{"product_id":"1803-origin-and-progress-of-writing-by-thomas-astle-antique-illustrated","title":"1803 Origin and Progress of Writing by THOMAS ASTLE antique ILLUSTRATED","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\r\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#222222\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eAstle (Thomas). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Origin and Progress of Writing...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon: J. White; 1803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFully illustrated, including numerous fold out plates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrayed title page, otherwise good interior\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal leather, rebacked, repaired\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText in English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmall folio. Size 9 1\/3 by 11 1\/2\"\u003cbr\u003e================================================\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThis is the second and best edition of 'The Origin and Progress of Writing', with additions, and with the astonishing full page folding copper engravings, including 8 in color. \u003cbr\u003eThe full color plate, XIV A, is from the 'Textus Sancti Cuthberti', a 7th century work, and has large highly ornamented capitals, engraved by J. Swaine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e John Swaine (1775 – 1860) was an English engraver noted for his facsimile engravings of old prints, such as the famous Droeshout portrait of Shakespeare.\u003cbr\u003e The other engravings include antique alphabets; Greek alphabets from a variety of manuscripts; example of capitals and lower case, codice regularum S. Benedicti at the Bodleian; examples of capitals and lower case letters from four gospels circa AD 686, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe chief work of Thomas Astle (1735 - 1803) British antiquary and paleographer, and Keeper of the Records at the Tower of London. Astle's remarkable private collection of illuminated manuscripts later became the foundation of the Stowe manuscripts at the British Library.\u003cbr\u003e The Stowe collection consists of approximately 2,000 Anglo Saxon, Irish and medieval manuscripts.\u003cbr\u003e=======================================================\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank You \r\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRefund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Motka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51784549302574,"sku":null,"price":642.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8017\/0286\/files\/202951-015jpg.jpg?v=1771982023","url":"https:\/\/motka.store\/products\/1803-origin-and-progress-of-writing-by-thomas-astle-antique-illustrated","provider":"Motka","version":"1.0","type":"link"}