Auction 98 · Lot 126
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.
- Estimate
- $800–$1,200
- Hammer price
- $200
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(BIBLIOGRAPHY).
printer
Longman
Place
London
Publication
1844
Description
Thirty-nine plates in color, representing 39 different illuminated manuscripts.
summary
A huge and remarkable production.
pp. (1), 15, (1), ff. 39 (text), ff. 39 (plates). Foxed in places. Original blind-tooled calf over thick wooden boards. Elephant folio.
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