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France 86as19 Abbot Suger and Saint-Denis. A Symposium. Edited by Paula Liber Gerson.New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986, 304 pages, many black and white illustrations, plans. The front bottom cover of the dust jacket is missing the tip. Overall, very good in dust jacket. $22.50 Box A 2
Contents: Foreword / Philippe de Montebello -- Preface / Paula Lieber Gerson -- Introduction: Suger's life and personality / John F. Benton -- Suger's monastic administration / Giles Constable -- Suger, theology, and the Pseudo-Dionysian tradition / Grover A. Zinn -- The liturgy at Saint-Denis: a preliminary study / Niels Krogh Rasmussen -- Suger's views on kingship / Andrew W. Lewis -- Suger and the Capetians / Eric Bournazel -- A note on Suger's understanding of political power / Michel Bur -- Good words, social ties, and the hope for salvation / Abbot Suger and Saint-Denis / Clark Maines -- Suger and the symbolism of royal power: the seal of Louis VII / Brigitte Bedos Rezak -- Suger's church at Saint-Denis:… Read More

Scotland 004 (St. Andrews University). Acta Facultatis Artium Universitatis S. Andree, 1413-1588. Two volumes. Edited by Annie I. Dunlop. Edinburgh: Scottish History Society, 1964, cclxv, 543p, appendix, index, pub ads. Very good condition. The scholarly apparatus is in English, the text is in Latin. The set: $65.00

RL 1345 Powell, Susan. Advent and Nativity Sermons from a Fifteenth-century Revision of John Mirk's Festial. (Middle English Texts 13) Edited from B.L. MSS Harley 2247, Royal 18 B XXV and Gloucester Cathedral Library 22. Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitatsverlag, 1981, 150 pages, notes, glossary, bib, appendixes. Paperback. Fine soft cover in publisher's original red with black lettering. At the very bottom of the back cover and the blank page there is red bleeding through, maybe an inch long and 1/16 of an inch tall. Else a fine copy. Don't think if the book was published in hardcover. Laid in is an offprint discussing Royal 18 B XXV by Powell and Alan J. Fletcher.
Seven medieval homilies from the Festial (Book of Festivals). Contains Middle English text with commentary in modern English.

Philosophy prwt Pouivet, Roger. After Wittgenstein, St. Thomas.
South Bend, Indiana: St. Augustine's Press, 2006, xiv, 138 pages, bib, index. Very good in dust jacket. $17.50 Box 4118

France113adl Alain de Lille, c. 1128 – 1202/03. Alan of Lille: Anticlaudianus, or the Good and Perfect Man Translation & commentary by James J. Sheridan. (Series:Medieval Sources in Translation, No. 14). Toronto, Canada: Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, 1987, 251 pages, bib, index. Paperback, in very good to fine condition, clean and tight. Only detraction is a pretty minor scrape to front cover. $30.00 Box A 113
Alain de Lille (Alan of Lille) (Latin: Alanus ab Insulis; c. 1128 – 1202/03) was a French theologian and poet. He was born in Lille, some time before 1128. His exact date of death remains unclear as well, with most research pointing toward it being between 14 April 1202, and 5 April 1203. As a theologian, Alain de Lille opposed scholasticism in the second half of the 12th century. His philosophy is characterized by rationalism and mysticism. Alan claimed that reason, guided by prudence, could discover most truths about the physical order without help; but in order to… Read More

Middle Ages deac Duckett, Eleanor Shipley. Alcuin, friend of Charlemagne, his world and his work. New York: Macmillan, 1951, xii, 337p, bib, index. Good to very good. $19.50 Box 27
Contents: Alcuin in York -- Continental background, 717-782 – The Frankish court and school -- The world outside the court -- Alcuin in Frankland, 782-796: writings for the church -- Alcuin in Tours: earlier years -- Alcuin in Tours: later.
In this work, the author describes the times in which Alcuin lived, both in Anglo-Saxon England and on the continent of Europe. The author also covers Alcuin's work as head of the School of York, as head of the Palace School of Charlemagne, and as abbot of the Monastery and School of Tours; his revision of the text of the Liturgy and of the Bible; his various writings on education and on doctrine; his connection with the famous Caroline script; and his part in various secular and ecclesiastical movements.

Middle Ages bras Bullington, Rachel.
The Alexis in the Saint Albans Pslater: a look into the heart of the matter.
(Series: Garland Studies in Medieval Literature, Volume 4). New York: Garland Publishing, 1991, xiii, 282 pages, bib, illustrations. Very good to fine copy. $22.50 Box 10

England mdaw MacFadyen, Dugald. Alfred, the West Saxon King of the English. London/New York: J. M. Dent/E. P. Dutton, 1901, xii, 376p, index, illus (all present), English sheets. The book is in acceptable condition, maybe better. Firstly, the spine is darkened and dull, some staining and the head of spine is worn down to the page block. There is intermittent foxing throughout book especially on endpapers, binding is dry. $20.00 Box 3

Gaelic 314ac O Cearbhallain, Toirdhealbhac/Carolan. Amhrain Chearbhallain. The Poems of Carolan. Together with other N. Connacht and S. Ulster Lyrics. Edited with introduction, notes, and vocabulary by Tomas O Maille. London: Irish Texts Society, 1988, xvii, 413p, notes, glossary, appendix, index. Reprint of 1916 edition. Very good copy. $85.00

HBS 106 Catholic Church. Anglo-Saxon litanies of the saints. (Series: Henry Bradshaw Society, vol. 106). Edited by Michael Lapidge. London; Rochester, NY, USA: Published for the Henry Bradshaw Society by the Boydell Press, 1991, xv, 328 pages, bib, indexes. Introductory material in English; text in Latin. Fine copy of the hardcover. Signature of previous owner on front lining paper. Fine copy. $45.00

