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A Book of Miniatures

by Formaggio, D. ; Basso, C

Peter Nevill, London, first English-language edition, 1962. Cloth, gilt cover-title, large 4to, 34 cm,. 143, [1] pp, 132 mounted colour ills. From the blurb: "Few of the arts have offered as rewarding and faithful a picture of the culture of their times as has manuscript illumination. And few have contained as concise a history of the painting of a particular era. Here, in a handsome volume containing over 130 beautiful colour plates, we find a history and an interpretation of the exacting art of... Read more about this item

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SGD 26.20

Books of hours and their owners / John Harthan

by Harthan, J. P. (John Plant) (1916-2002)

London : Thames & Hudson, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's bookplate. Physical description; 192 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), facsims. ; 32 cm. Subjects; Books of hours. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.

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SGD 57.91

The golden age of English manuscript painting 1200-1500 / Richard Marks and Nigel Morgan

by Marks, Richard

London : Chatto & Windus, 1981. First Edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 119p : col.ill. ; 29 cm. Subjects; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval � England. Illumination of books and manuscripts, English. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Gothic � England

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SGD 24.73

The Medici Aesop: Spencer MS 50 From the Spencer Collection of The New York Public Library

by McTigue, Bernard [trans.]The Medici Aesop: Spencer MS 50 From the Spencer Collection of The New York Public Library

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1989. 4to.Illustrated. 175 pp. Cloth with gilt decoration and lettering to board and spine in a pictorial dustjacket. With an introduction by Everett Fahy, Chairman of the Department of European Paintings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. A very nice clean copy. 0810915421 . Near Fine. Gilt Decorated Cloth. 1989.

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SGD 51.74

Bulletin de la Société Française de Reproductions de Manuscrits à Peintures. 8e année [with] 9e année. [ 2 volumes of plates ]

by Société Française de Reproductions de Manuscrits à Peintures

Société Française de Reproductions de Manuscripts á Peintures, Paris, original journal issues, 1924 - 1925. . 2 printed envelopes containing portfolio plates,. 34 and 17 plates. Contents: 8e année : Planches I - XXXIV; 9e année. : Planches XXXV - XLIV et I -VII. Plates I -XLIV were issued to accompany an article in the Bulletin by Eric G. Millar : "Les principaux manuscrits a peintures du Lambeth Palace a Londres." (article text not included here).... Read more about this item

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SGD 107.54

The Illustrated Beatus: A Corpus ofthe Illustrations of the Commentary on the Apocalypse, Volume 3: The Tenth and Eleventh Centuries

by John Williams

Harvey Miller, 1998. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. Some shelfwear.

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SGD 206.80

Gebett Buch

by Stark, Joseph

Wellrichstait (?), Germany , 1768. Full Calf. Card stock slipcase. . Very Good. As fine a folk art Gebetbuch manuscript as one is bound to find, with its artist's identity given and precisely dated to the mid-eigtheenth century. 12mo. 16 by 10 cm. Three title pages, two frontises, 213 pages paginated. 21 pages which are fully painted, or essentially so, with many other pages with substantial illustration, including ornate decorative motives, painted cameos, etc. The style is peasant Rococo,... Read more about this item

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SGD 7,927.53

Late Antique and Early Christian Book Illumination.

by Weitzmann, Kurt

New York: George Braziller. 1977. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with colour and black & white reproductions. 126 pages. This volume is the third title in a series featuring particularly interesting and appealing pages selected from the most important Eastern and Western Manuscripts. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Softcover.

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SGD 16.22

Illuminations Of Heaven And Earth: The Glories of the Très Riches Heures Du Duc De Berry

by Cazelles, Raymond & Rathofer, Johannes

New York: Harry N. Abrams. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0810911280 . This is probably the most famous and important Medieval illuminated manuscript--the original dates to about 1410. All 131 illustrations in the original are included here along with brief descriptions of each scene; in addition, there are expanded illustrations of details from many of the miniatures (303 illustrations, 285 in color). There are brief essays at the end of the book about Jen de Berry and the... Read more about this item

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SGD 68.87

Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts

by Michelle P Brown

Moderate wear

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SGD 8.60

French Painting in the Time of Jean De Berry. The Late XIV Century and the Patronage of the Duke

by MEISS, Millard

London and New York: Phaidon Press, 1969. Two volumes, large 4to: text and plates. Profusely illustrated with 845 illustrations, of which 12 are color and tipped-in. Original cloth; dust jackets. A near-fine set with slightest spotting to sheet edges, the jackets fresh and bright. Second edition. [Image shows both this set and the separately-listed volume dedicated to The Boucicaut Master.].

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SGD 172.34

Meisterwerke der Buchmalerei aus Handschriften der Bayerischen Staatbibliothek Herausgegeben

by Gerog Leidinger

Hugo Schmidt, 1920. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. #145/1000cc. Oversized folio. In German. Covers worn and soiled. Spine covers starting. Most of the tissue sheets still present.

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SGD 827.22

Cultural interplay in the eighth century : the Trier Gospels and the making of a scriptorium at Echternach

by Netzer, N

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, first edition, 1994. Cloth, 8vo,. xvi, 258 pp, ills. From the publisher's summary: "This is the first detailed study of the Trier Gospels, an important early medieval manuscript. Through an investigation of its production, Professor Netzer reveals the cross-cultural influences among the Insular, Continental, and Mediterranean worlds in the eighth century, demonstrating in particular the complicated process of cultural interplay that took place in the... Read more about this item

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SGD 56.53

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

by Thomas, Marcel

London UK: Chatto & Windus, 1979. Illustrated throughout with 40 color plates and B&W art reproductions. Covers clean, colors bright, minor edge and handling wear. Pages [119] clean, unmarked, binding tight, very slight lean to spine, light top block dust spotting. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws... Read more about this item

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SGD 16.54

Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts

by Narkiss, B. ; Roth, C

Encyclopaedia Judaica, Jerusalem, first edition, 1969. Cloth, folio, 35 cm,. 175, [1] pp, 60 colour facs,. Bump near head of spine, otherwise Very Good in a used and creased dustwrapper.

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SGD 35.85

The Decorated Letter

by Alexander, J. J. G. (Jonathan James Graham)

New York: George Braziller, 1978. Cloth, 118 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First Printing. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. Illumination of books and manuscripts from the fourth to the fifteenth century. Initials.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Collectible.

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SGD 26.88

Western manuscripts and miniatures. [ Sotheby's, auction catalogue, sale date:5 December 2012 ]

by Sotheby's

Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 5th December 2012. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 27 cm,. 40 pp, colour ills. Lots.1-24. In addition to the 24 lots of this sale, the catalogue includes includes on pp. 27-32, "Lots 50-52, Three Renaissance Masterworks from Chatsworth, to be sold in the Old Master and British Paintings Evening Sale, London 5 December 2012". Near Fine. Print-out of prices realized laid in.

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SGD 35.85

Manuscripts from the William S. Glazier collection

by Plummer, J. ; Pierpont Morgan Library

Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, first edition, 1959. Printed wrappers, 4to, 29 cm,. 34 pp, 6 colour plates, 37 black-and-white plates. 51 entries. Abrasion to front wrapper and loss of its lower fore-edge cornertip, otherwise Good.