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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE MEDIEVAL MONASTERY
Written by Christopher Brooke.
Stock no. 1827289
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Highly decorated burgundy cloth, gilt. Colour and b/w photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few minor scuff marks.

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THE CONSOLATION OF PHILOSOPHY
Written by Boethius; V.E. Watts.
Stock no. 1827284
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Nearly fine condition.

Translated and introduced by V.E. Watts. Cream paper boards. Blue, brown & red titles. Floral designs surrounding title to front. Matching cream endpapers. Seven colour plates. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with a few light scuff marks.

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MEDIEVAL WOMEN
Written by Eileen Power; Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie; Maxine Berg; M.M. Postan.
Stock no. 1326769
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Cream mottled boards with colour illustration to front and gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. Edited by Postan, foreword by Ladurie, introduced by Berg. A fine copy in red slipcase which has a few tiny marks to one panel.

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CATALOGUE OF ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS MUSEUM PLANTIN-MORETUS, ANTWERP
Written by Lieve Watteeuw; Catherine Reynolds.
Stock no. 1827166
Published by Peeters. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This catalogue is published in the series of the Corpus of Illuminated Manuscripts (volume 20). Large format. Red cloth boards, white titles. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9789042929159. 'In memory of Melvin R. Seiden' plate taped in to front endpaper. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and very lightly scuffed.

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THE GREAT HOUSEHOLD IN LATE MEDIEVAL ENGLAND
Written by C.M. Woolgar.
Stock no. 1326182
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In this portrait of asistocratic and gentry life in medieval England, the author describes the roles of family members, the situations of servants, the uses of space within the household, how meals were prepared etc etc. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 254 pages. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0300076878. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is faded and slightly creased at edges.

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MEDIEVAL HUNTING
Written by Richard Almond.
Stock no. 1826788
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book dispels some of the myths and misunderstandings about hunting, including the view that it was chiefly an aristocratic pursuit. A lively, informative and richly illustrated unique study, essential for medieval and social historians and also has much to offer those interested in the countryside and modern fieldsports. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0750921625. Some minor foxing to text block. Lower corner crease to margins of prelims. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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THE FOREST OF MEDIEVAL ROMANCE: AVERNUS, BROCELIANDE, ARDEN
Written by Corinne J. Saunders.
Stock no. 1826582
Published by D.S. Brewer. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author employs close textual analysis and comparison within a chronological framework to show how the forest of medieval romance developed as a literary construction with its own logic, associations and ramifications. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0859913813. SIGNED by the author to verso of front endpaper with dedication. Small knock to lower edge of boards. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners, grubby to rear panel with a small closed tear to top edge.

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MEDIAEVAL MONMOUTH
Written by Keith Kissack.
Stock no. 1826405
Published by The Monmouth Historical and Educational Trust. 1st 1974. Very good condition.

Grey card wraps. A few b/w illustrations. Covers unevenly faded, lightly marked to rear cover. Minor foxing to title page and textblock else contents clean.

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THE LIMBOURG BROTHERS: NIJMEGEN MASTERS AT THE FRENCH COURT 1400-1416
Written by Rob Duckers; Pieter Roelofs.
Stock no. 1825613
Published by Ludion, Museum. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name which ran from 28 August - 20 November 2005. The Limbourg brothers were famous for their miniature paintings and late Gothic manuscript illuminators. Large format, very heavy! Dark blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour illustrations throughout. 447 numbered pages. ISBN: 9055445967. A few minor marks to boards. Text block lightly browned else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper has a tiny closed tear to top edge and is unevenly faded.

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ENGLISH MEDIEVAL MISERICORDS - THE MARGINS OF MEANING
Written by Paul Hardwick.
Stock no. 1325296
Published by The Boydell Press. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Boydell Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture series. An analysis of misericords in relation to other cultural artefacts of the period. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 189 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781843836599. Minimal bumping to spine.

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THE MEDIEVAL WORLD COMPLETE
Written by Robert Bartlett.
Stock no. 1325294
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st PB 2010. Very good condition.

With over 800 illustrations, 612 in colour. Large, heavy format. Cardwraps. 336 pages. ISBN: 9780500283332. Covers are slightly faded at edges.

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THE DOUCE APOCALYPSE: PICTURING THE END OF THE WORLD IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by Nigel Morgan.
Stock no. 1825594
Published by Bodleian Library. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Douce Apocalypse, an illuminated luxury manuscript, was made for prince Edward, later Edward I, and his wife Eleanor of Castile in 1270. The text and images had a contemporary significance in the 13th century are were interpreted in the context of prophecies concerning the coming of the Antichrist. This volume conveys both the beauty of the original illuminated manuscript and the enduring fascination of its contents. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781851243600. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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