Middle Ages 111 (Rolls Series). The Anglo-Saxon chronicle, according to the several original authorities. Original Texts. Volume I (only). Edited, with a translation, by Benjamin Thorpe. (Series: Rerum Britannicarum medii aevi scriptores) London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861, xxii, 416 pages, index, corrigenda, pub ads, fold, facsim. (incl. front.) The book is in acceptable condition with the following detractions: the cover is pretty worn, mostly along edges. The quarter leather spine is missing the cap at the top and there is also wear along edges, the cover panel edges are worn and bumped with loss of paper in thos areas; the attractive facsimiles were not folded propely so that they would be flush with the text but they weren't so there is crumpling to edges; tears to flyleaf; the page block is in pretty good shape –the pages are still uncut, except for introduction and the end pages. I cut them to see how many pages were in the volume. The bottom right hand corner of the page… Read More

Gaelic 004 Annals of Inisfallen. The annals of Inisfallen (Ms. Rawlinson B. 503). Edited with translation and indexes by Seán MacAirt. Dublin, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1951, lii, 596p, indexes, corrigenda. Back inner hinge cracked but repaired, else good to good plus in dust jacket. From the library of the Irish enthusiast, Francis O'Brien, with specimens of three of his bookplates on front lining paper, along with his signature on endpaper and dust jacket. $95.00

Arab cdam Campbell, Donald, 1883-
Arabian medicine and its influence on the middle ages. (Trübner's oriental series). Two volumes. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & co., ltd., 1926, xv, 208; 235p, bib, index. front. (map). Cover damage Books are bound in green cloth, lettering on spines have pretty much faded away. Back cover of Volume II probably had some type of staining (water?). The two volumes: NOT A REPRINT. $65.00 Box 27

Philosophy 002 Archéologie Du Signe. Edite par Lucie Brind'Amour and Eugene Vance). Toronto, Canada: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies/Institut pontifical d'études médiévales, 1983, ix, 369 pages, bib, index. Paperback, very good, clean, tight copy of a scarce work. $65.00 Shelf C
Fifteen essays by specialists, most in French, some in English.

Art 1000 Anker, Peter and Aron Andersson. The Art of Scandinavia. Two volumes. London: Paul Hamlyn, 1970, 457 pages, bib, index, illus; 399 pages, bib, index, fine copies in dust jacket. Covers the period from A.D. 400 to approximately A.D. 1200. It is chock full of beautiful photographs and illustrations. The photos of the stave churches are especially interesting. Very attractive set. The set: $25.00

England dakw Dunning, R.W.
Arthur: the King in the West.
London: Grange Books, 1988, 164p, index, many illustrations. Fine in dust jacket. The book traces the link between the legend of King Arthur and the ancient Abbey of Glastonbury. $8.50 Box 8080

France pizan (Christine, de Pisan, ca.1364-ca.1431). Colloque international sur Christine de Pizan (3rd : 1998 : Université de Lausanne). Au champ des escriptures: IIIe. Colloque international sur Christine de Pizan/ Études réunies et publiées par Eric Hicks; avec la collaboration de Diego Gonzalez et Philippe Simon. (Series: Études christiniennes, 6). Paris: Honore Champion, 2000, x, 851 pages, bib, illustrations.Essays in English and French.Has signature of well-known medievalist on front free endpaper. Fine copy of the hardcover. $55.00 Box A 121
Notes: Conference held at the University of Lausanne on 18-22 July 1998. The book also published to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the University of Lausanne.Christine, de Pisan, approximately 1364-approximately 1431--Criticism and interpretation.

Ancient world aaac (Aristotle). Averroës, 1126-1198/(Abū al-Walīd Muḥammad b. Aḥmad Averroes). Averrois Cordubensis Compendia librorum Aristotelis qui Parva naturalia vocantur, versio Arabica volume VII. (Series:Corpus commentariorum Averrois in Aristotelem). Textum Arabicum recensuit et adnotationibus illustravit Henricus Blumberg. Mediaeval Academy of America, Cambridge, Mass., 1972, xviii, 208 pages. Fine copy. $27.50 Box 8080
Notes: Text in Arabic, Added title page in Arabic; introduction in English on pages. xi-xviii
The Parva Naturalia (a conventional Latin title first used by Giles of Rome: "short treatises on nature") are a collection of seven works by Aristotle, which discuss natural phenomena involving the body and the soul. They form parts of Aristotle's biology.

France btcf The Baptism and Temptation of Christ: The First Day of a Medieval Passion Play. The baptism and temptation of Christ; the First Day of a Medieval French Passion Play. Edited and translated by John R. Elliott, Jr. and Graham A. Runnalls.New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1978, ix, 153p., b/w front., notes, bib. Has remains of an old pencilled price on front free endpaper, good to very good copy. $11.50 Box a114

Middle Ages 110 (Rolls Series). Bartholomæi de Cotton, monachi norwicensis. Historia anglicana; (A.D. 449-1298.) necnon ejusdem Liber de archiepiscopis et episcopis Angliæ. Edited by Henry Richards Luard. (Series: Rerum Britannicarum medii aevi scriptores). London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1859. lxxvii, 493 pages, two folded facsimiles, index. Chipping to head and heel of leather spine, wear to spine edges. Corners bumped, exposing board paper. On the front free endpaper is a handwritten note:"From the Editor". All in all, not a bad copy. $45.00