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Weitere BilderVerlag: Printed for the Book Club of California by W. Thomas Tayler, Austin, San Francisco, 1990
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Anbieter: Chanticleer Books, Fort Bragg, CA, USAChanticleer Books
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Fine. Limited edition. [3] leaves, 37 pp., 2 full-page illustrations, original leaf mounted at rear, octavo, half red morocco and gray boards, publisher prospectus laid in. Original leaf is page 359/360 (misnumbered 380) from the Acts of the Apostles, Chapter XXIII. Limited edition of 395 copies.
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Anbieter: Versandantiquariat Felix Mücke, Grasellenbach - Hammelbach, DeutschlandVersandantiquariat Felix Mücke
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hardcover. Zustand: Gut. Seiten; Artikel stammt aus Nichtraucherhaushalt! BD9737 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500.
Weitere BilderVerlag: Printed for the Book Club of California by W. Thomas Tayler, Austin, San Francisco, 1990
- Hardcover
Anbieter: Chanticleer Books, Fort Bragg, CA, USAChanticleer Books
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Fine. Limited edition. [3] leaves, 37 pp., 2 full-page illustrations, original leaf mounted at rear, octavo, half red morocco and gray boards, publisher prospectus laid in. Original leaf is page 405/406 from the Book of Romans, Chapter XI. Limited edition of 395 copies.
- Hardcover
Anbieter: Studibuch, Stuttgart, DeutschlandStudibuch
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hardcover. Zustand: Gut. Seiten; 9783791302829.3 Gewicht in Gramm: 500.
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Verlag: Utrecht, Stichting de Roos, 2021, 2021
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Anbieter: Antiquariaat Digitalis, Amsterdam, NiederlandeAntiquariaat Digitalis
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In den WarenkorbSoft cover. Zustand: Fine. (vi), 23, (xxxv1) pp., spiral bound in pictorial paperboard. Light shelf wear, fine copy with illustrations in colour. 33 x 22 cm. Number 129 of 150 copies. OH.
Weitere BilderVerlag: Book Club of California, San Francisco, 1949
- Hardcover
Anbieter: Chanticleer Books, Fort Bragg, CA, USAChanticleer Books
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Limited edition. Folio, [23] pp. Quarter cloth over decorative floral boards. Printed paper title labels to spine and front cover. Text printed in red and black. Seven printer's devices of Wynkyn de Worde reproduced in text, one on title page and front cover. Original leaf (folio Cxvii) tipped in at begining of text i…s from "The Lyfe of Saynt Peter. Printed in 2 columns it represents a fine example of the printer's art. 375 copies printed by Robert Grabhorn on French hand-made paper. BCC #486 Soine label toned, small exlibris paper label to front free endpaper, else fine.
Weitere BilderVerlag: Sunrise Publishing Company, Madison, Ohio, 1994
Anbieter: Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, USAPhillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA)
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In den Warenkorb287 x 212 mm. (11 1/4 x 8 1/2"). xiv pp., [1] leaf (blank), 325, [1] pp., [1] leaf. Publisher's green buckram, cover and spine lettered in gilt. In original (slightly creased and torn) glassine and gold-speckled deep green slipcase with paper label. Section titles with illustrations by T. O. Duncan. WITH SIX LEAVES FROM SPORTING… BOOKS. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the limitation page. De Hamel & Silver, "Disbound and Dispersed" 205. Except for small problems with the glassine jacket, as new. This thorough bibliography of sporting book series published by 24 different publishers in the United States from the mid-19th century to the 1990s contains original leaves from six included works. Our author is bookseller, collector, and bibliographer Matthew L. "Duke" Biscotti, a noted sporting book enthusiast who has published six works on the topic. In 2010, he donated his extensive collection of sporting periodicals and ephemera to the National Sporting Library in Middleburg, Virginia. The six leaves here are from the following works: 1) Roosevelt, Theodore, and George Bird Grinnell, editors. "American Big Game Hunting," New York: Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 1893. 2) Holder, Charles. "The Big Game Fishes of the United States." New York: Macmillan Co, 1903. 3) Cook, Carroll Blaine. "Lake and Stream Game Fishing." Cincinnati: Stewart & Kidd Company, 1917. 4) Connett, Eugene V. "Any Luck?" New York: Windward House, 1933. 5) Clark, Roland. "Pot Luck." New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1945. 6) Allen, Durward L. "Pheasants in North America." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Co. (Wildlife Management Institute), 1956. This book is not rare, but it is seldom found, as here, in its original glassine dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. No. 176 OF 300 NUMBERED COPIES (and 30 deluxe lettered copies).
Weitere BilderVerlag: Peter and Donna Thomas, Santa Cruz, California, 2005
Anbieter: Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, USAPhillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA)
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In den WarenkorbNo. 37 OF 126 COPIES. 75 x 50 mm. (3 x 2"). 2 p.l., 23 [1] pp., [1] leaf. Tan paper, with a paper label over a 17th century printed fragment. WITH THREE LEAVES FROM MINIATURE BOOKS: one leaf from the "thumb Bible" "History of the Bible," (New London: W & J Bolles, 1831); one from "The Shakespeare Glossary," (Glasgow: Bryce Stoke…s, 1904); and one from "Dew-Drops," (New York City: American Tract Society, ca. 1847). With an additional fragment of a larger leaf tipped in at the front. As new. This delightful entirely handmade production features a list of miniature leaf books and three original leaves from miniature books published between 1831-1904. Since the 1970s, our collaborating husband-and-wife book artists Peter and Donna Thomas have been making paper, printing with a hand press, and hand binding books. The present book was assembled between 1997-2005 and then printed, the Thomases humorously tell us, "on a cranky old Pearl treadle press," using Joe Halton's linotype and Neuland types. All paper was handmade by Peter Thomas; as an artistic choice by the bookmakers, the endpapers include fragments of paper from the 1686 book "Keble's Reports," the same work from which the fragments on the cover and frontispiece originate. The three leaves included here provide an excellent representation of the charming miniature books of the 19th century. They include a leaf from a "Thumb Bible," the miniature volumes containing biblical excerpts that enjoyed considerable popularity during the period; a leaf from an "Ellen Terry" book issued by Glasgow printer David Bryce Jr., who produced these books using the relatively new technology of photographic reduction and named them after the most famous actress of the day; and an American example, produced by the non-denominational American Tract Society, which published several miniature religious books through the mid-19th century. This publication is made especially charming by its size, which, of course, is entirely appropriate for the volume's contents.
