The Harley Psalter (Cambridge Studies in Palaeography and Codicology) by William Noel - 1996-02-23

Cambridge, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-/G; black spine with white text; first edition; jacket front head and fore edges have some peeling, possibly due to staining; slight wear to edges otherwise with mild general wear; cloth shows faint sunning; solid binding with straight boards; textblock clean; last few pages creased; frontispiece; illustrated; pp 231. 1362989. FP New Rockville Stock.

Cambridge [England]/New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press, 1995. Hardcover. VG. Mylat covered illustrated dj. black cloth covering, gilt lettering on spine. (xvii), 231 pages : illustrations. A study of the making of the Harley Psalter at Christ Church Canterbury c.1020-1130. Contents as follows: A note on the Psalm texts -- 1. Quires ruled by the artists -- 2. Quires ruled by the scribes -- 3. The origin and dates of the Harley Psalter -- 4. Four perspectives on the making of the Harley Psalter -- 5. Reading the Utrecht and Harley Psalters c. 1000-c. 1150 -- Appendix 1: The Harley Psalter: a tabulated description -- Appendix 2: The Utrecht and Harley Psalters: parallel collations -- Index of Psalm iconography.

Cambridge University Press, 1995. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-library. Gently worn and scuffed boards. Otherwise, very good. 231 pages.

Cambridge University Press, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Ink highlighting to 15 pages. Near fine book and jacket. .

Great Britain: Cambridge University Press, 1995. Book measures 10 x 7 inches. xiv,231 pages, illustrated. Bound in original publishers black cloth, with gilt lettering. Lightly bumped on edge of top board. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Dust jacket creased. Jacket in good clean condition. Internally, pages clean throughout. A good clean copy. . Publishers Cloth. Very Good Plus/Near Very Good. 8vo.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Cambridge [UK]:: Cambridge University Press, 1995. A beautiful copy. Clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is bright. No chips. No tears. No creases. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked. Cambridge Studies in Palaeography and Codicology. With 83 illustrations. Two appendices. Select bibliography. Index of Psalm Iconography. Index of Manuscripts. General Index. Bound in the original black boards, lettered in shiny silver over a gray spine panel. From the Dust Jacket: "This is a fascinating study of the making of the Harley Psalter, an illustrated manuscript which was produced at Christ Church, Canterbury, over a period of about one hundred years, from c. 1020 to c. 1130. The Harley Psalter was closely based on the Utrecht Psalter, the most celebrated of all Carolingian illuminated manuscripts. Through meticulous observation of the Harley Psalter, William Noel analyses how the artists and scribes worked with… Read More