Item #230012 The illuminated books of the Middle Ages : an account of the development and progress of the art of illumination, as a distinct branch of pictorial ornamentation, from the IVth. to the XVIIth. centuries / by Henry Noel Humphreys ; illustrated by a series of examples, of the size of the originals, selected from the most beautiful mss. of the various periods, executed on stone and printed in colours by Owen Jones. Henry Noel Humphreys.

The illuminated books of the Middle Ages : an account of the development and progress of the art of illumination, as a distinct branch of pictorial ornamentation, from the IVth. to the XVIIth. centuries / by Henry Noel Humphreys ; illustrated by a series of examples, of the size of the originals, selected from the most beautiful mss. of the various periods, executed on stone and printed in colours by Owen Jones

1995, Studio Editions, reprint. London : Bracken. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #230012
ISBN: 1858911680

Physical description: 126 p. : col. ill. ; 33 cm. Notes: Studio Editions, c1989. - Facsim of ed. Originally published: London : Longman, 1849. Subject: Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Renaissance. Illuminated manuscripts - Medieval - Renaissance. Other names: Jones, Owen (1809-1874). Genre: Illustrated, text.

Price: €18.00

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