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Mediaeval Ornamental Alphabets and Numerals
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | N/A |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Bernard Quaritch |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| Book ID: | 003633 |
| Catalogue(s): | Books on Books, Book Collecting, Print and Design History ◇ Words, Writing, Grammar and Languages |
Not dated but likely c 1910. Quarter cloth portfolio with three cloth ties, containing 2pp title and contents listing around 26 loose-leaf plates (some colour, some monochrome) depicting a selection of alphabets and numerals from the mediaeval era, including that taken from the tomb of Gundreda, sister of William the Conqueror in Southover Church, Lewes, c 1085; and from a pontificate of John II, Archbishop of Treves, c 1480; and several from manuscripts held by the British Museum. Boards and cloth ties a little worn; title page browned, and some mild browning in margins of plates, not affecting lettering. [Oversized]
Keywords:
medieval
letters
initial letters
alphabet
font
numerals
manuscripts
illumination
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