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Mediaeval Ornamental Alphabets and Numerals

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Hardcover

Volume Condition:

Very Good

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Edition:

1st Edition

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Language:

English

Publisher Name:

Bernard Quaritch

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11 Grafton Street, London

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Book ID:

003634

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Books on Books, Book Collecting, Print and Design History ◇ Words, Writing, Grammar and Languages

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Not dated but likely c 1910. Quarter cloth portfolio with three cloth ties, containing 2pp title and contents listing, wrapped over 40 loose-leaf plates (some colour, some monochrome) depicting a selection of alphabets and numerals from the mediaeval era, including that taken from St Cuthbert’s Gospel (the Durham Book) of c 700; from the Monument of Henry II in Westminster Abbey; from the Monument of Richard II, also in Westminster Abbey, c 1400; from Cramner’s Bible, etec. Boards and cloth ties worn and lightly spoiled, rubbed at edges; title page browned, and some mild browning in margins of plates, not affecting lettering. Ex library volume with label inside front board and call number on title label. Quaritch issued a similar portfolio at the same time, containing only 26 plates. There is some overlap in the alphabets containing in the two different issues.

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