Mediaeval Ornamental Alphabets and Numerals
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| Binding: | Hardcover |
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| Size: | 7 - 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
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| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Bernard Quaritch |
| Publication Place: | 11 Grafton Street, London |
| SKU: | 003634 |
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| Categories: | 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.
Keywords:
Medieval
Letters
Initial Letters
Alphabet
Font
Numerals
Manuscripts
Illumination
