The Hungarian illuminated chronicle: Chronica de gestis Hungarorum Tapa dura - 1970

New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1970. Hardcover. VG+/VG+ but art school ex-lib. with usual marks; some age toning and tape marks to end papers.. Cream cloth/boards; gilt lettering. Black dj with color image and white lettering. Mylar cover. 200 pp. plus 150 glossy pp. of the color facsimile of the chronicle. A bit heavy at 6 pounds and may require extra postage. Text in English, translated from the Latin by Alick West. With essays and ancillary material by Dezso Derecsenyi, Klara Csapodi-Gardonyi, and Ferenc Hervay. Content includes studies on the Chronicle and its period and history, description of the Chronicle, sources and arrangement of the text, and descriptions and interpretations of the illustrations of the Chronicle. Appendices include notes, geneaology of the Hungarian kings and houses of Arpa and Anjoy, a comparative chronology, topography of the Chronicle, and list of names and places. The illuminated Chronicle itself is an excellent facsimile with rich color and clear images. The… Leer más

Taplinger Publishing Co., New York, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to, hardcover. Vg condition in vg dj. Ex-lib copy w/ crossed-out stamp on top & bottom text-block edges, rear pocket & spine label very neatly removed. Small nick to interior front hinge, to minor effect, 1-inch tear to bottom margin of title pg; contents bright & clean, binding firm. Dj glossy, slightly edge-rubbing. 200 pp. + 146 full-page facsimile plates, fold-out genealogy table & map. Includes "Studies on the illuminated chronicle," by D. Dercsényi and others, a translation by A. West of the Latin text "De gestis Hungarorum ab origine gentis ad a. 1330," and a col. facsim. reproduction of the original MS. (p. 1-146, 2d group) which is MS. (Clmae 404) of the National Széchényi Library, Budapest.

Taplinger Pub Co, 1969. Book. Fine. 200 pp. Fine hardcover in dustjacket and slipcase.