Weitere BilderPOETICA TYPOGRAPHIA JOHNSONIANA. [and] A LEAF FROM JOHN JOHNSON'S TYPOGRAPHIA
(LEAF BOOK). TWO LEAF BOOKS OF JOHN JOHNSON'S "TYPOGRAPHIA," OFFERED TOGETHER
Verlag: Golden Key Press, 1959; Pasadena, California: The Zamorano Club, Piedmont, California, 1982
Anbieter: Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, USAPhillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA)
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In den WarenkorbFirst work: 185 x 130 mm. (7 1/4 x 5 1/4"); second work: 265 x 175 mm. (10 3/8 x 6 3/8"). 1 p.l., 19 pp., [1] leaf; 3 p.l., 6 pp., [1] leaf. Two separately published works. Poetica Typographia Johnsoniana in publisher's brown paper wrappers, front cover printed in black. "A Leaf from John Johnson's Typographia" in publisher's li…ght gray cloth, front cover with a paper label. Poetica Typographia Johnsoniana with wood engravings after those in Johnson. EACH VOLUME WITH A LEAF FROM JOHNSON'S 1824 "TYPOGRAPHIA" TIPPED IN. Disbound and Dispersed 122 & 174. See also: Bigmore & Wyman, pp. 371-73. Both volumes in fine condition; the tipped-in leaves near fine (one just a bit foxed, the other with a faint dampstain). This duo of leaf books celebrates John Johnson's classic work on the history and art of printing, notable for its small type and unusual formatting. According to Bigmore & Wyman, "Of the few standard works on the art of printing in the English language, this is perhaps the most familiar . . . . It abounds with information of a very useful character, spiced with conceits manifesting the originality, humour, and freshness of the author. . . . The type, never larger than brevier, sometimes is as small as pearl, and the intricacy of the composition evinces the wonderful patience of Johnson." Bigmore & Wyman conclude that "Whatever its defects and shortcomings, it has long since become, and deservedly, a printer's classic, and one in which the youngest apprentice as well as the most experienced journeyman finds matter of an amusing as well as useful nature." First published in 1824, the "Typographia" was issued simultaneously in four formats: 32mo, 16mo, 8vo, and royal 8vo, also known as the "Roxburghe Edition," having been distributed to members of the exclusive bibliophilic group known as the Roxburghe Club. The first leaf book offered here, printed in 1959, contains a specimen leaf from the 32mo edition (without the typographic borders), as well as excerpts from the original work coupled with a series of woodcut vignettes; the second item, published in 1982 on the occasion of the Zamorano Club meeting in October of that year, contains a specimen leaf from the 16mo edition (with the typographic borders), as well as an essay by Carey S. Bliss, former head librarian of the Huntington Library. Both leaf books are in lovely condition and make an excellent pairing. ONE OF 75 COPIES (of the first work); ONE OF 200 COPIES (of the second work).
Weitere BilderVerlag: The Nova Press, Piedmont, California, 1958
Anbieter: Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, USAPhillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA)
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In den Warenkorb260 x 170 mm. (10 1/4 x 6 3/4"). 17, [1] pp., [1] leaf. Publisher's sage green paper boards, cover with title printed in black. WITH A LEAF FROM THE 1865 BIELEFELD "DER KORAN." In fine condition. This charming and attractively printed leaf book served as the ultimate bibliophile's Christmas card. William P. Barlow, Jr. (1934-202…1), was a dedicated Bay Area book collector who for many years served as president of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco. Along with collecting, Barlow printed under the Nova Press imprint, putting out a smattering of pamphlets and "cards," such as the present volume. This tongue-in-cheek production gently pokes fun at the norms of the bibliophilic world even as it celebrates them, as evident in the limitation statement: "A moderate number of copies printed and distributed by the Nova Press, Piedmont, and its proprietor, Wm. P. Barlow, Jr., as a form of Season's Greetings to members of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco and other friends. To the latter I apologize for a rather parochial parody and a somewhat un-Christmassy Christmas card; to the former I need apologize only for the way in which it has been done, as they are used to getting all sorts of strange things at Christmas." The leaf included in this book is from the 1856 Bielefeld edition of Ludwig Ullmann's influential German translation of the Qur'an, which was first published in 1840. The print run of this work must have been a good deal less than "moderate," as copies seem not to be readily available.
Weitere BilderAN ORIGINAL LEAF FROM THE NEWBERY BIBLE 1780 WITH AN ESSAY BY RUTH E. ADOMEIT
(LEAF BOOK). (MINIATURE BOOKS). (BIBLES - EARLY AMERICAN). ADOMEIT, RUTH E.
