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The mirroure of the worlde : MS Bodley 283 (England c. 1470-1480) : the physical composition, decoration and illustration

Title
The mirroure of the worlde : MS Bodley 283 (England c. 1470-1480) : the physical composition, decoration and illustration / with an introduction by Kathleen L. Scott.
Author
Scott, Kathleen L.
Publication
Oxford : Printed for the Roxburghe Club, 1980

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TextRestricted use *KP+ (Roxburghe) 82-29 J.S. Billings Mem. CollSchwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Laurent, d'Orléans, active 1279.
  • Caxton Master, active 15th century
  • Roxburghe Club
Description
xiii, 68 p.,xxi, [4] leaves of plates : facsims. (some col.); 39 cm.
Subject
  • Laurent, d'Orléans, active 1279. > Illustrations
  • Caxton Master, active 15th century
  • Illumination of books and manuscripts, English
  • Manuscripts, English (Middle) > Facsimiles
  • Christian life > Pictorial works
  • Christian ethics > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500
Note
  • One of 200 copies offered for sale.
  • Printed in red and black.
  • Illustrations: The facsimiles comprise all 25 pen drawings by the Caxton Master and the 2 illuminated border leaves (i.e. 21 of the original 186 folios) from a Middle English version prepared for Thomas Kippyng from the French of Friar Laurent, the Dominican confessor of Philippe III. There are an additional 20 comparative figures in monochrome.
  • Binding, publisher's, of red quarter morocco, with red buckram sides, top edge gilt.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Call Number
*KP+ (Roxburghe) 82-29
OCLC
  • 10072162
  • NYPG82-B22622
Author
Scott, Kathleen L.
Title
The mirroure of the worlde : MS Bodley 283 (England c. 1470-1480) : the physical composition, decoration and illustration / with an introduction by Kathleen L. Scott.
Imprint
Oxford : Printed for the Roxburghe Club, 1980 (Oxford : University Press, Eric Buckley, printer to the University).
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
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Laurent, d'Orléans, active 1279. Somme le Roi. English (Middle English). Selections.
Caxton Master, active 15th century.
Roxburghe Club.
Research Call Number
*KP+ (Roxburghe) 82-29 J.S. Billings Mem. Coll.
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