Details
[ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS]. SANGORSKI, ALBERTO, calligrapher and illuminator. OMAR KHAYYÁM. The Rubáiyát. [London, 1905]. ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM, 20 leaves, (i.e. written or illuminated on 36 pages including colophon), plus 3 blank vellum fly-leaves, title and facing page illuminated with elaborately decorated borders richly colored and gilt, opening page with a miniature painting of a mosque in the lower margin, circular tailpiece miniature painting, 2 illuminated initials, other verse-opening initials in gold and colors throughout. Colophon statement: "Designed, Written Out, and Illuminated by Alberto Sangorski. 1905." 4to, contemporary vellum, upper cover with illuminated title, silk ties; quarter morocco slipcase -- SANGORSKI, ALBERTO, calligrapher and illuminator. BACON, FRANCIS. Of Gardens. [London, n.d.]. ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM, 17 leaves, (i.e. written or illuminated on 31 pages including colophon), plus 4 blank vellum flyleaves at front and back, title and facing page illuminated with elaborately decorated borders richly colored and gilt, opening page with a miniature painting of a river landscape, 3 circular tailpiece miniature paintings of English gardens, 8 illuminated initials (some incorporating partial borders). Colophon statement: "This manuscript was designed, written out, and illuminated by Alberto Sangorski." Small 8vo, green morocco gilt, covers with elaborately decorated floral borders, with some morocco onlaid details, g.e., by SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, covers detached, piece of spine detached -- And 3 other ILLUMINATED MANSUCRIPTS ON VELLUM by Sangorski (including 2 duplicate titles as above and another). [London, 1906, 1907, n.d.]. Various sizes, morocco and vellum bindings, a few cover detached. (5)