13TH CENTURY
Neues Testament (Facsimile).
Stuttgart: Belser, 1984. Over 100 colorful illustrations embellished with gold; decorated initial letters throughout. 8vo, full brown leather, elaborately decorated in blind-stamp; raised bands & papal seal on spine. (Stuttgart: Belser, 1984). Limited Edition. Beautiful facsimile of a 13th century bible,translated by St. Jerome, in the Vatican Library (Codex Vaticanus Latinus 39). Signed by the Prefect of the Bibliteca Apostolica Vaticana, this is an edition of 600 copies, but this one is marked "Sample not for sale." Housed in a...... More
Manuscrits Peintures; Offerts a la Bibliotheque Nationale
Paris: Tournon, 1961. 10 color plates and 88 in black & white. Small slim 4to, original stiff printed buff wrappers. (Paris: Tournon), 1961. First Edition. Very good (+). Limited to one of 1025 copies. With the small ownership label of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
Genghis Khan: The Rise, Authority and Decline of Mongol Power
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976. Black & white and color illustrations throughout. 264 pages. 8vo, turquoise cloth with gilt lettering at the spine, pictorial d.w. New York: McGraw-Hill, (1976). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties
Cambridge: Belknap Press, 2010. Several maps, some black & white illustrations. 329 pages. Slim 8vo, black cloth-backed blue boards with gilt lettering at the spine, pictorial d.w. Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University, 2010. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Valetta Civitas Nova Maltae olim Millitae
Leiden: Van der Aa, Pierre. Map. Copper plate engraving. Image measures 11 1/8 x 14 3/8". A dynamic bird's-eye view of Valletta, the capital city of Malta, published circa 1720. Seen from the northwest, the city is richly detailed, although likely arranged more geometrically than in reality. Surrounding cities of Senglea and Vittoriosa, as well as Fort Ricasoli, are also shown to the left of the capital. A figured title cartouche in the lower left shows a group of men..... More
Life on a Mediaeval Barony: A Picture of a Typical Feudal Community in the Thirteenth Century
New York: Harper, 1951. Illustrated in black and white. xi, 414 pages. 8vo, tan cloth, d.w. (some wear at spine; small, closed tear at front). New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, (1951). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Gods, Guardians, and Lovers: Temples Sculptures from North India A.D. 700-1200
New York: The Asia Society Galleries, 1993. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 288 pages, tall 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. New York: The Asia Society Galleries, (1993). A near fine copy. More
The Europe of the Cathedrals, 1140-1280.
Geneva: Skira, 1966. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. With 71 mounted color plates, additional b/w illustrations on folding leaves. 220pp. 4to, boards, d.w. (Geneva): Skira, (1966). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Skira series: Art Ideas History. More
Early Music History I: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Music.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981. Volume I. With some musical notation throughout. vii, 381pp. 8vo, blue cloth. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1981). Internally fine; a very good(+) copy. More
Dante and His Comedy.
New York: University Press, 1963. ix, 207pp. Thin 8vo, green cloth, d.w. (spine sunned, price-clipped, lightly edgeworn). New York: New York University Press, 1963. Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Gold Boxes and Miniatures of the Eighteenth Century: The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor.
Fribourg: Oddice du Livre, 1975. 367pp., illustrated in black & white with some in color. 4to, blue cloth, d.w., t.e.g. (Fribourg: Office du Livre, 1975). Fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Cursus Sanctae Mariae
New York: Morgan Library, 1937. A Thirteenth-Century Manuscript, now M.739 in The Pierpont Morgan Library. Probably executed in the Premonstratensian Monastery of Louka in Moravia...68p.+ 32 plates Thin 4to, printed wrappers. New York: Morgan Library, 1937. First Edition. Fine. Presentation copy to art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
English Villagers of the Thirteenth Century.
New York: Russell & Russell, 1960. Illustrated sparingly in black and white. xiv, 478 pages. 8vo, original red cloth (stained, spine dust soiled). New York: Russell & Russell, 1960. Page edges toned and dust soiled. Very good. More
Teaching and Learning Latin in Thirteenth-Century England.
Cambridge: D.S. Brewer, 1991. 3 volumes, 8vo, red cloth, paper titles on front covers. (Cambridge): D.S. Brewer, (1991). Fine. Volume I: Texts. Volume II: Glosses. Volume III: Indexes. Text in English and Latin. More
The Miniatures of the Manuscripts of Terence Prior to the Thirteenth Century. The Plate Volume.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1931. Tipped-in colored frontispiece. 796 illustrations. Tall folio, black cloth. Princeton: Princeton University Press, ca 1931. Very good (+). With the small ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro, More
The Almohad Movement in North Africa in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
Princeton: University Press, 1969. Map illustrated in black and white. viii, 127 pages. Thin 8vo, maroon cloth with gold lettering, d.w. (price clipped, spine sunned, lightly edgeworn). Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1969. Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Nibelungenlied
New York: The Colonial Press, 1901. Illustrated sparsely in black and white. xxv, 405 pages. 8vo, green cloth with decorative gilding (spine and edges sunned). New York: The Colonial Press, 1901. Deckled edges, top edge gilt. Pages edges toned -- still internally clean and tight. A very good solid. With a special introduction by William H. Capenter, Ph.D. More
Religious Art in France: The Late Middle Age: A Study of Medieval Iconography and Its Sources.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1986. 278 b/w illustrations. 597 pages. Short thick 4to, two-toned cloth, d.w. Princeton: Princeton UP, (1986). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Bollingen Series XC-3, edited by Harry Bober. More
Religious Art in France: The Thirteenth Century: A Study of Medieval Iconography and Its Sources.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1984. 256 b/w illustrations. 564 pages. Short thick 4to, two-toned cloth, d.w. Princeton: Princeton UP, (1984). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Bollingen Series XC-2, edited by Harry Bober. More
La vie quotiedienne des Musulmans au moyen age Xe au XIIIe siecle
Paris: Hachette, 1951. 319 pages. Small 8vo, yellow cloth, d.w. Paris: Librarie Hachette, (1951). Some discoloration at front and rear free endpapers -- otherwise fine. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Le Roman de Varqe et Golsah. Essai sur les rapports de l'esthetique litteraire et de l'esthetique plastique dans l'Iran pre-Mongol, suivi de la traduction du poeme; ARTS ASIATIQUES
Paris: Maisonneuve, 1970. Illustrated. 262 pages, plus ads. Short thin 4to, printed wrappers, spine sunned. Paris: A. Maisonneuve, 1970. A very good(+) copy. ARTS ASIATIQUES, Numero Special. Volume XXIII. More
Jewish Life in the Middle Ages: Illuminated Hebrew Manuscripts of the Thirteenth to the Sixteenth Centuries
Secaucus: Chartwell, 1982. With 397 illustrations, 209 in full-color. 316 pages. 4to, black leatherette with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. Secaucus: Chartwell Books, (1982). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Nicola Pisano's Arca di San Domenico and Its Legacy
University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1994. With numerous b/w plates. 76 pages + unpaginated illustrations. 4to, burgundy cloth, d.w. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, (1994). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More