Copy no. 182 of 1000. Coral cloth, black title blocks and gilt letters on spines, dust jackets. Some

Volume I and II together have 1069 pages of text; volumes III and IV have 1284 pages with 641 plates in black and white and color.

The complete four-volume set of this detailed study of miniature painting in Europe. Begins with a history of the craft, followed by a geographical treatment of its appearance in England, France, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Poland, Scandinavia, the Low Countries, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. The main portion of text is a dictionary of artists known to have done miniatures, in A-Z order by surname.