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A book of Old Testament illustrations of the middle of the thirteenth century, sent by Cardinal Bernard Maciejowski to Shah Abbas the Great, king of Persia, now in the Pierpont Morgan library at New York.

Title
A book of Old Testament illustrations of the middle of the thirteenth century, sent by Cardinal Bernard Maciejowski to Shah Abbas the Great, king of Persia, now in the Pierpont Morgan library at New York. Described by Sydney C. Cockerell ... with an introduction by Montague Rhodes James ... and notes on the armour by Charles J. Ffoulkes ...
Publication
Cambridge, Printed by W. Lewis, M.A., at the University press for the Roxburghe club, 1927.

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Additional Authors
  • Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962.
  • James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862-1936.
  • Ffoulkes, Charles John, 1868-1947.
  • Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943.
  • Roxburghe Club.
  • Bibliothèque nationale, Paris.
Description
6 p. l., 148 p., facsim.: 46 numb. l. illus. (part col.); 41.5 cm.
Subjects
Note
  • Listed as no. 186 in the club's Catalogue of books.
  • Facsimile printed on both sides of leaves.
  • Fol. 1-42, 46 are in the Morgan library; fol. 43-44 are in the Bibliothèque nationale at Paris (Nouv. acq. lat. 2294); fol. 45 is in Mr. Cockerell's possession.
  • The illustrations are accompanied by explanatory text in Latin and Persian, the latter mostly in two variations, one in Arabic letters, and the other in Hebrew letters.
Call Number
9-*KP+++ (Roxburghe) (Cockerell, S. C. Book of Old Testament illustrations of the middle of the thirteenth century)
LCCN
41038033
OCLC
10957544
Title
A book of Old Testament illustrations of the middle of the thirteenth century, sent by Cardinal Bernard Maciejowski to Shah Abbas the Great, king of Persia, now in the Pierpont Morgan library at New York. Described by Sydney C. Cockerell ... with an introduction by Montague Rhodes James ... and notes on the armour by Charles J. Ffoulkes ...
Imprint
Cambridge, Printed by W. Lewis, M.A., at the University press for the Roxburghe club, 1927.
Local Note
"Dedicated and presented to the president and members of the Roxburghe club by John Pierpont Morgan, MCMXXVII."
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Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962.
James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862-1936.
Ffoulkes, Charles John, 1868-1947.
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943.
Roxburghe Club.
Bibliothèque nationale, Paris.
Research Call Number
9-*KP+++ (Roxburghe) (Cockerell, S. C. Book of Old Testament illustrations of the middle of the thirteenth century)
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