An illuminated manuscript of La somme le Roy / attributed to the Parisian miniaturist Honoré ; with an introduction by Eric George Millar.
Laurent, d'Orléans
Category
Books
Date
1953
Materials
Place of origin
Oxford
Collection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 3124778
Summary
Bibliographic description
[6], 51, [1] p., [1], XXXIV leaves of plates : facsims. (1 col.) ; 4to. Provenance: Earl Spencer's name is printed in red in the list of Club members, indicating this was his copy. Manuscript inscription on front free endpaper: "To Huttleston with best wishes from Jack. Christmas 1953." [i.e. to Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) from Albert Edward John ('Jack') Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer (1892-1975)]. Twentieth-century armorial bookplate (coat of arms in carved oval frame) with motto ‘Si je puis’ and lettered: ‘Urban Huttleston Rogers Lord Fairhaven’ [i.e.: Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Binding: Twentieth-century quarter straight-grained black morocco; sewn onto three recessed cords; spine lettered direct (gilt tooled): 'La somme le Roy'; gilt top edge.
Makers and roles
Laurent, d'Orléans, author Honoré (fl. 1288), illuminator Eric George Millar (1887-1966), editor