september 2011 update - John Neal, Bookseller

60% off. Save $15.00
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.
One reviewer called this book an enthralling exposé
of the world of the 14th century bookseller, with
descriptions of busy scribes & illuminators and of the
financial arrangements made with the clients.
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,
well-illustrated
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. Discusses how the medieval world perceived
death as larger than life — that death was implicit
at birth and stretched beyond the end of life to the
resurrection of the body at the Last Judgment. The
story and prose are engaging, though it is a book
best for those already fascinated about the subject.
32 color, and many more black & white, illustrations.
33% off. Save $5.00
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.
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.
MEDIEVAL ART
While these are college textbooks, they are excellent
overviews, profusely illustrated and written for the
general reader, not for art history scholars. Each covers
architecture, sculpture, painting and the illuminations
in books. The visual arts are treated as part of
a larger world, in which geography, politics, religion,
economics, philosophy, social life are components of
a vibrant and cultural landscape. Limited stock. (Art
History: Portable Edition)
B3415. Medieval Art by
Marilyn Stokstad. Third
edition. 2009. 256pp.
8.5"x11.5". List Price $76.20.
SALE $14.95
Survey of
medieval art,
covering Jewish, Early
Christian, & Byzantine Art;
Islamic Art; Romanesque
Art; Gothic Art of the
twelfth and thirteenth centuries; and fourteenth
century art on Europe.
Also Available:
B3414. Fourteenth to Seventeenth Century Art
by Marilyn Stokstad. Third edition. 2009.
304pp. 8.5"x11.5". List Price $69.95.
SALE $14.95
Society for Creative Anachronism
We had the pleasure of setting up our shop at a Society
for Creative Anachronism (SCA) event this summer.
Unfortunately, we do not have any photos of Adam,
Michael and John in their medieval garb, but it was
great fun. Our illumination books were a hit, and the
members appreciated the sale prices on many. The illumination
sale books are all collected on the JNB website:
http://www.johnnealbooks.com/prod_detail_list/532
For those interested in original sources on Medieval &
Renaissance materials and techniques, here is a link to
about a dozen books available in mostly inexpensive
reprints:
http://www.johnnealbooks.com/prod_detail_list/568.
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