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
Nicola Pisano and the Revival of Sculpture in Italy.
London: Cambridge University Press, 1938. With 78 b/w photos. 126 pages. 8vo, rust cloth, d.w. London: Cambridge University Press, 1938. A good copy, foxed at outer edges and prelims; in a good dust wrapper, chipped and discolored with foxing to verso. 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
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
Myself as Witness
New York: Random House, 1979. 340 pages, front free endpaper missing, 8vo, black cloth backed black boards, dust wrapper (several creased to front panel). New York: Random House, 1979. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half title page to Mary Ann Madden: "Dear Mary Ann - There's got to be an easier way to reach you - call us when you've read it. Or before. Love Jim"... 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
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 Legacy of Genghis Khan: Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia, 1256-1353
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002. Illustrated profusely in color and in black and white. Tall 4to, printed pictorial wrappers. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (2002). A fine copy. More
Fez in the Age of the Marinides
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1961. Translated from the French by Besse Alberta Clement. Two maps illustrated in black and white. xiii, 158 pages. Small 8vo, grey cloth, d.w. (price clipped, spine sunned, torn). Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1961). First Edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. The Centers of Civilization Series. 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
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
Parliamentary Texts of the Later Middle Ages
Oxford: Clarendon, 1980. 230 pages, slim 8vo, navy blue cloth, dust wrapper, (price clipped). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
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
History of the Mongols: Based on Eastern and Western Accounts of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries
New York: Dorset Press, 1988. 221 pages. 8vo, 1/2 cloth, d.w. (slightly scuffed). New York: Dorset Press, (1988). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Translated from the German by Helga and Stuart Drummond. More
Guido Da Siena
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1964. Illustrated with b/w images. 121 pages + illustrations. 4to, red cloth, d.w. Prinecton: Princeton University Press, 1964. A very good(+) copy with some minor foxing to edges; wrapper is very good with significant sunning along spine and edge of front panel. More