Baltimore: Lillian Randall, editor. The Johns Hopkins University Press, (1992), large quarto, blue cloth with gilt lettering and pictorial paper label on front covers. Part I (xxviii), 328pp.; Part II 329-730pp. First Edition. The publication of this volume, in two parts, completes the survey of 213 French manuscripts in the collection of over 500 European and 300 non-Western examples founded by Henry Walters between 1895 and 1931. The quantity and quality of illumination represented account for the status of this special collection as one of the finest in America. The appendix describes two dozen post-1540 manuscripts. The contents of this work reflect Walter's dual preference for French art and private devotional texts. Illustrated with many plates in color and black and white.
A very fine, clean set and an excellent reference encompassing the greatest period of French illumination and manuscript book production.
