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Les manuscrits a miniatures de la bibliotheque de Soissons : etudies au point de vue de leur illustration : avec 16 planches, lithographiees et 30 lettres gravees dans le texte

Fleury, Edouard, 1815-1883 · 1865 · Paris : Dumoulin · 35 pictures

An 1865 Paris study by Edouard Fleury of illuminated manuscripts held in the Soissons municipal library, written for scholars and antiquarians of medieval book art. The plates show decorated initials, borders and miniatures reproduced as lithographs and engravings, with Gothic ornament from the 13th century, useful to a designer looking for historical lettering and ornamental motifs.

Bibliotheque municipale de Soissons · Illumination of books and manuscripts · Manuscripts

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