhibition of early Greek and Latin Classics

No marks or inscriptions. Lightly creased covers with oversize edges which are very well rubbed and nicked. A clean very tight copy with sunning to front end paper and dusty uncut edges. Scarce. 89pp. Contents of the library are discussed, followed by a description of the buildings over 48 pages. Then a descriptive list of the earliest printed editions of the Greek and Latin classics exhibited in the main library. The work closes with lists of the Trustees and Officers of the library, its rules and regulations and some facsimiles provided for student use. Illustrated with photographs.

The Jerusalem Palimpsest: A Facsimile Edition

FACSIMILE. 111 [viii+32+71 plates] pages. Gilt hardcover. Spine upper edge slightly bumped. Binding visible between several pages. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.

The Italian Manuscripts in the Library of Major J.R. Abbey.

4to, coloured frontis., plates throughout (many coloured), orig. cloth showing signs of use, d.w. slightly torn. The majority of the manuscripts are of the fifteenth century, but they range in date from the early twelfth to the late sixteenth century. From the library of Frederick B. Adams, Jr. with his bookplate.

The Italian Manuscripts in the Library of Major J.R. Abbey.

4to, coloured frontis., plates throughout (many coloured), orig. cloth. The majority of the manuscripts are of the fifteenth century, but they range in date from the early twelfth to the late sixteenth century.

The Italian Manuscripts in the Library of Major J. R. Abbey.

4to, coloured frontis., plates throughout (many coloured), orig. cloth, d.w. The majority of the manuscripts are of the fifteenth century, but they range in date from the early twelfth to the late sixteenth century.

THE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT.

4to. 80 pages. First edition. Facsimile illustrations. Some material on medieval Hebrew manuscripts. SUBJECT (S) : Illumination of books and manuscripts; Enluminure – Europe. Has dust jacket, fine condition. (MX-6-11)

The Ideal Book: Essays and Lectures on the Arts of the Book

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 134 pages. Photographs and illustrations.

The Hungarian illuminated chronicle: Chronica de gestis Hungarorum.

Folio, 200, 146pp., facsimiles, orig. cloth, d.w. a nice copy. Includes "Studies on the illuminated chronicle," by D. Dercs?nyi and others, a translation by A. West of the Latin text "De gestis Hungarorum ab origine gentis ad a. 1330," and a coloured facsimile reproduction of the original MS.

The Hours of Catherine of Cleves. Introd. and commentaries by John Plummer

359 p. 160 col. facsims. 21 cm. Hardcover Very good condition in slipcase

The Holy Qur'an past and present.= Geçmisten günümüze Mushaf-i Serîf.

New English Paperback. Pbo. Oblong 4to. (31 x 29 cm). In English, Arabic, and Turkish. 93 p., color ills. The holy qur'an past and present.= Geçmisten günümüze Mushaf-i Serîf.

The Holy Message: Exhibition of Qur'anic Manuscripts.= Kutsal Risalet: Yazma Mushaf Sergisi [Exhibition catalogue].

New English Paperback. 4to. (28 x 24 cm). In English, Turkish, and Arabic. 198 p., color ills. "The Holy Message Exhibition of Qur'anic Manuscripts" will be open to visits throughout the month of Ramadan, when the Prophet received the first verses of the Qur'an and assumed his post as the holy messenger. In the exibition, where also the sanjak (flag) mushafs will be exhibited along with the large-sized Mushaf al-Sherifs, more than 70 manuscripts will be displayed. The manuscripts will also be elucidated for the visitors by information boards mounted along their display where, apart from their historical and artistic value, also the pigments used in their illumination and ornamentation, covering techniques, and details on their prior reparations which cannot be immediately recognized by an untrained eye. In the exhibition, alongside the Korans, all of which are masterpieces prepared by Ottoman calligraphers (hattat) and painters (nakkas), the Mushafs with Kufic strips from different periods such as: Abbasids, Seljuks, Ilkhanids, Gaznavids, Safavids, and Mamluks; as well as from different regions such as India and the Maghreb that has never been exhibited before will be put to display. The notable artefacts of the exhibit are the Mushaf al-Sherif donated by Mehmed the Conqueror, the Mushaf al-Sherif written down with gold ink for Özbeg Khan, and particularly the 12 centuries old ancient Mushaf al-Sherif registred in the Nuruosmaniye Mosque inventory, which was written with a Kufic gold-inscribed calligraphy on a parchement at a time when paper was not commonly used in the Islamic World.

