Null [Illuminated manuscripts]. Rare bibliographical work, that of Les livres d'…
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[Illuminated manuscripts]. Rare bibliographical work, that of Les livres d'heures manuscrits de la Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris of 1927 edited by Abbé Leroquais with 2 text volumes, one Supplement plus a folder containing plates. The two text volumes contain descriptions of 313 manuscripts, the Supplement includes recent works acquired up to 1927, and works from the Smith-Lesouëf donation with reproductions of 40 plates, while the fourth volume consists of an album containing 130 plates reproduced in heliotype. All within green hardback binding with double title on the spine. Also in the lot are Illumintaed manuscripts in the British Museum - Miniatures, Borders, and Initials reproduced in gold and colors by George F. Warner in the 1901 London edition in 4 volumes, Catalogo Exposicion de codices miniados espanoles by J. Domìnguez Bordona in 1929, Manuscrits francais à peintures des bibliothèques d'Allemagne by Leonardo Olschki in 1932, andLa Miniature francaise aux XV et XVI siècles by André Blum and Philippe Lauer in 1930. (11)

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[Illuminated manuscripts]. Rare bibliographical work, that of Les livres d'heures manuscrits de la Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris of 1927 edited by Abbé Leroquais with 2 text volumes, one Supplement plus a folder containing plates. The two text volumes contain descriptions of 313 manuscripts, the Supplement includes recent works acquired up to 1927, and works from the Smith-Lesouëf donation with reproductions of 40 plates, while the fourth volume consists of an album containing 130 plates reproduced in heliotype. All within green hardback binding with double title on the spine. Also in the lot are Illumintaed manuscripts in the British Museum - Miniatures, Borders, and Initials reproduced in gold and colors by George F. Warner in the 1901 London edition in 4 volumes, Catalogo Exposicion de codices miniados espanoles by J. Domìnguez Bordona in 1929, Manuscrits francais à peintures des bibliothèques d'Allemagne by Leonardo Olschki in 1932, andLa Miniature francaise aux XV et XVI siècles by André Blum and Philippe Lauer in 1930. (11)

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