<<Humphreys, Henry Noel.>> The Illuminated Books of the Middle Ages. A History of Illuminated Books from the IVth to the XIIth Century. Illustrated by a Series of Specimens…from the Most Celebrated and Splendid Mss.

Auction 98 | Thursday, June 16th, 2022 at 1:00pm

Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Autograph Letters

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<<Humphreys, Henry Noel.>> The Illuminated Books of the Middle Ages. A History of Illuminated Books from the IVth to the XIIth Century. Illustrated by a Series of Specimens…from the Most Celebrated and Splendid Mss.

Thirty-nine plates in color, representing 39 different illuminated manuscripts. pp. (1), 15, (1), ff. 39 (text), ff. 39 (plates). Foxed in places. Original blind-tooled calf over thick wooden boards. Elephant folio.

London: Longman 1844

Est: $800 - $1,200

PRICE REALIZED $200

A huge and remarkable production.