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British Museum: Reproductions from Illuminated Manuscripts, Series I, Fifty Plates; Reproductions from Illuminated Manuscripts, Series II, Fifty Plates; Reproductions from Illuminated Manuscripts, Series III, Fifty Plates. 3 Volumes bound in 1 [BINDING SIGNED BY SOTHERAN]

British Museum; George F. Warner (Prefaces by)

London: British Museum; Longmans and Co.,; Bernard Quaritch; Asher and Co.,; Henry Frowde, 1910. Second edition. Hardcover. Quarto (10 x 8"). 15, [1]pp (Text), 50 leaves (Plates) (Vol. 1); 16pp (Text), 50 leaves (Plates) (Vol. 2); 16pp (Text), 50 leaves (Plates) (Vol. 3). Modern full burgundy calf, with gold lettering and ruling to spine. Binding signed by Sotheran and Co., 37 Piccadilly. Marbled endpapers. All paper edges gilt.

Three volumes bound in one, (a fourth part was also published - not here present.) each part containing 50 loose plates of reproductions from the British Museum. The illustrations were originally selected by Sir George Warner in 1906 from the collection held by the Grenville Library.

The 150 splendid plates reproduced in photogravure depict mostly religious illuminated manuscripts from the Byzantine, English, French, Flemish, German, and Italian schools. The manuscripts are from the 8th to the 15th centuries.

Binding rubbed along edges, with ex-library sticker at tail of spine and upper front joint. Bookplate on inside of front cover, and reference sticker on inside of back cover. Stamp at top and bottom edges. Binding in overall good- to good, interior in very good condition. g to vg. Item #45726

Price: $150.00