The Luttrell psalter

Backhouse, Janet

ISBN 10: 0712301763 / ISBN 13: 9780712301763

Published by The British Library Publishing, 1989

Good+/very good- paperback copy, from a private home collection (NOT ex-lib). Illustrated, many in color. Text and illustrations are unmarked and clean. Binding is strong and sturdy despite some creases to spine (yay sewn binding!). Shelfwear is very minor. 1st printing, 1989. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Seller Inventory # 331719

Synopsis:

Written and illuminated in the early 14th century for Sir Geoffrey Luttrell of Irnham in Lincolnshire, The Luttrell Psalter is celebrated for its long series of attractive marginal illustrations showing scenes of rural life in medieval England. Here Janet Backhouse describes the manuscript's creation and history, illustrated with 40 colour and 20 black-and-white photographs reproduced from the original. This is the second volume in a series of high-quality, colour-illustrated books, each devoted to a single illuminated manuscript in The British Library's collections. Janet Backhouse is the author of many books, including "Books of Hours" (1985), "The Illuminated Manuscript" (1979), "The Lindisfarne Gospels" (1981), and "The Becket Leaves" (1988).

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Luttrell psalter
Publisher: The British Library Publishing
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good-
Edition: First Edition.