Verlag: Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, 1980
Anbieter: Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, USAPhillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA)
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In den WarenkorbEACH ONE OF 125 COPIES. 47 x 38 mm. (2 x 1 1/2"). 18 pp., [1] leaf. Two copies of the same work, sold separately. Deep brown half morocco over marbled paper boards, flat spine lettered in gilt. WITH A LEAF FROM the Newberry Bible. De Hamel and Silver, "Disbound and Dispersed," 168.5. As new; one copy with the inserted leaf a bit… browned with a small open tear to the margin (not affecting the text) but still excellent; the other with a very fine leaf, just a bit browned at the edges. These two copies of this delightful publication feature a leaf of the famed 1780 Newberry "Thumb Bible," accompanied by an essay written by one of the 20th century's most noted collectors of miniature books. It is a charming tribute on the bicentennial of the publication of one of the world's smallest Bibles. The Newberry Bible, fully titled "The Bible in Miniature, or a Concise History of the Old & New Testaments" was produced by Elizabeth Newberry, the niece of John Newbery, pioneering children's book publisher and the namesake of the Newberry Medal. Ruth E. Adomeit (1912-96) was a lifelong miniature book enthusiast: along with being known for her personal library, she wrote the leading bibliography of thumb bibles, was editor of "The Miniature Book Collector" from 1960-62, and was active in the Miniature Book Society. This publication is made especially charming by its size, which perfectly fits the tiny leaf it contains.
Weitere Bilder- Hardcover
Anbieter: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller, ABAA, San Francisco, CA, USAJohn Windle Antiquarian Bookseller, ABAA
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In den Warenkorbdj. San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1977. Folio, 28 pp. Illustrated, original cloth, dust-jacket. A fine copy with the original prospectus laid in; the original plain wrapper has one short closed tear on the rear panel and has been lettered by hand on the spine panel. § Limited to 385 copies, printed by Grant Dahlstrom.…A fine copy with the prospectus. The leaf is in fine condition and has two wood engravings of Cyprus and one of Phillyrea.
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Anbieter: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller, ABAA, San Francisco, CA, USAJohn Windle Antiquarian Bookseller, ABAA
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In den Warenkorbdj. San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1977. Folio, 28 pp. Illustrated, original cloth, dust-jacket, bookplate and owner's signature on front pastedown. A fine copy in the original plain wrapper, very lightly edgeworn and titled in pencil on the spine panel. Prospectus laid in. § Limited to 385 copies, printed by Grant Dahl…strom. A fine copy with an especially good leaf with six large botanical woodcuts depicting Chondrilla (Skeletonweed), and five varities of Hieracium (Hawkweed), long used for diseases of the lungs.
Weitere BilderVerlag: Dawson's Bookshop, Los Angeles, 1964
Anbieter: Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, USAPhillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA)
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In den WarenkorbONE OF 125 COPIES. 420 x 290 mm. (16 3/4 x 11 1/2"). [iv], 7, [1] pp., [1] leaf. Gray paper wrappers, spine with paper label, in (worn but still solid) marbled paper slipcase. WITH A PLATE FROM the 1755-59 memorial edition of "Fables Choisies" illustrating Fable CXCI, "La Tortue et les Deux Canards." Early (original?) tissue gua…rd. Front pastedown with E. H. H. book label of E. Harold Hugo. De Hamel & Silver, "Disbound and Dispersed," 130. Ray, pp. 16-20 (plate). Wrappers, text, and engraving in fine condition, with the plate very richly impressed. This attractive and generously proportioned fine press production includes an original plate from the sumptuously illustrated memorial edition of La Fontaine's "Fables." Ray cites that work as one of the three most beautiful illustrated French books between 1700-1914 and "one of the most ambitious and successful of all illustrated books." Its 276 plates were finely engraved with a surprising degree of consistency (especially given the large number of burins at work); they are always detailed and delicate, and they are frequently alive with light. In Ray's words, the illustrations, which feature a comprehensive view of the French countryside of the 1730s, offer a fertile world "to which the reader may return again and again for delight and instruction." The compositions are the work of Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755), the greatest animal painter of his age, who was ideally suited to illustrate La Fontaine; as Ray says, his "rendition of animals is hardly to be surpassed." The very dramatic plate included here, which accompanied the fable "La Tortue et les Deux Canards" ("The Turtle and the Two Ducks"), depicts the turtle clinging to a stick borne between the two flying ducks, but about to fall, Icarus-like, to its death. Oudry's skill with animals is evident here, in the muscles of the ducks straining as they fly with their burden and the careful detail of the wriggling reptilian legs of the tortoise. This leaf book was produced by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles booksellers who began publishing in 1949. Printed at Saul and Lillian Marks' Plantin Press, the production demonstrates the quality of printing for which they were well known. Our copy is from the library of scholar-printer E. Harold Hugo (1910-85), who ran the Meriden Gravure Company from 1962-75 and sat on the board of the Stinehour Press from the time of its founding. He was known throughout his career as an advocate for fine printing, leading to numerous awards for himself and his company.
TEXT FROM PSALMS 41 AND 127
A MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN
Verlag: ca. 1460, Paris, 1460
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In den WarenkorbVisible leaf: 115 x 90 mm. (4 1/2 x 3 1/2"). Frame: 210 x 185 mm. (8 1/4 x 7 3/8"). 12 lines in an elegant gothic hand. Very attractively matted and in an elegantly simple gilt frame. Five line fillers with pink and blue decoration over burnished gold, three one-line initials, and one two-line initial, in blue and pink with foli…ate details over a burnished gold ground, and A DENSE RINCEAUX PANEL BORDER consisting of colorful acanthus, flowers, and many hairline vines terminating in leaves and bezants in burnished gold, this surrounding a painted gold chalice overflowing with brightly colored flowers. Faint soiling to the lower margin, but A FINE LEAF, the decoration bright and wonderfully preserved. Evidently produced by an extremely skilled atelier, this very attractive leaf demonstrates a great deal of precision in both scribal hand and decoration. The brightly colored flowers spilling out of the urn (or perhaps jardinère or perhaps chalice) have been carefully rendered, the prickly texture of the thistle indicated with tiny dots. The leaf shimmers in the light with its abundant burnished gilt. Visible leaf: 115 x 90 mm. (4 1/2 x 3 1/2"). Frame: 210 x 185 mm. (8 1/4 x 7 3/8").
