The Bible in the Twelfth Century: An Exhibition of Manuscripts at the Houghton Library
by Light, Laura
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- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Lockhart, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Harvard Collection Library, 1988. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Quarto, 114 pages. Illustrated with 25 plates in black and white. ¶ Brilliantly describes the exhibition of 39 manuscripts dating all from the twelfth century held by The Harvard Collection Library. The paleography of the twelfth century is famously difficult to discern scripts, and even countries, of origin. Laura Light does an outstanding job of guiding us through the collection.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1768
- Title
- The Bible in the Twelfth Century: An Exhibition of Manuscripts at the Houghton Library
- Author
- Light, Laura
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Harvard Collection Library
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1988
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Michael Laird Rare Books LLC
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Lockhart, Texas
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- Quarto
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