Alexander Jonathan J G (148 results)

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

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Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Oversized. PAPERBACK.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have condition issues including wear and notes/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 214 pages.

softcover. Condition: Fine copy. Later prt. 4to, 214 pp. Profusely illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. Cloth, 118 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First Printing. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. *** "This book is an anthology of decorated letters to be found in European manuscripts from the fourth to the fifteenth century" - Introduction. *** "In Illuminated Manuscripts of every period, on page after page of flowing text, a special place of honor was reserved for the Decorated Letter or Initial. In this space the artist would insert a veritable jewel, and the text page would spring to life with vibrant reds, radiant blues, delicate shades of green and yellow, and almost always, precious metals such as gold. There were roselike motifs inspired by Byzantine floral ornamentation, while animals of every sort played an important part in the adornment of Romanesque initials . . . The Decorated Letter is filled with pages of the most beautiful, often humorous, and always imaginative initials, drawn from the widest range of manuscripts." - Publisher. Size: 4to. Collectible.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing (stated) large hardcover in excellent, unmarked, near-pristine condition (slightest handling), with excellent dust jacket (slight handling). The DJ is protected by a new, clear, removeable cover. 119 pages, with illustrations, many in color and with Christian themes. [1.9 lbs]. Book. …

First Edition. Very good ex-library cloth copy in a very good if somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Library marks remain. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 118 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 30-34). Subjects; Geschichte 1420-1500. Geschichte 1400-1500. Geschichte 1350-1500. Geschichte 1420-1500. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Renaissance Italy. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Italian. Renaissance. 1 Kg.…

paperback. Condition: very good(+). 247 illustrations, many in full color. 214 pages. Slim 4to, pictorial wrappers. New Haven: Yale University Press, (1992). A very good(+) copy--lightly scuffed, some sticker residue to rear panel.

First Edition. Very good ex-library cloth copy in a very good if somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Library marks remain. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 118 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 30-34). Subjects; Geschichte 1420-1500. Geschichte 1400-1500. Geschichte 1350-1500. Geschichte 1420-1500. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Renaissance Italy. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Italian. Renaissance. 1 Kg.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Clean sturdy unmarked copy, with minor water damage (slight wrinking/ waving of pages) to back third of pages. Not musty.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition. Book and jacket fine. Jacket in protective mylar wrap. Gorgeous book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Good to Very Good. First Edition. Vivid red cloth in beautiful condition; some handwritten text at the endpapers; illustrations of illuminated works throughout the book; unclipped jacket in good condition, in protective vinyl covering; faded spine Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Various (illustrator). …

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 272, [8] pp.; small folio, card wrapper. Profusely illustrated in color. Published in connection with an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts (London) and the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York. Near fine copy; contents fine, light crease along spine.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good. Used with wear but is still in solid reading condition. NO markings to text. Pasadena's finest new and used bookstore since 1992.

stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 214 pages, with 247 illustrations, some in color. Reprint of the first edition. A near fine copy. A survey of manuscript illumination throughout Europe from the fourth to the sixteenth century. Alexander discusses the social and historical context of the illustrators' lives, their methods of work, and presents case studies that recreate the astonishing variety and creativity of medieval illumination. Well illustrated. Illuminated Manuscripts (illustrator).…

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's bookplate. Physical description; 119p. : chiefly ill(chiefly col), facsims(chiefly col) ; 28cm. Subjects; Initials. Decoration and ornament. Themes, motives. Illumination of books and manuscripts. 1 Kg. …

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Condition: good. This book is in good condition. The cover has minor creases or bends. The binding is tight and pages are intact. Some pages may have writing or highlighting.

Condition: Good. Paperback, numerous (full page) illustrations in colour, 4to.; Edges cover occasionaly discoloured; some annotations on last page.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's bookplate. Physical description; 119p. : chiefly ill(chiefly col), facsims(chiefly col) ; 28cm. Subjects; Initials. Decoration and ornament. Themes, motives. Illumination of books and manuscripts. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. Cloth, 272 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 31 cm. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 27 October 1994 to 22 January 1995; and The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 15 February to 7 May 1995. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, top edge lightly soiled. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "This book documents the first comprehensive exhibition of Italian Renaissance illuminations from collections in Europe and the United States. In the century between 1450 and 1550, Italian miniaturists, in collaboration with scribes and bookbinders, produced a series of masterpieces of book illumination which are still too little known and appreciated. Though working on a smaller scale than the great painters and sculptors of the Renaissance, these illuminators created works characterized by unrivaled standards of quality in materials (including frequent use of gold) and design, and by imaginative symbolism and breathtaking creativity. 137 manuscripts, printed books with hand-painted illustrations and single pages are illustrated in full color, ranging from small prayer books to large choir books, and from Greek, Roman, and Italian literature to collections of fables and historical treatises. Many of these volumes were commissioned by powerful wealthy, and discriminating patrons who included members of the ruling Italian families as well as cardinals and popes and many of whom were also prominent bibliophiles. Among other fascinating issues, the mechanics of patronage, patterns of production, and formation of libraries are discussed in three essays and in the catalogue entries - the latter divided into eight thematic sections - written by noted specialists in the history of Renaissance manuscripts and books. And, of course, we are introduced to the artists themselves - their working habits, characteristic styles, and interrelationships." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Patrons, libraries and illuminators in the Italian Renaissance, by Jonathan J.G. Alexander; The Italian Renaissance miniature, by Giordana Mariani Canova; The hand-illumination of printed books in Italy 1465-1515, by Lilian Armstrong; Catalogue. Liturgical and biblical manuscripts; Renaissance patrons and libraries; Classical and humanist texts; 'All'antica'; The hand-illuminated printed book; Illuminators and their methods of work; Choir books; The sixteenth century; Glossary. Size: 4to.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Measures 10 x 11.75 in. xi + 444pp., including abbreviations, notes, bibliography, photograph credits, indices, and general index. Illustrated throughout in color and b/w. A Very Good copy with minor bumping to the spine; the dust jacket is Very Good with light shelfwear and fading. Out of Print. (PLEASE NOTE: due to the size and weight of this book it will require additional charges for overseas and expedited shipping.).…

First Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean. Physical description; 272 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm. Notes; Exhibition catalog. "Royal Academy of Arts, London, 27 October 1994-22 January 1995; The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 15 February-7 May 1995"--Title page verso Catalogue of the exhibition held Royal Academy of Arts, London 27 October 1994 - 22 January 1995 and travelling to The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 15 February - 7 May 1995. Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-269)-and indexes. Catalogue was first published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 27 October 1994 - 22 January 1995 and The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 15 February - 7 May 1995. Contents; Patrons, libraries and illuminators in the Italian Renaissance / Jonathan J.G. Alexander -- The Italian Renaissance miniature / Giordana Mariani Canova -- The hand-illumination of printed books in Italy 1465-1515 / Lilian Armstrong -- Catalogue. Liturgical and biblical manuscripts ; Renaissance patrons and libraries ; Classical and humanist texts ; 'All'antica' ; The hand-illuminated printed book ; Illuminators and their methods of work ; Choir books ; The sixteenth century -- Glossary. Subjects; Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain) Pierpont Morgan Library. 1 Kg.…