Weitere BilderVerlag: Printed and bound by Pall Bohne for Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, 1991
Anbieter: Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, USAPhillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA)
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In den WarenkorbONE OF 60 COPIES. 65 x 45 mm. (2 1/2 x 1 3/4"). 20 pp., [1] leaf. Quarter red leather over patterned paper boards, flat spine lettered in gilt, Dutch gilt endpapers. With a leaf from the Kleine Print miniature bible, containing an excellent engraving of Jezebel and Jehu from 2 Kings 9. DeHamel and Silver, "Disbound and Dispersed…," 196.5. See also: Welsh 938; Spielmann 280. The book in mint condition (the inserted leaf just slightly browned at edges, but fine and fresh). This charming little leaf book pays tribute to a very rare miniature Bible published around 1750 in The Hague. Composed entirely of engravings printed on one side only, the work is a masterpiece of small-scale printing. In the words of the Spielmann Catalogue, "Many of the scenes depicted [in the original Bible] are of astounding beauty, considering the tiny scale upon which the artist had to work." The genesis of the present leaf book was the acquisition by the noted miniature book collector Ruth E. Adomeit (1910-96) of a fragment of 61 leaves from this Bible, which she obtained during a European trip in 1953. Our copy contains an engraving showing the meeting between the military commander Jehu and the wicked Queen Jezabel, which ends with Jezebel's being thrown from a window by her eunuchs. We see her mid-fall and upside down in the present image, while Jehu watches triumphantly from his chariot. Not surprisingly, given its small print run, this item is not commonly seen for sale.
Weitere BilderA LEAF FROM THE MERCATOR-HONDIUS WORLD ATLAS EDITION OF 1619 WITH AN ESSAY BY NORMAN J. THROWER
(LEAF BOOK - CARTOGRAPHY, NORTHEASTERN ITALY). THROWER, NORMAN J. W.
Verlag: Stone & Lorson, Fullerton, California, 1985
Anbieter: Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, USAPhillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA)
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In den Warenkorb490 x 325 mm. (19 1/4 x 13"). viii, 23, [1] pp., [1] leaf. Publisher's quarter vellum over gray paper boards, covers with device in gilt, smooth spine lettered in gilt. In (just slightly chafed) black buckram slipcase. WITH A MAP FROM THE ORIGINAL 1619 ATLAS bound in, with period hand coloring. (Map 293, "Tarvisina Marchia Et Ti…rolis Comitatus"). De Hamel & Silver, "Disbound and Dispersed" 186. One corner a bit bumped, otherwise the main volume flawless; the map edges a bit browned and just slightly frayed, a few light spots, but still excellent, with good color and strong general appeal. This attractive oversized production includes an original map of an important region of northeastern Italy, taken from the 1619 edition of the Mercator-Hondius atlas. A pioneer in commercial cartography and a founder of the Netherlandish school of cartography and geography, Mercator (1512-94) produced maps used around the world that were informed by his brilliant "Mercator Projection," which allowed the round Earth to be accurately depicted on a flat map. Near the end of his life, he began work on an ambitious cosmography that would contain an account of the creation of the world, a description of the universe, descriptions of the countries and oceans of the world, genealogies and political histories of the several countries, and a chronology of the cosmos. Only the account of creation, the chronology, and maps of the known regions of the world came to fruition. Mercator having died before the work came to press, it was completed by his heirs and published in 1595 with 107 maps. Leading Amsterdam map publisher Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) acquired the plates in 1604 and issued the first Mercator-Hondius "Atlas" in 1606, with 37 maps he had engraved added to the original 107. Teacher and Hondius' brother-in-law Pieter van den Berg wrote the introduction and the descriptive text that appears on the versos of the maps. A 1611 edition increased the number of maps to 150, and another six were added in 1619. The hand-colored map included in our copy depicts the South Tyrol and Veneto regions, including Lake Garda, Verona, Padua, and Venice. It is accompanied with an essay by Norman J. W. Thrower (1919-2020), UCLA geography professor and cartographer, describing the historical background of the atlas. Joel Silver, in "Disbound and Dispersed," tells us that "the physical production of this leaf book is superb, from the design by Vance Gerry to the presswork of Patrick Reagh.". ONE OF 89 COPIES in quarter vellum (of a total edition of 115).
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Anbieter: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller, ABAA, San Francisco, CA, USAJohn Windle Antiquarian Bookseller, ABAA
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In den WarenkorbSan Francisco: Book Club of California, 1949. Folio, (14), 42, (1, colophon) pp. Title and vignettes printed in red. Original quarter linen with rose pink papered boards, gilt device on upper board. Small white spot on upper board, patch of sunning on lower board, toning to front free endpaper, bookplate; very good. § Limited to… 390 copies (including 50 de luxe) printed at the Grabhorn Press, this is one of the most pleasing leaf books issued by the club both for content, quality of leaves, and design. This copy has leaves from the Galeni de Affectorum (1512), Eusebii Pamphili (1545), and Dionis Cassii (1592). Some copies had leaves from other books. Chalmers, A Checklist of Leaf Books, 101.
