"Using examples of illuminated manuscripts from the Pierpont Morgan Library as illustrations, Wilson describes how a book was crafted in the Middle Ages...Magnificent...The volume is as elegant and special as its subject."-Boxed review/Booklist "A glorious book, both fascinating and gorgeously presented."-Pointer/Kirkus Reviews
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"Using examples of illuminated manuscripts from the Pierpont Morgan Library as illustrations, Wilson describes how a book was crafted in the Middle Ages...Magnificent...The volume is as elegant and special as its subject."-Boxed review/Booklist "A glorious book, both fascinating and gorgeously presented."-Pointer/Kirkus Reviews
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Add this copy of Bibles and Bestiaries: a Guide to Illuminated to cart. $12.00, good condition, Sold by Crabtree's Collection rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sebago, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
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Color illus. VG ex-library. In the middle ages there were no computers or printing presses, and books could not be mass-produced. Creating a single book. Could cost as much as building a cathedral and take almost as long. Library markings.
Add this copy of Bibles and Bestiaries: a Guide to Illuminated to cart. $15.00, very good condition, Sold by Collins Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
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Very Good in Good jacket. 64pp small square quarto blue clothbound hardcover with mylar sleeved dust jacket, corner wear and toning to dj, binding strong, text clean and illustrations clean throughout.
Add this copy of Bibles and Bestiaries: a Guide to Illuminated to cart. $16.50, very good condition, Sold by Collins Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 64pp small square quarto blue clothbound hardcover with mylar sleeved dust jacket, mild wear to dj, binding strong, text clean and illustrations clean throughout.
Add this copy of Bibles and Bestiaries: a Guide to Illuminated to cart. $22.72, good condition, Sold by ZBK Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Woodland Park, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR).
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Pages and cover are intact. Used book in good and clean conditions. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks.
Add this copy of Bibles and Bestiaries: a Guide to Illuminated to cart. $24.00, very good condition, Sold by Turn-The-Page Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Skyway, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994. 1st printing. Square and unmarked, NF/NF. Full blue cloth binding. 64pp. Color illustrations throughout. Very nice unclipped jacket in a protective mylar cover. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to-over 9"-12" Tall.
Add this copy of Bibles and Bestiaries: a Guide to Illuminated to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by Hennessey + Ingalls rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Farrar Straus Giroux.
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Used-Very Good. 'Using examples of illuminated manuscripts from the Pierpont Morgan Library as illustrations, Wilson describes how a book was crafted in the Middle Ages...Magnificent...The volume is as elegant and special as its subject. '-Boxed review/Booklist 'A glorious book, both fascinating and gorgeously presented. '-Pointer/Kirkus Reviews Book has minor shelf wear.
Add this copy of Bibles and Bestiaries: a Guide to Illuminated to cart. $42.50, like new condition, Sold by Griffin Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Stamford, CT, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR).
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Like New. Book looks brand new and unread jacket has tiny peel to laminate plastic top center of the the front panel, otherwise price intact and as new. Oversized. Please email for photos.
Add this copy of Bibles and Bestiaries: a Guide to Illuminated to cart. $58.00, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR).
