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Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Good to Very Good. First Edition. Vivid red cloth in beautiful condition; some handwritten text at the endpapers; illustrations of illuminated works throughout the book; unclipped jacket in good condition, in protective vinyl covering; faded spine Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Various (illustratore). …

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st. Cloth, 272 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 31 cm. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 27 October 1994 to 22 January 1995; and The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 15 February to 7 May 1995. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, top edge lightly soiled. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "This book documents the first comprehensive exhibition of Italian Renaissance illuminations from collections in Europe and the United States. In the century between 1450 and 1550, Italian miniaturists, in collaboration with scribes and bookbinders, produced a series of masterpieces of book illumination which are still too little known and appreciated. Though working on a smaller scale than the great painters and sculptors of the Renaissance, these illuminators created works characterized by unrivaled standards of quality in materials (including frequent use of gold) and design, and by imaginative symbolism and breathtaking creativity. 137 manuscripts, printed books with hand-painted illustrations and single pages are illustrated in full color, ranging from small prayer books to large choir books, and from Greek, Roman, and Italian literature to collections of fables and historical treatises. Many of these volumes were commissioned by powerful wealthy, and discriminating patrons who included members of the ruling Italian families as well as cardinals and popes and many of whom were also prominent bibliophiles. Among other fascinating issues, the mechanics of patronage, patterns of production, and formation of libraries are discussed in three essays and in the catalogue entries - the latter divided into eight thematic sections - written by noted specialists in the history of Renaissance manuscripts and books. And, of course, we are introduced to the artists themselves - their working habits, characteristic styles, and interrelationships." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Patrons, libraries and illuminators in the Italian Renaissance, by Jonathan J.G. Alexander; The Italian Renaissance miniature, by Giordana Mariani Canova; The hand-illumination of printed books in Italy 1465-1515, by Lilian Armstrong; Catalogue. Liturgical and biblical manuscripts; Renaissance patrons and libraries; Classical and humanist texts; 'All'antica'; The hand-illuminated printed book; Illuminators and their methods of work; Choir books; The sixteenth century; Glossary. Size: 4to.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Hardcover in dust jacket, 12 by 9 1/2 invches, 272 pages, 137 illustrations, bibliography, index. Jacket has 1/2 inch edge tear, binding has slight to minimal wear and the pages are clean.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Soft cover 1994. Flat spine has a light crease. FRONT COVER & FIRST 30 PAGES HAS A CREASE AT THE BOTTOM CORNER. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with tracking next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref H510.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. with contributions by Jonathan J. G. Alexander, Lilian Armstrong, Giordana Mariani Canova, Federica Toniolo, William M. Vowlkle, Roger S. Wieck. foreword by Sir Philip Dowson and Charles E. Pierce Jr. 279 pages. Shipping will be extra for this large and heavy book, please inquire. ; 9 1/2 x 11 3/4 ". …

, four volumes, each lavishly illustrated throughout with colour and black and white photographs (including frontispiece to The Painted Page), library slip and barcode to upper free endpaper of The Painted Page (including Cheltenham & Gloucester College stamp to title page), First Edition , sellotape stuck to endpapers of The Painted Page, very good condition, other volumes in near fine condition , all wrappers in near fine condition , red and blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, colour illustrated pasted to upper board of The Beck Collection with gilt titles, ribbon to Manuscript Treasures, some coloured endpapers 28 x 23 cms, 34 x 25 cms Hardback ISBN. …