The Holkham Library. Illuminations and Illustrations in the Manuscript Library of the Earl of Leicester.

Folio (435 x 300 mm), xii, 48pp., 160 plates (12 coloured), title in red and black, quarter Roxburghe morocco, cloth covers slightly marked, uncut, t.e.g. The Earl of Leicester's Roxburghe volume and a suitably lavish production in keeping with the outstanding collection described.

The Holkham Bible. Commentary by Michelle P. Brown. 1750 COPIES WERE PRINTED

2 vols., 4to., First Edition thus, with fine coloured plates; facsimile volume handsomely bound in half morocco, upper board elaborately blocked and lettered in gilt and colours, companion volume bound in cloth, leather back, the two volumes housed in publisher's clamshell case. EDITION LIMITED TO 1750 COPIES. British Library, Additional MS 47682. Acquired by the British Library in 1952, this world-famous manuscript was held previously at Holkham Hall, Norfolk (Holkham MS 666). It consists of 231 images mainly of episodes in the books of Genesis and Revelation, and is believed to have been produced in London between 1327-40. The superb facsimile is accompanied by a companion volume providing historical context, commentary and a bibliography, with Instructions for care laid in the facsimile volume.

The Holkham Bible Picture Book.

Small folio, vii, [3], 191, [3]pp., 84 plates (8 coloured), cont. red half morocco over decorated vellum boards, five raised bands, spine lettered in gilt, uncut, a nice copy. Complete reproduction in facsimile of the 14th century MS with its important corpus of illustrations of English medieval life, formerly owned by the Earl of Leicester and now in the British Library. The facsimile, printed on hand made paper by O.U.P., was originally intended for publication by the Roxburghe Club.

The History of Alexander the Great. An Illuminated Manuscript of Vasco da Luvcena's French Translation of the Ancient Text by Quintus Curtius Rufus.

Folio (440 x 340 mm), xi, 106pp., numerous coloured facsimiles, orig. cloth-backed decorated boards, slip-case, a nice copy.

The Hebrew Writings of the Author of Tiqqunei Zohar and Ra'aya Mehemna [IN HEBREW]

THE HEBREW BIBLE IN MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS

Hardcover, Folio, 173 pages, illustrated, some color, 36 cm. SUBJECT (S) ; Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval. Bible. O. T. -- Illustrations. Translation of: La bible hebraique. Includes index. Bibliography on pages 165-167. Illuminated manuscripts on each page. In dust jacket. Very good condition. (Art-9-1) xx

THE GRECIAN DRAMA. A Treatise on the Dramatic Literature of the Greeks.

pp. xix, 549, (1)[Errata], (1)[Publisher's advertisement]. 8vo. 22 cm. Partially unopened. Original full cloth binding embossed in blind; rear joint repaired. Manuscript ownership of Richard Mansfield (1857-1907), who was considered the greatest actor of his era. Printed bookplate of J. Mortimer Lichtenauer (b. 1876), a famous art collector and painter of mural decorations in a Grecian style. The text includes "Aristotle's Treatise on Poetry" (Twining's translation); "Excerpta Critica" (Canons of Criticism from Various Sources); "Examination Papers"; Etc. This Irish classic in the history and criticism of Greek drama is quite scarce in the marketplace. John Richard Darley (1799-1884) was born in Fairfield, County Monaghan, Ireland, and was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He was appointed headmaster of Dundalk Grammar School in 1826, and of the Royal School Dungannon in 1831. In 1874 he was consecrated Bishop of Kilmore. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W121

The Golden Gospels of Echternach: Codex Aureus Epternacensis.

Folio, 96pp., 13 plates in colour and gold, 96 monochrome plates, inner hinge shaken, orig. cloth, d.w. slip-case. This celebrated manuscript of the four Gospels is among the most important and beautiful surviving from the early period of the Holy Roman Empire. From the library of Dr C.E. Wright (former Senior Deputy Keeper Department of Manuscripts, British Museum).

The Golden Age: Manuscript Painting at the Time of Jean, Duke of Berry

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 120 pages. 8"w x 11"h. Beautiful full-page color plates.

The Golden Age of Dutch Manuscript Painting

319pp.with numerous illustrations in colour and in bl/w, 29cm., softcover, Exhibition catalogue (Rijksmuseum Catharijneconvent & The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1989-1990), good condition, S85343