The Belles Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry (The Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art) by Meiss, Millard and Elizabeth H. Beatson - 1974

Braziller, 1974. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Ed Thus. First ed. thus. Fine condition, without dustjacket, as issued, in very good condition slipcase..

NY: George Braziller; (1974). First Edition . Hardcover. Fine in a fine slipcase. The book has blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, and fleur-de-lis patterned shields on spine and front board. Full color reproductions of these illuminated pages, from The Cloisters at the Metroplitan Museum of Art; 268 pages.

New York: George Braziller, 1974. First edition thus [1974]. Stunningly illustrated facsimile of the original illuminated manuscript, with introduction and commentary. Blue cloth printed in gilt, off-white leatherette slipcase. The book is near fine with a very slightly faded spine, otherwise fine with tight binding, no names or other markings. The slipcase is very good, has very modest edge rubbing, structurally sound.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good Slipcase. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

George Braziller. Used - Very Good. 1974. Azure cloth with decorative gilt stamp, publisher's pictorial slipcase, octavo, 268 pp., lavishly illustrated throughout in color. Some mild soilind and shelf wear to slipcase. Book itself is fine. (Subject: Books on Books.)

New York: George Braziller, 1974. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. FINE IN FINE SLIPCASE.

George Braziller. Used - Very Good. 1974. Hardcover. Cloth in a decorative slipcase. Quarto. 268 pp. Profusely illustrated. Mild wear to slipcase. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. Very Good. (Subject: Medieval, Art & Illumination).

New York: George Braziller. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth with gilt crest on front board, with slipcase. A lovely as new copy. ; 10" x 7"; 268 pages .

New York: George Braziller, 1974. 268 pp. White endpapers, with previous owner's bookplate on ffep. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Darkened spine. Comes in slipcase. Near Fine..

New York:: George Braziller,, 1974. Edition not stated. Cloth. Fine. Facsimile reproduction of the illuminated manuscript, with extensive facing page notes, introduction and separate commentaries. Full-page, full-colour plates, as well as some bw. Gilt lettering to spine and gilt insignia to upper cover. Spine slightly sunned. In gilt lettered, dust damaged and marked slip case.

New York: George Braziller, 1974. Hardcover in an Illustrated Slipcover. Fine/A Near Fine Slip Case; No Dust Jacket As Issued. Published by The Cloisters, the Metropolitan Museum of Art with an introduction b y Millard Meiss. Blue cloth with stamped gilt titles and front  Fleur-de-lis emblem. 10 inches tall; 268 pages; Illustrated with 127 full-color, full-page facsimiles and several smaller b&w illustrations. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling of the slipcase; and an attractive previous owner's bookplate.. The Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry, or Belles Heures of Jean de Berry (The Beautiful Hours) is an early 15th-century illuminated manuscript book of hours containing prayers to be said by the faithful at each canonical hour of the day. It contains a series of story-like cycles that read like picture books. Along with the Très Riches Heures, also made for Jean, the Belles Heures ranks among the great masterpieces of the Middle Ages. The manuscript is now in The… Read More