Catalogue of manuscripts and early printed books
from the libraries of William Morris, Richard Bennett, Bertram fourth earl of Ashburnham, and other sources, now forming portion of the library of J. Pierpont Morgan.

Description

Main Author

Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913.

Related Names

Bennett, Richard.
Ashburnham, Bertram Ashburnham, Earl of, 1797-1878.
Morris, William, 1834-1896.
Aldrich, Stephen.
Duff, E. Gordon (Edward Gordon), 1863-1924.
Proctor, Robert, 1868-1903.
James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862-1936.
Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William), 1859-1944.

Language(s)

English

Published

London, Chiswick press, 1906-07.

Subjects

Illustrated books > Illustrated books / History > Illustrated books / History / 15th and 16th centuries.
Incunabula > Incunabula / Bibliography > Incunabula / Bibliography / Catalogs.
Block books > Block books / Bibliography > Block books / Bibliography / Catalogs.
Illumination of books and manuscripts > Illumination of books and manuscripts / Catalogs.
Manuscripts > Manuscripts / Facsimiles.
Manuscripts > Manuscripts / United States > Manuscripts / United States / Catalogs.

Note

Vols. 1-3 bound in half morocco by Riviere & Son; stamped in gold; top edges gilt. The Manuscripts vol. bound in full morocco by Riviere & Son; stamped in gold; top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers in all vols.
The English incunabula were cataloged by E. Gordon Duff; Horae by A. W. Pollard; French and Italian incunabula by Pollard and Proctor jointly; German illustrated books by Proctor; incunabula of German and the Low countries by Stephen Aldrich; manuscripts by M. R. James. General editor, A. W. Pollard.
Of the Manuscripts volume 125 copies were printed, this being no. 12. Of the Early printed books volumes, 175, this bieng no. 154.

Physical Description

4 v. facsims. (part col.) 37.7 cm.

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