Weitere BilderTEXT FROM COMPLINE, HOURS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
A FINE MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A HEAVILY DECORATED BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN
Verlag: ca. 1430, Paris, 1430
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In den Warenkorb191 x 140 mm. (7 1/2 x 5 1/2"). Single column, 16 lines, in an elegant gothic book hand. Rubrics in gold, line-fillers with color foliate and geometric designs on burnished gold ground, three two-line initials in blue or pink enclosing colored vines with foliage on gold ground, BOTH SIDES WITH A DENSE RINCEAUX BORDER consisting…of colorful acanthus, flowers, and many hairline vines terminating in gold leaves, ivy and seed pods, and with numerous gilt bezants. IN BRILLIANT CONDITION. This is an extraordinarily fine and opulently decorated leaf from a Book of Hours, with glittering rinceaux borders, delicate initials, and luxurious gold rubrics. These sumptuous details and the high quality of the work indicate that this leaf was part of a costly manuscript commissioned by a wealthy patron. Other leaves from the same parent manuscript were sold at Bloomsbury on 6 December 2017, lots 63 and 64. One of those leaves showed St. Genèvieve leading the female saints in the Litany, pointing to Paris as the place of origin.
Weitere BilderVerlag: first half of 12th century, Italy [probably Tuscany]
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In den WarenkorbEach half approximately 134 x 198 mm. (5 1/4 x 8 3/4"). Single column, 13 lines of text with neumes, in a rounded proto-gothic hand. Rubrics and clef line in red, two one-line initials in red, A THREE-LINE ROMANESQUE WHITE-VINE INITIAL (measuring 50 mm. tall) in a pale yellow wash, enclosing scrolling white-vines on a ground of…green, blue, and red. Each half with a long closed tear (one marginal, the other touching text), the part with the initial trimmed at top (apparently cutting off all or part of a line), lower end of initial a little faded and slightly trimmed, the recto of the lower half rather faded (but text discernible with close observation), several small stains, a small hole, and other minor problems associated with being used as binding material; nevertheless, in presentable condition, with a once lovely and still pleasing initial. The refined Romanesque white-vine initial here opens the responsory "Hodie dilectissimi omnium" ("Today, the most beloved of all") for the feast of All Saints. Composed of light color washes paired with a vibrant red, and featuring vines with acanthus-like curls, the initial is simple but very elegant. The leaf probably comes from an antiphonary or similar manuscript containing the music to be sung for Mass, with neumes organized around a single stave above each line of text. Unlike earlier notation, which functioned as more of an aide-mémoire for singers who had already memorized the melody, the notation here actually allows the singer to "read" the music: diastematic neumes show changes in melodic direction, and the stave (here labeled either "A," "C," or "F" clef for further clarity) indicates the relative pitch of each note. The upper half of a leaf from the same parent manuscript was sold at Van de Wiele Auctions on 9 March 2024 (lot 867), and was attributed to Tuscany based on the style its decoration, which, like our initial, included distinctive acanthus sprays, as well as muted washes of yellow, green, and blue. Each half approximately 134 x 198 mm. (5 1/4 x 8 3/4").
Weitere BilderTEXT FROM SEXT, HOURS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
A MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A HEAVILY DECORATED BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN
Verlag: ca. 1430, Paris, 1430
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In den Warenkorb191 x 140 mm. (7 1/2 x 5 1/2"). Single column, 16 lines, in an elegant gothic book hand. Rubrics in gold, line-fillers with color foliate and geometric designs on burnished gold ground, two one-line initials and three two-line initials in blue or pink enclosing colored vines with foliage on gold ground, one four-line initial in…blue with white decoration, enclosing a lattice pattern, each compartment with an orange or blue leaf on gold ground, BOTH SIDES WITH A DENSE RINCEAUX BORDER consisting of colorful acanthus, flowers, and many hairline vines terminating in gold leaves, ivy and seed pods, and with numerous gilt bezants. With just a couple tiny scuffs to paint and with slight rubbing to some of the small gold details, but in lovely condition. This is an opulently decorated leaf from a Book of Hours, offered in fine condition with glittering rinceaux borders, delicate initials, and luxurious gold rubrics. These sumptuous details and the high quality of the work indicate that this leaf was part of a costly manuscript commissioned by a wealthy patron. Other leaves from the same parent manuscript were sold at Bloomsbury on 6 December 2017, lots 63 and 64. One of these leaves showed St. Genèvieve leading the female saints in the Litany, pointing to Paris as the place of origin.
Weitere BilderVerlag: Nicolas Vivien(?) early 16th century, Paris
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In den Warenkorb197 x 130 mm. (7 3/4 x 5 1/8"). Single column, 28 lines, gothic typeface. Ruled in red, each leaf with several one- to three-line initials painted gold on red or blue ground, and A LOVELY, ANIMATED FULL BORDER DONE IN MANUSCRIPT, with trompe-l'oeil flowers, a moth, a fly, and a bird, on painted gold ground. Light soiling and a c…ouple small stains to vellum, one initial a bit smudged, but in excellent condition overall. This beautifully embellished leaf from a printed Book of Hours demonstrates the enduring demand for manuscript illumination in the incunabular period and beyond. While the text here was completed on a printing press, the initials and border were done entirely by hand, adding luxury and luster to an otherwise unadorned page. Although this leaf likely belonged to a Book of Hours printed in Paris (possibly an edition printed for Nicolas Vivien in or around 1503), the trompe-l'oeil style seen in the border was particularly popular among Flemish and Netherlandish illuminators of the period. The large blossoms and acanthus here seem to pop off the page because of the artist's use of subtle shading to indicate shadows, and there is additional pleasure to be found in the small creatures--a bird carrying a small flower, a moth, and a housefly--that share the space.
