INCREDIBLE, HARD TO FIND, AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL, VINTAGE, 1959 HARDCOVER 286-page HISTORY / REFERENCE BOOK TITLED "FRANZOSISCHE BUCHMALEREI", by Jean Porcher - - - WHICH I BELIEVE LOOSELY TRANSLATES TO "FRENCH MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATION FROM THE LATE 10th CENTURY TO THE EARLY 16th CENTURY", as shown! Presumably the First Edition thus, published by ARTS et METIERS GRAPHIQUES, PARIS FRANCE, printed in Germany AND entirely in the German language, copyrighted and dated 1959! - - - WITH AN AMAZING 94 MAGNIFICENT TIPPED-ON COLOR PLATES OF EARLY FRENCH MANUSCRIPT ARTWORKS / ILLUSTRATIONS! 

See all 22 images including close-ups AND see the 12-inch ruler in images for size perspective! Measures a LARGE 9.5" X 12", by about 1.5" thick, and has a PHENOMENAL 286 paginated pages on high quality paper, PLUS end pages, AND the cloth-bound hardcover board covers (THIS MONSTER weighs almost 4 pounds NOT packed for shipping!)! LOADED with 94 sensational tipped-on color plates of 10th to 16th century French Manuscript Illuminations EACH with a brief descriptive caption on the facing pages - - - ALL accompanied by comprehensive historical text by Jean Porcher - - - PLUS multiple B&W reference illustrations within the text - - - All text entirely in the German language! AN INVALUABLE EARLY FRENCH MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATION HISTORY AND REFERENCE BOOK - - - AND WE COMBINE ITEMS FOR ECONOMICAL SHIPPING, JUST ADD ITEMS TO YOUR CART AND REQUEST AN INVOICE - - - Very light wear, soiling, and/or age-toning to the hardcover cloth-bound covers; the book binding remains solid and tightly bound BUT has a faint weakness at the front cover hinge AND the back cover hinge has a paper split along the entire hinge paste-down paper THUS the back cover hinge is weak - - - OTHERWISE the book and the contents pages are COMPLETELY UNMARKED and in very good+++ to about excellent condition; overall in very good+ or better VINTAGE condition! CHECK OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE GREAT STUFF!