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1	My name is Red more books like this by Orhan Pamuk, John Lee (Read by) add to wishlist In the late 1590s, the Turkish Sultan secretly commissions an illuminated book: a celebration of his life and his empire. At a time of violent fundamentalism, however, this is a dangerous proposition. Then one of the miniaturists is murdered. The Sultan demands an answer within three days. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	People of the Book more books like this by Geraldine Brooks add to wishlist In 1996, Hanna Heath, an Australian rare-book expert, is offered the job of a lifetime: analysis and conservation of the famous Sarajevo Haggadah, which was rescued during the Bosnian war. Priceless and beautiful, the book is one of the earliest Jewish volumes ever to be illuminated with images. When Hanna discovers a series of tiny artifacts in ... see all copies from $3.85! new only from $6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Codex more books like this by Douglas Preston add to wishlist Billionaire Maxwell Broadbent has died, and has had his 500-million-dollar art collection buried with him in a secret grave.The most valuable piece in the collection is an ancient medical document, the Mayan Codex, which contains information still relevant today. A videotape left to his three sons informs them that they are welcome to his wealth- ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Book of Kells: An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin more books like this by Bernard Meehan add to wishlist This edition reproduces the most important of the fully decorated pages plus a series of enlargements showing the almost unbelievable minuteness of the detail; spiral and interlaced patterns, human and animal ornament - a combination of high seriousness and humour. Accompanying the illustrations is a new text by Bernard Meehan, the Keeper of ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $9.18! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Possession: A Romance more books like this by A S Byatt add to wishlist Maud Bailey is a scholar researching the life and work of her distant relative, a little known 19th-century poet named Christabel LaMotte. Roland Mitchell is looking into an obscure moment in the life of another Victorian poet, the celebrated Randolph Henry Ash. Together, the two uncover a dark secret in Ash's life: though apparently happily ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Dead Sea Scrolls Deception more books like this by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh add to wishlist Over the last two years a controversy has erupted in the world's press over the Dead Sea Scrolls that were found in caves 20 miles east of Jerusalem between 1947 and 1956. Professor Geza Vermes of Oxford calls it "the academic scandal par excellence of the 20th century", Professor Morton Smith of Columbia University protests that "there is no ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Prince of Darkness more books like this by Sharon Kay Penman add to wishlist While Prince John is prepared to do a great deal to clear his way to the throne--including scheming with England's enemies to ensure that his brother King Richard remains imprisoned in Germany--he apparently will not stoop to regicide. When a letter surfaces that falsely claims that Prince John does indeed have murder on his mind, the prince asks ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Magic Circle more books like this by Katherine Neville add to wishlist The Hansel and Gretel story as told from the point of view of the witch. The story begins with how a midwife was tricked by the devil and forced to become a witch and then takes up the story of Hansel and Gretel, in this case focusing on Gretel rather than Hansel. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.86! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Revision & Self-Editing: Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft Into a Finished Novel more books like this by James Scott Bell add to wishlist In "Revision & Self-Editing", James Scott Bell will draw on his experience as a novelist and instructor to provide writers with an exclusive four-draft plan built around the following: organic draft, rough draft, final draft, and polished draft. In addition, the book will feature specific revision tips geared toward the first read-through, as well ... see all copies from $2.63! new only from $5.09! \| SVS
10	Harvard Yard more books like this by William Martin add to wishlist There are many Harvard legends. One of the oldest is that John Harvard's parents were brought together by none other than William Shakespeare, who then gave them a gift of an original manuscript upon the birth of their son. Now Peter Fallon, the Harvard historian introduced in BACK BAY teams with other memorable characters from that novel and sets ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Introduction to Manuscript Studies more books like this by Raymond Clemens, Timothy Graham add to wishlist see all copies from $24.35! new only from $30.96!
