Item #115247 Dresses and Decorations of The Middle Ages (2 Vols.). Henry F. S. A. Shaw.
Dresses and Decorations of The Middle Ages (2 Vols.)
Dresses and Decorations of The Middle Ages (2 Vols.)
Dresses and Decorations of The Middle Ages (2 Vols.)
Dresses and Decorations of The Middle Ages (2 Vols.)
Dresses and Decorations of The Middle Ages (2 Vols.)
Dresses and Decorations of The Middle Ages (2 Vols.)
Dresses and Decorations of The Middle Ages (2 Vols.)

Dresses and Decorations of The Middle Ages (2 Vols.)

London: William Pickering, 1843. First edition. Hardbound. Green library buckram with new endpapers and standard gilt lettering on spines. Vol. 1: [16 pp. text, 2 pp. List of Engravings), followed by unpaginated text with 38 full-page engravings with tissue guards. Vol. 2: TP, (2 pp. corrigenda), (2 pp. List of Engravings), unpaginated text containing engravings 39-94 each with tissue guard. Internally VG, some foxing here and there, the plates are stunning. Art library bookplate inside front cover of each volume, ink stamp at top and bottom of each text block. Item #115247

A crowning achievement in mid-19th century bookmaking, the colored plates in these two volumes are breathtaking. Add to this the calligraphy of the First letter of each Plate essay in color, and you have a set of books you will enjoy for years and use frequently if your studies embrace this topic. Still tight and clean, and firm. From another seller: A few pages of commentary follow each plate, with most commentary sections having either extra color or B&W text illustrations, and all such commentary sections having hand-illuminated woodcut initials based on early manuscripts as the initial capital letter of their text. They measure 11 5/8 inches by 6 3/8 inches.

Price: $875.00