The art of illumination and missal painting : a guide to modern illuminators : illustrated by a series of specimens, from richly illuminated mss. of various periods, accompanied by a set of outlines, to be coloured by the student according to the theories developed in the work / by H. Noel Humphreys.
Published / Created:
London : H.G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, 1849.
Physical Description:
[2], 64 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
At least seven of the plates were probably illustrated by C.W. Wing. Cf. Leathlean, Howard. "Henry Noel Humphreys and the Getting-up Books in the Mid-Nineteenth Century," Book Collector 38:2 (Summer 1989): 192-209.
Exhibition History:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
Subject Terms:
Illumination of books and manuscripts. | Bohn, H.G. -- Publisher. | Whittingham, Charles -- Printer. | Ellis, Gilbert Ifold -- Bookplate. | Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879 -- Provenance.