The Travels of Sir John Mandeville : a manuscript in the British Library / introduction and commentaries on the plates by Josef Krása ; translated from the Czech by Peter Kussi.

Title: 
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville : a manuscript in the British Library / introduction and commentaries on the plates by Josef Krása ; translated from the Czech by Peter Kussi.

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Publisher: 
New York : G. Braziller, 1983.
Description: 
132 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Other Authors: 
Mandeville, John, Sir. Itinerarium. English
Krása, Josef.
Edition: 
1st ed.
Format of Material: 
Books
Subjects: 
Mandeville, John, Sir. Itinerarium Illustrations.
British Library. Manuscript. Additional 24189.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval Czech Republic.
Bib ID: 
82518
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Location: 
Stacks
Call Number: 
G370.M27.T77
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Notes: 
Issued in slipcase.
"Reproduced from Add. Ms. 24189 in the British Library, London, by courtesy of the British Library Board"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography: p. 131-132.
Image of Pit of Memnon (plate 27) Displayed in the exhibition titled "The Science of Glassmaking : 8 Centuries of a Magical Art", held at the Rakow Research Library, June 27, 2008-January 4, 2009.
"The Pit of Memnon" depicts glassblowing (p. 21-22, plate 27).
Tipped in: notes on the Encyclopedia Britannica (11th ed.) entry for Mandeville.
ISBN: 
0807610542 : $45.00