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 ...
- Published by
- Cambridge, Printed by W. Lewis, M.A., at the University press for the Roxburghe club, 1927.
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Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328. | FormatText | AccessRestricted use | Call number9-*KP+++ (Roxburghe) (Cockerell, S. C. Book of Old Testament illustrations of the middle of the thirteenth century) | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328 |
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- Additional authors
- Description
- 6 p. l., 148 p., facsim.: 46 numb. l. illus. (part col.); 41.5 cm.
- Subject
- Call number
- 9-*KP+++ (Roxburghe) (Cockerell, S. C. Book of Old Testament illustrations of the middle of the thirteenth century)
- 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.
- 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."
- Connect to:
- Added author
- 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.
- LCCN
- 41038033
- Research call number
- 9-*KP+++ (Roxburghe) (Cockerell, S. C. Book of Old Testament illustrations of the middle of the thirteenth century)