The Decorative Arts, Ecclesiastical and Civil of the Middle Ages.
London: Pickering, 1851. Illustrated with 41 plates, 32 in color (some early chromolithography, mostly gold and/or silver, but the majority are then hand-finished with bright colors, some rather extensively and a few rather minimally), plus 29 black & white figures in the text. Folio (15" x 11.25" x 1.5"), beautifully bound by F. Bedford in full red morocco with ornately gilt spine covers and inner dentelles; expertly recased, lightly rubbed, cloth slipcase (rubbed). London: William Pickering, 1851. A very good(+)..... More