The Guthlac Roll. Scenes from the Life of St. Guthlac of Crowland by a Twelfth-Century Artist, reproduced from Harley Roll Y.6 in the British Museum. With Introduction by Sir George Warner.

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4to, Roxburghe half-morocco and boards, 29 cm, title printed in red and black, 23 pp, with coloured frontispiece and 25 fine reproductions. Scarce. A partial facsimile of The Guthlac Roll with an introduction by Sir George Warner. The manuscript is about 17cm wide and nearly 3m long, composed of four and a half pieces of parchment attached end-to-end, on which are drawn a series of scenes of the life of his life in roundels. Some scholars have suggested that the roundels are designs for stained-glass windows. Copy of Lord C. Frederick Brudenell-Bruce, with his name printed in red in the List of Members. Spine edges and extremities slightly rubbed, minor marks to boards, fore-edges slightly browned, otherwise Very Good. Printed slip conveying Sir George Warner's compliments laid in. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-48655

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Título: The Guthlac Roll. Scenes from the Life of St...
Editorial: Printed for presentation to members of the Roxburghe Club, Oxford, first edition, 1928
Año de publicación: 1928
Encuadernación: Encuadernación de tapa dura
Edición: 1ª Edición