12 view cover	Marriage of Heaven and Hell more books like this by William Blake add to wishlist No work has challenged its readers like Blake's "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell". His "Proverbs of Hell" have been culled for the slogans of student protest and become axioms of modern thought. Iconoclastic, bizarre, unprecedented, it is all of these. Most extraordinary is the revolutionary method of its making. The "Bodleian Library" copy is one ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.92! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Codex more books like this by Lev Grossman add to wishlist A young investment banker named Edward Wozny becomes involved in a bizarre situation when he finds that a pair of clients--a fabulously wealthy duke and duchess--hire him to catalog their long-neglected library of rare books. The plot gradually zeroes in on one of those books: a rare and elusive medieval text that may or may not exist. Along with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Future Scrolls more books like this by Fern Michaels add to wishlist When book editor Dani Arnold comes to the aid of a lost little girl, she finds herself drawn to the child's mysterious father--a man harboring a very dark secret indeed. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Secret in the Old Attic more books like this by Carolyn Keene add to wishlist First published in 1944, this mystery finds Nancy searching for some unpublished musical manuscripts which she believes are hidden in the dark, cluttered attic of a rundown mansion. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Moving Target more books like this by Elizabeth Lowell add to wishlist Serena Charters's grandmother has been murdered, and Serena is sure that the motive was an ancient, priceless family heirloom--a medieval manuscript--that is now missng. With the help of sexy medieval-manuscript expert Erik North, Serena goes after the killer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Illuminator more books like this by Brenda Rickman Vantrease add to wishlist This novel begins in 1379, before the invention of the printing press, when books were illustrated by gifted artists. A man named Finn is one of these illuminators, producing work for the abbey in his East Anglian town. However, on the side, he also works for John Wycliffe, the heretical Oxford scholar who is engaged in a radical project forbidden ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Hebrew Illuminations more books like this by Adam Rhine, Louise Temple add to wishlist The Judaic art of Adam Rhine is popping up everywhere--from best-selling calendars and greeting cards to magazine covers and even on chocolate candy. Hebrew Illuminations brings together for the first time over 44 stunning images from this visionary artist in a beautiful collector's edition. Intended for use as part of a traditional kabbalistic ... see all copies from $4.68! new only from $4.94! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Hours of Catherine of Cleves more books like this by John Plummer (Commentaries by) add to wishlist This edition reproduces the 15th-century illuminated Book of Hours belonging to Catherine of Cleeves. The prayers and their accompanying 157 illustrations are presented alongside commentary by Plummer, former curator and Research Fellow Emeritus at the Pierpont Morgan Library. see all copies from $4.64! new only from $28.61! \| first editions
20 view cover	Marguerite Makes a Book more books like this by Bruce Robertson, Kathryn Hewitt (Illustrator) add to wishlist It is Paris in the 1400s. A young girl named Marguerite delights in assisting her father, Jacques, in his craft: illuminating manuscripts for the nobility of France. His current commission is a splendid book of hours for his patron, Lady Isabelle, but will he be able to finish it in time for Lady Isabelle's name day? In this richly illustrated ... see all copies from $8.06! new only from $12.47! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The illuminated manuscript more books like this by Janet Backhouse add to wishlist The British Library houses one of the world's great collections of illuminated manuscripts, and Janet Backhouse has drawn on this resource to make a selection of examples that span over 800 years of medieval book production. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| first editions
22 view cover	Illuminated more books like this by Matt Bronlewee add to wishlist A rare-books dealer must unravel a secret that has been hidden in the illuminations of the Gutenburg Bible for hundreds of years in order to save his son. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	History of Illuminated Manuscripts more books like this by Christopher De Hamel add to wishlist Medieval manuscripts, with their cold and painted decoration and miniatures, are counted among the great glories of Western civilization. Images from them can be seen everywhere, from greeting cards and wrapping paper to facsimiles. This text offers an introduction to the whole subject of making books, from the Dark Ages to the invention of ... see all copies from $26.76! new only from $42.62! \| first editions
24 view cover	Writing & illuminating, & lettering more books like this by Edward Johnston add to wishlist This reference work was originally published in 1906 and is aimed at the serious calligrapher. The three skills identified in the title are explained with the help of illustrations. The plates have been re-originated. Johnson carried out research into the development of writing and the use of the broad pen by the medieval scribe, the theory and ... see all copies from $2.39! new only from $99.00!
25 view cover	The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: A Facsimile in Full Color more books like this by William Blake add to wishlist Inspired satire on religion and morality, including 70 aphorisms of "Proverbs of Hell." 27 full-color plates, full text. see all copies from $2.98! new only from $3.28! \| SVS

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