Weitere BilderVerlag: ca. 1500, Paris, 1500
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In den Warenkorb165 x 115 mm. (6 1/2 x 4 1/2"). Single column, 18 lines, in a gothic book hand. Rubrics in red, two one-line initials and one two-line initial in blue or pink on burnished gold ground, verso with panel border of colorful flowers, acanthus, gilt bezants, and a small bird, recto with A SEVEN-LINE MINIATURE OF ST. MARK, and a three…-quarter border of acanthus, flowers, gilt bezants, a bird, and a monkey sampling grapes. Minor soiling to vellum, miniature with light chipping in a couple places, one corner clipped (not touching decoration), but a very well-preserved leaf in excellent condition overall. This charming little miniature is an intimate portrait of St. Mark writing his Gospel, accompanied, as usua by his attribute, the lion, standing at his side. St. Mark's facial features here are excellent, with molding and shading that produce convincing three dimensionality and emotional resonance. The leaf contains another especially delightful detail: a small monkey perched in the border, eating grapes from a nearby vine. Modern commentators are generally unsure why such whimsical additions appear so inappropriately in Medieval manuscripts which feature sober spiritual content. But we can say with some certainty that monkeys were often used to suggest improper behavior, foolishness, and even the devil. In the present case, the monkey could be seen as Mark's foil: whereas the saint is depicted as a model of industry and conviction, the monkey puts earthly appetite above the sober production exemplified by the Evangelist.
Weitere BilderVerlag: ca. 1500, Paris, 1500
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In den Warenkorb165 x 115 mm. (6 1/2 x 4 1/2"). Single column, verso with 18 lines, in a gothic book hand. Rubrics in red, one three-line initial in blue filled with foliage on burnished gold ground, verso with panel border of colorful flowers, a vase, and acanthus, recto with A MINIATURE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD flanked by two angels, framed by… gold and painted bars on three sides and A FULL BORDER of acanthus, flowers, a vase, and gold bezants. Minor soiling to vellum, but in excellent condition, the miniature especially well preserved. This especially intimate and tender scene shows the so-called Virgo Lactans (or Nursing Madonna), the Virgin suckling the infant Christ; it accompanies the text for "Obsecro te," a popular Marian prayer appealing to the Virgin for protection and intercession. The prayer is not always accompanied by a miniature, and the present illustration, being rather large and skillfully done, is a particularly appealing example. The Virgin's facial features are especially excellent, with beautiful molding and shading that give her visage deep complexity and emotional resonance. The use of gold in this miniature adds to its richness; delicately highlighted garments, tresses, and angel wings catch the light and seem to shimmer as one moves the page. The high-quality illumination, liberal use of gold, and robust borders all suggest that the original manuscript must have been the product of an accomplished workshop.
Weitere BilderVerlag: ca. 1500, Paris, 1500
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In den Warenkorb163 x 115 mm. (6 1/2 x 4 1/2"). Single column, 18 lines in a gothic book hand. Rubrics in red, line fillers in blue and pink with gold bezant, six one-line initials in burnished gold on pink and blue ground, two two-line initials in blue on gold ground with a flower in the center, one three-line initial in blue filled with ivy o…n gold ground, verso with panel border of colorful flowers and acanthus, recto with A LARGE ARCH-TOPPED MINIATURE OF THE CORONATION OF THE VIRGIN with an "L" shaped frame of burnished gold and painted flowers, and A FULL BORDER of acanthus, flowers, a man playing a bagpipe, and a hybrid creature wearing a hat, all on a painted gold ground. Very minor wrinkling to vellum, but the leaf IN LOVELY CONDITION, with the gold everywhere gleaming brightly. From a luxuriously appointed Book of Hours, this leaf features a handsome miniature of the Coronation of the Virgin attributed to the workshop of Jean Pichore (fl. ca. 1502-20), a major figure among illuminators of the period and one of the most sought-after artists in France at the turn of the 16th century. Executed with imagination and delicacy, the miniature features the traditional subject associated with the hour of Compline, showing the Virgin being crowned Queen of Heaven, following her Death and Assumption. The composition here is quite intimate, with the Virgin kneeling before her son as she accepts, with humility, the crown he lays upon her head. Christ is depicted barefoot and slightly bowed toward his mother in a gentle display of respect. The artist creates a wonderful backdrop for this scene, composed entirely of seraphim painted gold, blue, light pink, and green, closely packed together. Two of the seraphim hold up light pink draperies behind the central figures, as if to shield this tender moment from prying eyes. The borders here are a source of delight, featuring a figure wearing a jester-like cap and playing the bagpipe as well as a creature with the body of a bird and the face of a human, donning a rather fashionable bycocket cap. The illumination here is of high quality, features a liberal use of gold, and contains unique marginal details, suggesting that the original manuscript must have been a costly commission for a wealthy patron.
Weitere BilderVerlag: ca. 1500, Paris, 1500
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In den Warenkorb165 x 117 mm. (6 1/2 x 4 5/8"). Single column, 18 lines in a gothic book hand. Rubrics in red, line fillers in blue and pink with gold bezant, five one-line initials in burnished gold on pink and blue ground, one two-line initial in blue on gold ground with a flower in the center, one three-line initial in blue filled with ivy o…n gold ground, recto with panel border of colorful flowers, vase, and acanthus, verso with A LARGE ARCH-TOPPED MINIATURE OF THE ANNUNCIATION TO THE SHEPHERDS, surrounded by A FULL BORDER of acanthus, flowers, and two birds, all on a painted gold ground. Slight soiling to vellum, but a very well-preserved leaf in fine condition. From what was surely a costly Book of Hours, this leaf features a charming and skillfully painted miniature of the Annunciation to the Shepherds, attributable to the workshop of Jean Pichore (fl. ca. 1502-20), a major figure among illuminators of the period and one of the most sought-after artists in France at the turn of the 16th century. Depicting the traditional subject associated with the hour of Terce, our miniature portrays, as usual, an angel appearing to shepherds tending their flock, bringing news of the birth of Christ. Although the biblical narrative suggests that the shepherds were startled by the angel's appearance, the three figures in this miniature appear remarkably unmoved--in fact, only one of them seems to take any notice at all. The first shepherd sits on the ground, looking straight ahead; the second holds his hands in prayer but looks little more than, well, prayerful at the angel in the sky; and a third figure maintains a slightly aloof expression, taking no particular interest in the unfolding miraculous event. What may seem to be indifference can be explained easily enough by the artist's successful portrayal of nighttime cold! All three shepherds are thickly dressed, one with his arms pressed tightly against his chest, another with a hood partly covering his face, and the sheep are tightly huddled together into one woolly white cluster. Another manifestation of the artist's success here is seen in the particularly well done molding of the faces, with subtle shading, attractively rendered features, and clear individuation. Moreover, although the shepherds seem essentially unmoved, their garments are dusted with a glistening gold radiance from above, a further subtle touch revealing a high level of achievement on the part of the painter. Finally, the borders are one last source of delight, with a small bird shown in mid-flight, and a second one investigating a single strawberry that seems to have been placed there just for him. All of these indications of sophistication suggest that the original manuscript must have been commissioned by a patron able to pay a premium for the work of a highly skilled atelier.
