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Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Oversized. Seller Inventory # mon0000273385
Seller: The Calder Bookshop & Theatre, London, United Kingdom
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Complete set of two volumes. Originally published in French as La Légende de Roland dans l'art du moyen age. A beautiful and expansive exploration of the legend, tracked across much of Europe. Books in pristine condition, with no marks or wear to speak of, save for inscription to previous owners on the half-title of volume I. Dust jackets have chipped at upper and lower spine and lost colour at the joints, but they are yet attractive and very much intact. Seller Inventory # 001430A
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Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. 2 vols. Crimson cloth, gilt letters on spines, gilt decorations on front covers, dark and pictorial dust jackets in mylar covers, 806 total pp., 510 BW illus., 63 laid-in color plates. The complete two-volume set, originally published as La Legende de Roland dans l'art du Moyen Age in 1966. "The first detailed study to be made of the iconography of Roland, the hero of the Chanson de Roland, best known literary epic of the Middle Ages, as he is depicted in sculpture, wall painting, the minor and above all, manuscript illumination. It covers the eleventh to the sixteenth centuries in France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Germany." (dj). VG- (Ex-art library, with plastic spine labels; marks on book block edges and on outermost pages, incl. pockets; has average aging overall otherwise; color plates are vivid.). Seller Inventory # 157260
Seller: Wykeham Books, LONDON, United Kingdom
2 vols, cloth, gilt cover-device, 4to, 31 cm, 410 pp, 63 colour plates + 396 pp, 510 black-and-white ills. From the blurb: "This scholarly work is the first detailed study to be made of the iconography of Roland, the hero of the Chanson de Roland. best known literary epic of the Middle Ages, as he is depicted in sculpture, wall painting, the minor arts and above all, manuscript illumination. It covers the eleventh to the sixteenth centuries in France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Germany, and reveals the evolution of Roland from a stock figure in ecclesiastical art, the conqueror of the heathen, through sainthood at Chartres, into an individualized chivalric hero, and his decline in later manuscripts and woodcuts into a 'type'. The work throws much light on changing medieval thought and taste. All the objects and miniatures discussed are illustrated. " Contents: Part I : The Romanesque Period I. Roland and the Capitals at Conques II. The Epic Hero Becomes a Person III. the Angoulême Lintel and the Chanson de Roland IV. The Murals of Santa Maria in Cosmedin V. The Miniatures of the Codex Calextinus VI. Roland and Oliver at the Door of Verona Cathedral VII. Roland and Ferragut at the Door of San Zeno at Verona VIII. a 'Pseudo-Roland' in a Mosaic at Vercelli IX. Roland at Santa Maria Della Strada at Matrice, Cluny, Notre-Dame-De-La- Règle at Limoges and Notre-Dame de Cunault X. Roland and Ferragut at Estella, Brioude, Tarragona and Salamanca XI. The Brindisi Mosaic and the Chanson de Roland XII. Roland on la Ghirlandina at Modena XIII. Roland in Portuguese Romanesque Sculpture XIV. The Drawings of the Ruolantes Liet XV. Charlemagne, Roland and Oliver on a Window at Strasbourg XVI. The Murals of Le Loroux-Bottereau, a Capital at Luna, the Liège Psalter and Roland's Incestuous Birth XVII. The Façade of the Cathedral of Borgo San Donnino and Les Enfances Roland XVIII Roland and Aude at Saint-Faron, Meaux XIX. The Chasse of Charlemagne at Aix-La-Chapelle and the Roland Legend. Part II: The Gothic Period. I. The Lesson Of Chartres: 1. The Charlemagne and Roland window at Chartres; 2. A Statue of St. Roland at the south doorway at Chartres; 3. The 'Knight's Communion' in Rheims Cathedral; II. The Illustration Of Literary Texts : 1. The Chanson de Roland and the Chanson d'Aspremont; 2. Girart de Vienne; 3- Fierabrás; 4. Renaut de Montauban; 5. The Roman d'Arles; 6. Karl der Grosse, by Der Stricker; 7. The illustrations to the Entrée d'Espagne; 8. The Divine Comedy; III. The Illustration Of Historical Or Pseudo-Historical Compilations : 1. The Pseudo-Turpin; 2. The Grandes Chroniques de France; 3. Regional or family chronicles; 4. The tradition of the Speculum historíale of Vincent de Beauvais; 5. The Trésor of Brunetto Latini; 6. The Fleur des Histoires by Jèan Mansel; 7. The Croniques et Conquestes de Charlemaine by David Aubert; 8. Miscellaneous compilations; IV. Roland In The German Empire : 1. Charlemagne's reliquary at Aix-la-Chapelle; 2. The giant Statues of Roland; V. Roland In Mural Decoration : 1. Frescoes; 2. Tapestry; VI. The Decline Of The Roland Theme In Visual Art :1. Roland and the Nine Heroes; 2. Niello and marquetry; 3. Religious pictures; 4. Playing cards; 5. Incunables and post-incunables; VII. The Young King Francis I and the Roland Legend; Conclusions; Volume II : Black and White Illustrations; Appendixes. Near Fine in Near Fine dustwrappers. The illustrations numbered 456-459 are printed upside down. Seller Inventory # ABE-19661
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Seller: George Jeffery Books, HERTFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom
Publishers Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Complete in 2 volumes. Books measure 30x27.cm.410pp,396pp, illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers red cloth, with gilt lettering. Both bindings in good clean firm condition. Dust jackets lightly rubbed, some abrasion wear on edges. Jackets in good clean condition. Internally, pages clean. A good clean set. Size: Large Quarto. Seller Inventory # 099207
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Seller: Colin Martin Books, Near Hull, EY, United Kingdom
Hardcovers. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Two volumes Large Qto., 410pp + 396pp. 510 plates 63 in colour, tipped in. Magnificently illustrated from contemporary source material. Both vols. in Very Good condition with like dustwrappers. Seller Inventory # 099258
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Seller: Ken Saunders, Stirling, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 2 large 4to volumes,in fine condition in fine dust jackets. Seller Inventory # Mike 122
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Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. First Edition. Cloth, dj. Two-volume set. Dustjackets have moderate edge wear, particularly along spine joints, with minor chipping at spine ends and corners. Nonetheless jackets remain bright and attractive overall. Boards have minor shelf wear. Text block edges have touch of foxing and age-toning, but text and images remain clean and bright. Altogether an attractive set. Seller Inventory # 1963108
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover wit. Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED: Very Good Hardcover in dust jacket, Dust jacket Chipped and torn and reinforced by tape, sixth Printing, Volumes 1 and 2, Clean pages, foxing to top edge Prompt shipping with tracking. Seller Inventory # Closet5JM012
Seller: Books on the Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 63 Tipped-in color plates, b/w illust. Binding tight and straight, inner pages clean and unmarked. Dust Jacket is flap-intact, clean with light edgewear, now protected within mylar cover. Seller Inventory # 68329