[Illuminated MSS | Fine Binding] The Temptation of Friar Gonsol E-List 23 John Haynes

John Haynes

Five raised bands with title in gilt to the second compartment

The Home Book of Verse [2 volumes]

to create an oval frame surrounding the middle of the board

[Illuminated MSS | Fine Binding] The Temptation of Friar Gonsol E-List 23 John HaynesField, Eugene. The Temptation of Friar Gonsol: The Story of the Devil, Two Saints, and a Booke. A charming illuminated manuscript by Walter Cummings Allen (signed in the colophon at the rear), begun in 1909 and completed in 1926. 27pp. Written out on thick paper in black and red, with 27 small initials in gold, accented with red, blue, or green, along with 10 large initials in gold, beautifully executed in shades of red, blue, green, and yellow, with