Practice Makes Perfect P. Cotsen-Princeton 1 and the Training of Scribes in Byzantine Egypt
This book by papyrologist Scott Bucking is about a 7th century Sahidic Coptic manuscript including a syllabary and simple text indicating its use for elementary instruction in a monastery. The text provides a papyrological description of the manuscript, with a text describing its historical and soci... More info
Printing the Classical Text.
The first Classical text was printed at Mainz in 1465. By the end of 1500 more than 350 printers in over 70 locations had contributed to the printing of more than 1500 separate editions. Almost every Classical Latin author had been printed, many in multiple editions, and the printing of Greek author... More info
Readers in the Cotsen Children`s Library
HARDCOVER. Also available in paper version. Introductions by Andrea Immel. This special, lavishly illustrated volume was published to celebrate the 75th birthday of Mr. Lloyd E. Cotsen, the collector responsible for the library of over 100,000 books, manuscripts, drawings, educational toys, and prin... More info
Readers in the Cotsen Children`s Library
PAPER. Also available in hardcover version. Introductions by Andrea Immel. This special, lavishly illustrated volume was published to celebrate the 75th birthday of Mr. Lloyd E. Cotsen, the collector responsible for the library of over 100,000 books, manuscripts, drawings, educational toys, and prin... More info
Recherches sur Jean Grolier, sur sa vie et sa bibliothèque, suivies d`un Catalogue des livres qui lui ont appa...
The Catalogue (pp. 179-320), extensively describing 349 items ( 13 of which are manuscripts) gives a masterly reconstruction of Grolier`s Library, which ranks among the most precious collections of books of all times. The owner (1479-1565) is rightly considered as the founding father of French bibli... More info
Relieurs et reliures décorées en France à l`époque romantique. 103 ateliers en 210 reliures conservées à la B...
In France, the Romantic Movement was established by 1820. Book related art forms, i.e., typography, illustration and bookbinding, were part of this vast artistic realm. Bookbinders and gilders used beautiful materials and newly engraved tools, reflecting the contemporary artistic style. The collecti... More info
Relieurs et reliures décorées en France aux époques Directoire et Empire.
Exhibition catalogue, Brussels, Bibliotheca Wittockiana, 16 September 2000 - 10 February 2001, with extensive description of 192 important bindings from the Bibliotheca Wittockiana, all illustrated. More info
Reliures des Croisiers à travers les siècles
Exhibition catalogue with contributions on the bookbindings of the order of Croisiers in the XIVth and XVth centuries. With a detailed description of 4 manuscripts and 8 bindings and a description of the various techniques used by the bookbinder through a chronological study of 24 bindings, carried ... More info
Repertorium van de Middelnederlandse Artes-Literatuur.
Inventory of Dutch non-literary and non-theological manuscripts and printed texts until 1600. More info