Excerpt from Illuminated Ornaments: Selected From Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, From the Sixth to the Seventeenth Centuries Only eighty copies were printed, each consisting of twenty-six plates, chieﬂy selected from mss. In the La Valliere collection, and nearly all of the same period, - the latter half of the fifteenth century. No letter press was ever published, but in the Print Room of the British Museum is a copy, with descriptions in ms. Of the originals. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Illuminated Ornaments: Selected From Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, From the Sixth to the Seventeenth Centuries (Classic Reprint)

Arts & Photography

Henry, Shaw

Painting

Forgotten Books

<p>A good reprint of Shaw's Alphabets, numerals and devices of the Middle Ages , 1845. Partly in color, this is a charming book and a bargain. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.</p>

Alphabets & Numbers Of the Middle Ages

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Crescent

Encyclopaedia of Ornament

Academy Edns.

The Hand Book of Mediaeval Alphabets and Devices

History

BiblioLife

Excerpt from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages, Vol. 2: From the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries Cut. The Monks of St. Denis bringing their Relics to a dying Prince, from a ms. In the British Museum. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages, Vol. 2: From the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries (Classic Reprint)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Beauty, Grooming, & Style

<p>Excerpts from the inside flap: Henry Shaw was a perfectionist; many of the plates he either tinted himself or printed using colored wood blocks or wood engravings. This volume includes meticulous reproductions of his work. A compendium of medieval letter forms and also a valuable Victorian document giving insight into the sources of the Gothis Revival style.</p>

Alphabets and Numbers of the Middle Ages

Barnes&Noble Books

Alfabetten, Cijfers En Miniaturen Uit De Middeleeuwen

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