Bibliomania in the Middle Ages

Merryweather, F. Somner

Verlag: Merryweather, London, 1849

Beschreibung

Thin 8vo. 218pp. Title page in red and black. A fine copy. The binding is by Bartlett of Boston. Full polished calf. Six compartments with raised bands, gilt; red leather lettering labels, gilt. Gilt border rules on the boards, and gilt floral rule inneer dentelles. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. A fine copy. Merryweather covers various aspects like book production, collection, and ownership practices during the period, and includes the role of monasteries in copying and preserving manuscripts, the development of libraries, and the emergence of universities. . Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 23610

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Bibliomania in the Middle Ages

Verlag: Merryweather, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1849

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Auflage: First edition.