LETTERS FROM THE 15TH CENTURY: ON THE ORIGINS OF THE KELMSCOTT CHAUCER TYPEFACE. A STUDY, WITH SPECIMEN LEAVES, OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE EARLY GERMAN PRINTERS ON WILLIAM MORRIS' MASTERPIECE
(LEAF BOOK - KELMSCOTT PRESS AND PRINTING HISTORY). PIRAGES, PHILLIP J.
Verlag: Phillip J. Pirages, McMinnville, Oregon, 2019
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In den WarenkorbText: 244 x 154 mm. (9 1/8 x 6 1/8"); Case: 502 x 372 mm. (19 3/4 x 14 5/8"). ii, 75 pp. Bound in flexible vellum with ties (inspired by Kelmscott Press bindings) by Amy Borezo, who also constructed the case holding the volume and leaves. The book printed letterpress on Zerkall Book Laid Vellum paper by Arthur Larson at Horton T…ank Graphics. Book layout by Jill Mann. EACH COPY WITH FIVE LEAVES: ONE FROM THE KELMSCOTT CHAUCER WITH woodcut borders, woodcut beginning word, and A WOODCUT SCENE DESIGNED BY EDWARD BURNE-JONES, AND ONE EACH FROM THE PRESSES OF FOUR GERMAN PRINTERS FROM THE 1470s--PETER SCHOEFFER, JOHANN MENTELIN, G?NTHER ZAINER, AND ANTON KOBERGER, the Zainer leaf featuring at least one woodcut initial. The incunabular leaves consistently excellent, with only minor defects, and the Kelmscott leaves (which were never part of a bound volume) in entirely fine condition. This is a unique leaf book in the way that it combines three elements: a significant private press production involving people at the top of their craft, a scholarly commentary that contributes to a further understanding of the history of printing, and--most important--five leaves: one from the Kelmscott Press "Works" of Geoffrey Chaucer and four from books issued by German printers at work in the 1470s. The book has been printed and bound by hand by gifted professionals; the essay addresses a topic of significance to typophiles in a considerably more thoroughgoing way than has been done before; and the assemblage of leaves represents a powerful visual reinforcement of the text, as well as an opportunity to share in the ownership of four important incunabula, along with the extraordinary Kelmscott Chaucer. The story of the production is heavy on serendipity: in the winter of 2012, after purchasing a very incomplete copy of the Kelmscott Chaucer at auction, we considered the possibility of producing a leaf book, but because the Chaucer--universally considered to be one of the most beautiful books ever printed--had been written about by so many different people in so many different ways, we didn't know what aspect was left for us to explore. The one topic we fastened on as thus far inadequately examined is the origin of the work's typeface. We soon learned that Morris, who is known to have owned more than 500 incunables, most admired--and was, consequently, most likely to have been influenced in his typographic design by--Peter Schoeffer of Mainz, Johann Mentelin of Strassburg, G?nther Zainer of Augsburg, and Anton Koberger of Nuremberg. Over the course of the years succeeding the purchase of the defective Chaucer, we were fortunate beyond all expectation to acquire incomplete books from each of these four eminent printers. As a result, the present leaf book will allow the reader not only to read in the accompanying essay about the influence on Morris of his typographic forebears, but also to compare with his or her own eyes the resemblances between the Kelmscott leaf and the leaves from four centuries earlier. The essay comes in one of three bindings (which reflect the degree of decorative elaboration on the accompanying Kelmscott leaf): linen-backed paper boards in imitation of the small format Kelmscott publications (with a leaf containing text and small initials); floral patterned cloth after a Morris design (with a leaf containing multiple six-line initials); or, in the most deluxe version, as here, in flexible vellum with ties (with a leaf featuring a full woodcut frame, one or more prominent woodcut initials, and a very large and striking Edward Burne-Jones woodcut scene). No. VII OF 47 COPIES (numbered I-XLVII) bound in flexible vellum from a total edition of 165 COPIES. Text: 244 x 154 mm. (9 1/8 x 6 1/8"); Case: 502 x 372 mm. (19 3/4 x 14 5/8").
