Middle Ages

A collection of nine works in eleven volumes relating to medieval times, comprising:



Henry Shaw. Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages. London, 1843. Two volumes. Numerous color plates. Contemporary polychrome vellum by Hayday — Baldesar Castiglione. The Book of the Courtier. New York, 1901. Numerous black and white plates, lettered tissue guards. Handsome brown morocco gilt, gilt edges by Gruel — Sir John Froissart. Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the adjoining Countries. London, 1849. Two volumes. Numerous color plates. Handsome full red morocco gilt, gilt edges — James Doyle. A Chronicle of England. London, 1864. Numerous color illustrations. Contemporary straight grain morocco gilt, gilt edges — Dame Juliana Barnes. Book of Saint Albans. London, 1810. Numerous woodcuts within text. Deep burgundy straight grain morocco gilt and blind tooling, gilt edges — Jacques Gondart. Chroniques  Francoises. Paris, [1830]. Four charming miniatures and numerous illuminated initials and borders. Contemporary polychrome vellum by Dupanil. Red morocco gilt case — Costumes moeurs et usages de la Cour de Bourgogne. [Paris:1845]. Twenty-five illustrations, five of which are colored and  illuminated. Red paper boards, red leather spine with splits and losses — The History of the Valiant Knight Arthur of Little Britain. London, 1814. Twenty-five plates. Brown calf gilt and blind tooling, gilt edges — Histoire et cronicque du petit Jehan de Saintré. Paris, 1830. Numerous illuminated initials and borders. Tobacco calf gilt and blind tooling.

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Henry Shaw. Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages. London, 1843. Two volumes. Numerous color plates. Contemporary polychrome vellum by Hayday — Baldesar Castiglione. The Book of the Courtier. New York, 1901. Numerous black and white plates, lettered tissue guards. Handsome brown morocco gilt, gilt edges by Gruel — Sir John Froissart. Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the adjoining Countries. London, 1849. Two volumes. Numerous color plates. Handsome full red morocco gilt, gilt edges — James Doyle. A Chronicle of England. London, 1864. Numerous color illustrations. Contemporary straight grain morocco gilt, gilt edges — Dame Juliana Barnes. Book of Saint Albans. London, 1810. Numerous woodcuts within text. Deep burgundy straight grain morocco gilt and blind tooling, gilt edges — Jacques Gondart. Chroniques  Francoises. Paris, [1830]. Four charming miniatures and numerous illuminated initials and borders. Contemporary polychrome vellum by Dupanil. Red morocco gilt case — Costumes moeurs et usages de la Cour de Bourgogne. [Paris:1845]. Twenty-five illustrations, five of which are colored and  illuminated. Red paper boards, red leather spine with splits and losses — The History of the Valiant Knight Arthur of Little Britain. London, 1814. Twenty-five plates. Brown calf gilt and blind tooling, gilt edges — Histoire et cronicque du petit Jehan de Saintré. Paris, 1830. Numerous illuminated initials and borders. Tobacco calf gilt and blind tooling.