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1987. 2 vols. I.: 213 pp. critical and descriptive text (in Italian and English) on the Byzantine codex considered to be the oldest surviving copy of the New Testament, notes, lists, bibl., index, 43 plates showing leaves; II.: 376 pp. excellent facsimile reproduction of the mss. with metallic accents highlighting the chrysography and various illuminations. 4to. Text cloth-backed boards with cardboard slipcase., mss. in 1/2 blind-stamped leather and wood. Graz/Rome (Akademische Druck/Salerno) 1987. (Codices Selecti, Facs. LXXXI, Comm. LXXXI/Codices Mirabiles, I). Dating from the 6th century, the codex, now incomplete, contains Canon Tables as well as the Gospel writings of Matthew and Mark. It is one of the most striking examples of the "purple codex" style, where each sheet of parchment was dyed a deep purple before being lined and illuminated with rich pigments and gold or silver leaf. It is thought that this manuscript originated in Syria, Palestine or Constantinople.

2 vols., XXXII, 454, XIII, 291 pp. text documenting the history of guilds in Barcelona, mainly during the 15th and 16th centuries, including the apothecaries, silver-makers and book sellers, list of members, transcriptions of documents, extensive scholarly notes, 19 plates. Slight foxing on opening pages, front and rear covers of first volume almost completely detached but present. Lg. 8vo. Wrpps. Barcelona (Libreria Antiga y Moderna de Salvador Babra) 1915-1918.

85 pp. critical analysis, discussion of the historical context, and description of the liturgical codex housed in the Karlsruhe library, extensive notes, bibliography, 11 text illustrations, and unpaginated (26 pp.) facsimile, in excellent colors, of the manuscript and its miniatures. Large 4to. Orig. dec. cloth. Basel (Feuermann) 1971.

3 vols. IX, 226, 450, 153 pp. study of the architecture and ornamentation of medieval church doorways in Gniezno, Poland, incl. discussion of metal-work, Christian symbolism, and conservative analyses, with bibliographic notes, summaries in Russian and French, index, and over 500 illus. in text and on plates (1 fold-out). 4to. Cloth. Wroclaw (Zaklad Imienia Ossolinskich Wydawnictwo) 1956. (Panstwowy Instytut Sztuki).

2 vols., 276, 373 pp. scholarly survey of 188 early Gothic manuscripts illuminated in the British Isles during the 12th and 13th centuries, including a general introduction characterizing the early Gothic style, glossary of terms, bibliography, plate-by-plate catalog with commentary, various indices, and 732 illustrations on ca. 225 plates, many in color, text figures, and two frontispieces. 4to. Cloth, d.j. Previous owner's name in pencil on endpapers. London/Oxford (Harvey Miller/ Oxford University Press), 1982-1988. (A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles, 4).

Guido. XV, 121 pp. monograph on the 13th-century Sienese painter, his works and attributions, notes, bibliography, index, 128 illus. on plates. 4to. Cloth. d.j. Princeton (Princeton Univ. Press) 1964. Lucas p. 153. Freitag 5026. The work includes new information on Duccio and some of his contemporaries.

216, VII pp. Cyrillic-language reference volume on iconography of the Virgin Mary in Greek and Russian church art and its connection to early Italian Renaissance painting, by the well-known Russian icon scholar. Scholarly notes with bibliographic information. Illustrated profusely throughout with close to 150 text illustrations, primarily reproductions from photographs. Handwritten ink notation "Baron de Baye" to title page and a second ink notation to secondary title page. 4to. Cloth-backed marbled boards, black morocco label with gilt title to spine. Some slight soiling and rubbing, especially to extremities. St. Petersburg (Tovariscestvo R. Golike i A. Vil'borg) 1911. Kondakov was a Russian historian and a specialist in Byzantine and Russian art and Russian Orthodox culture. He created his own methodology for studying Russian icons, authoring a book simply titled "The Russian Icon", which he intended to be the definitive work on the subject. This book was the result of decades of scholarly research… Read More

Grenoble/Paris: Falque & Perrin/Picard & Fils, 1902. 4to. Original printed wrappers; XXVIII, 385 pp., LXXXIX, with 100 illustrations in the text and on plates. Limited edition of 500 copies. Monograph on the history and art history of the Gothic church and its art treasures. The abbey church was originally built from the 12th to the 15th centuries under the instigation of the Hospital Brothers of Saint Anthony monastic order. This volume contains extensive notes, documents, an index, and numerous illustrations.

5 vols.: One vol. text (207 pp.), including detailed analytical essay, ext. notes with bibliographic material, indices, and 4 vols. containing 810 excellent plates (3 in colors and gold) reproducing all the illuminations. Large 4to and folio. Uniform boards portfolios. Paris 1911-1927. Privately printed for Société Française de Reproductions de Manuscrits à Peintures. The first and largest undertaking of the Society, the reproduction in toto of one of the most admirable productions of French miniature painters, which, in its diversity of content, design, and symbolical significance, has been compared to the great cathedrals.

132 pp. text on Gothic sculpture of southern France, notes, bibliography, 36 plates. Some minor pencil annotations. 4to. Wrpps., spine rubbed. Paris (Henri Laurens) 1936.

2 vols., 23 pp. introd., notes, bibliography, 2 color plates of the ivory binding, 19 text illus., facsimile of the 235 vellum leaves (34 pp. in color incl. all those with figurative illuminations). Sm. folio. Text in wrpps., facsimile in 1/2 vellum, housed together in slipcase. New York (Braziller) 1967. The Carolingian gospels, kept in Bucharest and at the Vatican, with the binding plates in London and at the Vatican, were reunited at Aachen for the Charlemagne exhibition of 1965 and, in this connection, were photographed and published in a limited edition.

1901. 2 vols. text, x, 535, viii, 663 pp. history and description of the Gothic cathedral and its rich sculptural decoration and works of art, extensive notes including bibliographic information, inscriptions, index, profusely illustrated throughout with 274 text illustrations and 111 fine plates divided between the two vols. Considerable foxing throughout. Large 4to. Cloth portfolios, contents loose as issued, a bit rubbed and shaken. Amiens (Yvert & Tellier)/Paris (Picard) 1901-1903. (Mémoires de la Société des Antiquaires de Picardie). The monumental work on the important Medieval cathedral, with detailed illustrations of the building, sculptures, chapels, doors, stained glass windows, choir stalls, etc.

XVI, 438 pp. treatise on the life, works and miracles of St. Francis, the history of his order and treatment of St. Francis in art, introduction by Pope Leo XIII, bibliographic notes, profusely illustrated, 35 plates. Lg. 4to. Boards. Paris (E. Plon, Nourrit) 1885.