Weitere BilderTEXT FROM THE HOURS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
A MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS, WITH A MINIATURE OF PENTECOST
Verlag: ca. 1490, France, 1490
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In den Warenkorb144 x 99 mm. (5 5/8 x 3 3/4"). Single column, recto with 14 lines in a gothic book hand. Attractively matted and framed. Rubrics in red, two two-line initials, one painted pink on blue ground with flowers, the other painted blue and inhabited by a rampant lion on pink and gold ground, recto with a panel border featuring long-ste…mmed flowers and owls on a pink ground, verso WITH A HALF-PAGE ARCH-TOPPED MINIATURE DEPICTING PENTECOST, WITH A FULL BORDER featuring a plethora of different flowers, berries, greenery, songbirds, an owl, and a butterfly, all ON A RICHLY PAINTED GOLD GROUND. Trimmed close on one side (and just grazing a border on the opposite side), very minor chipping to faces, trivial signs of rubbing or wear, otherwise a fine leaf--colorful, bright, and very pleasing to the eye. This leaf contains the customary Pentecost miniature associated with the Hours of the Holy Spirit, but with several attributes that set it apart from other examples we have encountered. The miniature here depicts a densely crowded scene with the Virgin at the center surrounded by the apostles, each of whom wears a burnished gold halo. Packed tightly together, they gaze up at a white dove who emanates small red tongues of fire above their heads. According to biblical tradition, this visitation by the Holy Ghost in the form of a dove enabled Christ's disciples to start preaching, marking the beginning of the Christian Church. The artist favors an unusual pastel palette, choosing pale pink for the walls and eggshell blue for some of the floor tiles, as well as bright yellow, muted lilac, rose, and lime green for the robes of the apostles. Looking more closely at the figures, we see that each face is carefully individualized, each with its own features and expressions. Although most crane their necks to get a view of the miracle unfolding, one of the apostles looks directly out at the viewer, as if surprised by our presence. Moving outside the miniature, we note that the leaf features a particularly exuberant border with tangles of flowers, fruit, acanthus leaves, and several birds, including an owl in one corner. There is additional interest on the verso, with another bright border painted an intense pink and filled with more flowers and owls.
Weitere BilderSWEYNHEYM AND PANNARTZ AND THE ORIGINS OF PRINTING IN ITALY: GERMAN TECHNOLOGY AND ITALIAN HUMANISM IN RENAISSANCE ROME
(LEAF BOOK - INCUNABULA, SWEYNHEYM AND PANNARTZ). HALL, EDWIN
Verlag: Printed by the Bird & Bull Press for Phillip J. Pirages, McMinnville, 1991
- Erstausgabe
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In den Warenkorb235 x 159 mm. (9 1/4 x 6 1/4"). 131 pp. A Campbell-Logan Co. binding of purple quarter morocco, using marbled papers especially designed for this edition by Iris Nevins. Text with four nine-line initials in red and blue (replicating 15th century rubrication), two pages of typographic facsimiles. ACCOMPANIED BY A LARGE FOLIO SWEY…NHEYM & PANNARTZ LEAF from the 1471 printing of Nicholas of Lyra's "Postilla super totam Bibliam." The book and leaf (which is secured behind a hinged cloth mat) housed in an impressive (15 1/2 x 11 3/4") navy blue folding cloth box constructed of acid-free materials by Jace Graf of Cloverleaf Studio. Title page printed in black, red, and blue. De Hamel "Disbound and Dispersed" 40. Aside from Gutenberg and his immediate associates, there are no figures more important in the early history of printing than Sweynheym and Pannartz, the earliest printers outside Germany. First at Subiaco and later in Rome, they produced an imposing catalogue of first editions of ancient authors, which for the first time systematically exploited the potential of the new technology as a means for disseminating humanistic texts to a large audience. The present scholarly work is the first book to create from the available information a broadly based and detailed picture of the activities of these two printers. The book examines in a full and careful way their lives and achievements within the context of their newly developed craft as well as the humanistic environment they encountered in Rome in the 1460s and 1470s. In the process of his account, Professor Hall challenges a number of widely held assumptions about the origins of printing in Italy. The volume is printed on luxurious mould made Frankfurt paper by Henry Morris at the Bird & Bull Press, for more than 40 years one of America's most distinguished private presses. The 14 1/2 x 10 1/2" leaves are in excellent condition, and they show to good advantage the famous and beautiful type Sweynheym and Pannartz first used in 1467, recognized now as the earliest truly roman font. Even though Sweynheym and Pannartz produced more than 50 different editions, their press runs were normally only 275 copies. Consequently, their books are now very rare, and complete copies are extravagantly priced. The present leaf book offers an uncommon opportunity for research libraries as well as collectors interested in early printing or in private press work and the book arts to obtain an example of the work of Sweynheym and Pannartz in a form that is handsomely produced and at the same time not prohibitively expensive. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 233 COPIES (of 241 total).
Weitere BilderVerlag: [Sri Lanka, ca. 19th century CE].
- Manuskript//Papierbasiertes Sammlerstück
Anbieter: Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, ÖsterreichAntiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH
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In den WarenkorbOblong, cord-bound palm leaf book (355 x 40 x 170). 249 ff. Tamil script inscribed on palm leaf. Wooden covers, bound with cord. An impressively lengthy palm leaf manuscript, painstakingly inscribed on nearly 250 individual pressed palm leaves. Palm leaf manuscript traditions are found throughout Southeast Asia, written in langu…ages like Pali (itself written in various scripts, including Sinhala), Burmese, Tamil, and more. This manuscript is likely Tamil and from Sri Lanka; a similar collection of 30 digitized Tamil palm leaf manuscripts can be found at the Digital Tamil Palm-Leaf Manuscripts Collection at the University of Toronto's UTSC Library. - Despite the extra skill required to write on them, palm leaves are more durable than vellum or paper, especially in hot or humid environments; as such they are one of the most ancient writing surfaces in the world, with a manuscript tradition in Southeast Asia and India stretching back millennia. The texts of palm leaf manuscripts are first etched into dried and treated palm frond strips by a trained scribe armed with a small sharp stylus. The scribe then rubs ink into the etched lines of the letter-forms; this labour-intensive process can be seen in the pages of this manuscript. - Minor chipping and some toning to edges of leaves; retains both a pin and a (later) cord binding. In good condition. - Reportedly from the personal collection of bibliophile Colin Ellis Franklin (1923-2020), Culham.
