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Illustrations of one hundred manuscripts in the library of Henry Yates Thompson ..

Thompson, Henry Yates, 1838-1928 · 1907 · London, Printed at the Chiswick Press · 24 pictures

A 1907 Chiswick Press catalogue of one hundred illuminated manuscripts owned by the collector Henry Yates Thompson, published in London for collectors and scholars of medieval books. Its plates show decorated initials, borders and musical notation drawn from medieval manuscripts, reproduced in fine black-and-white halftone and line work that suggests ornamental patterns for modern layouts.

Thompson, Henry Yates, 1838-1928 · Illumination of books and manuscripts

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