An Exultet Roll Illuminated in the XIth Century at the Abbey of Monte Cassino : Reproduced from Add. Ms. 30337.

Gilson, J. P. ; British Museum.

Editore: British Museum, London, first edition, 1929, 1929

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Quarter-cloth and board portfolio, folio, 46 cm, 12 pp brochure, 19 collotype plates. Uncommon. Brochure in self-wrappers and plates loose as issued in a portfolio tied with ribbon. Twelve text pages providing an introduction with a description of the plates. The introduction suggests a date around 1075 for the exultet roll. From the introduction: "[E. Bertaux] . points to the great monastery of Monte Cassino as one of the chief centres of the production of these rolls, and to the abbacy of Desiderius (1058-87), who became Pope Victor III, as the best period of their artistic activity. It is evidently to this period, or very soon after, and to this school, that we must refer our MS., which is believed to have remained at Monte Cassino until the begining of the 19th century, and which was acquired by the British Museum in 1877." Covers slightly rubbed with minor marks. Plate [9] is unnumbered and printed on paper rather than card and a little stained at edges. Front wrapper of brochure faintly spotted, contents otherwise Near Very Good. Codice articolo ABE-52738

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Titolo: An Exultet Roll Illuminated in the XIth ...

Casa editrice: British Museum, London, first edition, 1929

Data di pubblicazione: 1929

Legatura: Rilegato

Edizione: prima edizione