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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. DJ is in a mylar cover - the mylar is a bit rubbed. ; 256 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. English language edition. ; 207 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm ; ISBN 9782080300546, 2080300547 ; OCLC 183149392 ; LCCN 2009277977 ; color photographic boards in similar color photographic dustjacket ; A veritable treasure trove of ideas for French-inspired interiors culled from the most creative antiques shops across France. French styles set the mood for unique and timeless interiors. Add charm to the kitchen with red and white checkered spice jars and a quirky corkscrew, discover the simple beauty in the wooden letters of an Art Deco font, add mediterranean hues to the garden with ornately decorated terracotta pots- this book is a haven for interior designers looking for inspiration from France. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 395 pages in English : illustrations, col. facsims. ; 24 cm. A handbook that aims primarily to provide the basic facts and methods needed in order to understand the physical characteristics of a manuscript and introduce the field of Codicology. The book contains multiple addresses such as materials used in writing, including papyrus, parchment, paper, notebooks manuscripts, tools (machines) preparations for the makers of the book of the underline and the output page, craftsmen and industry manuscript, fonts, decoration of the book, binding, date of version, date of Groups (balances), Scouts concepts and terminology of art, manuscripts cited, bibliographic orientation. It also includes an explanation of the images, definitions, (French - English - Arabic), a glossary of terms of quality (Arabic - French), symbols and abbreviations. CONTENTS: The writing surface : papyrus and parchment -- The quires of a codex -- Instruments and preparations used in book production -- Ruling and page layout -- Craftsmen and the making of the manuscript -- Scripts -- Books and their ornamentation -- Bookbinding -- Evidence for the history of a manuscript -- Codicology and the history of collections.…