Summer 2012 - John Neal, Bookseller

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Illumination Sale
B2837.
Masterpieces
of Illuminated
Letters and
Borders by WR
Tymms and MD
Wyatt. 2006.
57pp. 8.25"x11".
Paper $14.95. SALE $9.95
More than 350 decorative
designs, including 256
letters drawn from 6th to 16th century
Bibles and other manuscripts. This
collection includes decorated capitals,
acanthus leaf, white vine, and two
versal alphabets. Large, easy to copy
examples. Full-color throughout.
33% off.
Save $5.00.
B2953. Celtic
& Anglo
Saxon Art &
Ornament in
Color by J. O.
Westwood.
2007. 64pp.
8.25"x11".
Paper $14.95. SALE $9.95
Spotlights a wondrous
variety of artwork alive with
intertwined lacings, abstract animal
figures, meticulously drawn letters,
winding scrolls of foliate designs, and
uniquely solemn religious imagery. It
is a reproduction of a 19th century
book, and the examples are particularly
easy to use as models. The
images have been redrawn rather than
photographically reproduced, & the
color palette, while still rich, has been
distilled to fewer colors. 53 color plates.
50% off on this source book for
acanthus leaves.
B2786.
William
Morris
Full-Color
Patterns and
Designs. 48pp.
8.25"x11".
Paper $12.95.
SALE $6.48
Michael Sull uses this book
when teaching illumination.
It provides many different examples of
the acanthus leaves which he uses in
his awards. Full-color throughout.
B3419. From
the Hand of
the Master:
The Hours of
Catherine of
Cleves edited
by Anne
Margreet W.
As-Vijvers.
2009. 159pp. 9"x11". Paper.
Special Price $19.95
This beautifully produced book
reproduces 35 pages from this
singular manuscript in their original
size, each discussed in detail. 66
additional color illustrations, from
this manuscript and others, explore
the work of this exceptional artist,
with chapters that address the
structure of the Hours, the creative
miniatures, the decoration, and the
representation of daily life, including,
above all, that of children.
65% off.
Save $45.02
B3404. Master
of Death: The
Lifeless Art of
Pierre Remiet,
Illuminator by
Michael
Camille. 1996.
7.75"x10.25".
Hardcover $70.00. SALE $24.98
This remarkable, wellillustrated
history of “death
in miniature” explores the life and
death of a single medieval artist,
a society’s obsession with the
macabre, and the relation between
mortality and image-making itself. 32
color, and many more black & white,
illustrations.
B2820. The
Hastings
Hours by
Janet
Backhouse.
1997. 64pp.
5"x6.75".
Hardcover
$9.95.
SALE $3.99
A fully illustrated introduction
to this late 15th century
Flemish Book of Hours. Reproduces in
full color 25 of the surviving 32 large
illuminations – close to actual size.
Also presents many decorative
borders and details.
B3413. Magic in Medieval Manuscripts by
Sophie Page. 2004. 64pp. 9.75"x7". Paper $24.95.
SALE $9.95
This fascinating book explores magic’s
place in the Middle Ages through an
exploration of images and texts in British Library
manuscripts. Copiously illustrated, full-color
throughout.
B3410. Bible
Manuscripts:
1400 Years of
Scribes and
Scripture
by Scot
McKendrick &
Kathleen Doyle.
2007. 160pp.
7.5"x 10.5".
Hardcover $35.00. SALE $19.95
Through a brief introduction
and page after magnificent
page, this book presents the history of
this influential text and the development
of the book before printing.
Lavishly illustrated in full color;
provides insights for each of the
manuscript pages. All are shown
full-page and in full-color. Bibliography,
Index. Bible Manuscripts shows
how the Bible was preserved and
passed down over the past two
millennia.
B3149. The Trés
Riches Heures
of Jean, Duke of
Berry by Jean
Longon &
Raymond
Cazelles. 224pp.
8.5"x12.25".
Hardcover $125.
SALE $49.98
The Très Riches Heures
marks the zenith of
manuscript illumination in late
medieval Europe. It was commissioned
by Jean, Duc de Berry, early in the 15th
century and executed largely by the
Limbourg brothers, the master
miniature painters. The 139 full-color
plates of this facsimile reproduce the
text and miniatures in actual size. The
book’s introduction & preface discuss
the provenance and the significance of
the manuscript as a whole, and a
commentary is provided for the plates.
A wonderful volume at a great price.
B3389.
55 Classic
Celtic Borders
by Mallory
Pearce. 48pp.
8.25"x11".
Paper $6.95.
SALE $3.95
A collection of richly detailed borders
featuring elegant interlacements of
plant and animal forms, mythological
creatures, and more. All 41 borders
printed full-page, with 14 repeated in
half-page size. You can use for
paste-ups with your calligraphy or
scan to create a digital file. Line art,
borders are black ink on white paper.
Copyright-free.
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