Russian Illuminated Manuscripts
New York: Thames and Hudson, 1984. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 8vo (imperial). Near Fine. Item #016905
Soft cover. 30 pp., [48] colour plates with facing description, plus 21 B&W illustrations. Light bumping to corners, very slight age tanning to inside covers and edges. Near fine overall. This book collects and illustrates the finest and most representative examples of Russian manuscripts too fragile to be on display, chosen by a Russian expert with full access to the greatest treasures. The selection ranges from the earliest-dated Russian illuminated manuscript to have survived--illuminated in the early 11th century in Kiev--to a 16th century Moscow manuscript that stands at the close of a period of unique greatness.
Price (CAD): $75.00