The Illuminated Page: Ten Centuries of Manuscript Painting in the British Library Tapa dura - 1997

British Library, The. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

The British Library, 1997,. /Dust Jacket Included. 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0712345426 1st edition, hardback, large 4to, 240pp, numerous illustrations, clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper. ISBN: 0712345426 .

London: The British Library Publishing Division. Qto., 240 pages, colour illustrated. A Fine copy in a dust jacket which has a small closed tear. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1997.

London: The British Library, 1997. Book. Vv. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. N.B. Very slight fading to D/J spine. (ART HISTORY).

The British Library, 1997. Book. Very Good. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, quarto, 11 3/5" x 9", a very good tightly bound copy in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper, the text is clean and unmarked, illustrated throughout in full colour, 240pp. Because of weight, a request for additional postage might be made if ordered from certain destinations outside the United Kingdom. Please enquire for details..

London: British Library. 240pp hardback, well illustrated with colour plates, very good in a good wrapper . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1997.

The British Library, 1997. Hardcover. Good.

Scarce, near fine hardback SIGNED BY LEADING AUTHORITY ON ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, JANET BACKHOUSE; copyright 1997; near fine text block and boards in dj that shows faint shelf wear; 240 glossy pages with copious color illustrations NWDR.

The British Library, 1997 4to (29.5 cm), 240 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear). "Illuminated manuscripts are among the richest, most revealing relics of the Western world before the introduction of printing. They are central to our knowledge of social and cultural history from antiquity to the Renaissance. Drawing on the British Library's collection of medieval manuscripts, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to this art form, embracing both devotional and secular material. The manuscripts featured in the book range in date from the intricacies of the 7th-century Lindisfarne Gospels to the virtuosity of artists of the Renaissance and after, spanning a geographical area bounded by the Crusader kingdom of Jerusalem in the east and the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria in the north-west. Some of them, such as the Luttrell Psalter or the Bedford Hours, are already well-known, but the majority are unfamiliar to the general public." (from the… Leer más