Otto Ege's manuscripts a study of Ege's manuscript collections, portfolios, and retail trade ; with a comprehensive handlist of manuscripts collected or sold
A study of the 20th century book dealer who cut up medieval manuscripts and incunabula to sell individual leaves to collectors and in illustrative series. Includes lists of the works he disbound to sell in a series of portfolios illustrating aspects of the history of the book
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Cayce, SC
De Brailes Publ.
2013
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | A study of the 20th century book dealer who cut up medieval manuscripts and incunabula to sell individual leaves to collectors and in illustrative series. Includes lists of the works he disbound to sell in a series of portfolios illustrating aspects of the history of the book |
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| Beschreibung: | "101 original leaves & sets of leaves from medieval manuscripts, incunabula, famous Bibles, and noted presses 1150 A.D.-1935 A.D. The Staff Scholarship Loan Fund, Lima Public Library, Lima, Ohio ; from the collection of Otto F. Ege, Cleveland School of Art and Western Reserve University"--page 4 of cover A confounding legacy -- An education in the arts -- Ege's trade in leaves and portfolios. The Ege collection, 1911-37 ; Launching the Ege brand ; The portfolios ; "Fifty original leaves from medieval manuscripts" -- Ege manuscripts in printed sources. manuscript books ; Manuscript fragments and cuttings ; Illustrations in Ege's publications and related sources -- Otto Ege's "Rogue leaves" -- Appendices. Appendix I: Original leaves from famous Bibles, nine centuries, "Series A" ; Appendix II: Original leaves from famous Bibles, nine centuries, "Series B" ; Appendix III: Original leaves from famous books, eight centuries ; Appendix IV: Original leaves from famous books, nine centuries ; Appendix V: Fifteen original oriental leaves of six centuries ; Appendix VI: Original leaves illustrating the evolution of black letter type ; Appendix VII: Original leaves illustrating the evolution of Roman type ; Appendix VIII: Fifty original leaves from medieval manuscripts ; Appendix IX: Collections consulted in the preparation of the handlist ; Appendix X: Handlist of manuscripts and fragments collected or sold by Otto F. Ege Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | X, 360 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 9780986029417 978-0-9860294-1-7 |