Manuscript document. Twelve initials from a ... French Gothic manuscript mounted on five leaves, and bound in a book. Initials ... painted in dark blue and delicate pink on ground of burnished gold; cameo-like ornamentation, with white pen work; graceful ivy-leaf extensions of varied shape; blue and gold dominant colors. Bound in boards covered with art paper, red morocco back--Bookdealer's description. Includes two inhabited initials., Binding: Disbound.
Manuscript of a medieval epic poem, containing segments of the cycle of Guillaume d'Orange., Initials in gold and colors., Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London, England., Hernaut de Beaulande (folios 1a-35a) -- Renier de Gennes (folios 35a-46b) -- Girart de Vienne (folios 47a-83b) -- Galiens li restoreĢs (folios 83b-135b) -- La Chronique de Saint-Denis (folios 137a-224a)