Catalogue of the Valuable and Extensive Library Formed by George Dunn, Esq. (Deceased) Woolley Hall, Near Maidenhead; Sold by Order of the Executors: ... and Printed Books Relating to English L - Hardcover

George Dunn

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ISBN 10: 0484060791 ISBN 13: 9780484060790

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Excerpt from Catalogue of the Valuable and Extensive Library Formed by George Dunn, Esq. (Deceased) Woolley Hall, Near Maidenhead; Sold by Order of the Executors: The First Portion, Comprising the Collection of Early Manuscripts and Printed Books Relating to English Law, and Early Manuscripts Printed Books and Old Buildings, Which Will Be Sold by Auction by Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge

The illuminations TO this fine ms. Are remarkable EX amples OF english OR anglo-norman art OF the period. The Historiated Miniatures measure 24 by 2 ih. And 3 by 212 in. And are connected with fine large decorative initials with elongations down two margins, and are chicﬂy costumed figures in blue, red and grey on diapered grounds, within a blue and white ornamental border, in an outside gold frame. The Initials are painted in the outside and middle margins of the text, some times 6 on a page, and the elongations frequently extend the full length of the text. They are composedof ﬂoreate designs in blue, red, pink, grey and gold, and end in human and animal grotesques, some having full-length costumed figures at the apex. [from Henry W hite's Library, sold A pril.

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