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Meiss, Millard & Thomas, Marcel (Introduction and commentaries)
The Rohan Book of Hours Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris (MS. latin 9471).
Publisher: Thames and Hudson, London;
Date of Publication: 1973
Stock Code: 10203
FIRST EDITION. Quarto, pp., 247, [1] including 127 colour facsimile plates with commemtary to verso. Publishers’ scarlet cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board and top edge gilt, housed in matching cloth-covered slipcase with gilt titles and printed paper pictorial onlay to upper face. Spine lightly sunned; very slight foxing to text-block edge otherwise binding bright. Contents clean with no annotation or inscriptions. A near fine copy in like slipcase. Facsimile edition, with commentaries, of the early fifteenth century manuscript by the unknown Master of Rohan, lavishly produced in all the vivid medieval hues of the original. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery. £50.00