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1928. Holtz, Johann. Small octavo. (5)ff. An illuminated manuscript on vellum of the Apostle Paul's famous discourse on love, as written in his epistle to the Corinthians. Holtz's hand evinces calligraphic sharpness via his Gothic letterforms and the outlines of his initials, and his eye for color and illumination shows careful study, as displayed through his creative use of blue, teal, orange, yellow, and burgundy. Each page receives a lush floral border, at the head of which is a small heart. The design of the initials owes to medieval customs, heralded by the opening "W," which is four lines tall and boasts a long vine-like descender. Bound in full orange calf over boards with gilt decoration to both covers and embroidered silk doublures. Protected by an orange paper wrapper and matching slipcase. Trace instances of wear to exterior and silk, else near fine.
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- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30707
- Title
- I Korinther 13
- Illustrator
- Holtz, Johann
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1928
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Book Arts; Illustrated Books;
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Bromer Booksellers
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Boston, Massachusetts
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
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