Bernard of Clairvaux: (Mabillon, Jean, ed.:) [?] Opera Genuina videlicet in primo et secundo volumine; spuria, dubiaque in tertio comprehensa Horsti et Mabillionii notis, aliisque permultis aucta, juxta ?ditionem Parisiensis Anni MDCCXIX; adjecta appendice Edmundi Martene, ex veterum scriptorum, & monumentorum c Venetiis [Venice]: Ex typographia Balleoniana, 1781. 3 vols., 4to., pp. [iv], VII-LXXX, 602, cvii, [I]; xxiv,752, XXXV, [I]; VIII, 806, [iv], 809-1206. The text of St Bernard is complete but vol.III lacks the 48-page section of apparatus usually found at the rear. Half-title misbound in vol.I, not present in vol.II and correctly bound in vol.III. Engraved frontispiece to vol.I and its title-page in red and black, woodcut initials and endpieces. Foxed, sporadic toning more pronounced in a few places, eg. vol.III 2Q7. Contemporary or slightly later brown cat's-paw calf, spines gilt with red and black morocco labels, arms of Balliol College, Oxford to centre of each board, all edges red. Vols. I and III very neatly rebacked, spines and edges a little rubbed, some corners a bit frayed but still a handsome set. Armorial bookplate to each front paste-down of Edmund R.P. Bastard (1758?1816), Tory politician. Based on the edition by Jean Mabillon (1632-1707), the renowned Maurist scholar, which was produced after Mabillon's death by Massuet and Tixier. Originally published in 1667, it was improved and enlarged by Mabillon in 1690, and then again for the 1719 edition. Ref: 54630show full image..
Bertramus, Bonaventura Cornelius: De Republica Ebraeorum, recensitus commentarioque illustratus opera Constant. L'Empereur ab Oppijck. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]: Ex officina Ioannis Maire, 1641. 16mo., pp. [xlviii], 452, [xxiv]. Title-page in red and black with printer's device, woodcut initials. With final blank. Small ink smudge to title-page, internally very good. Contemporary vellum, title inked to spine, board edges slightly overlapped, all edges red. Vellum a little yellowed and spine darkened, but very good. 'Cornwell House' inkstamp to ffep. Originally published as 'De politia Iudaica, tam civili quam ecclesiastica' in Geneva in 1580, this popular work on Hebrew history and traditions was often reissued. The author, Bonaventure Corneille Bertram(1531-1594), originally from Thouars in France, was professor of Hebrew at Geneva and Lausanne. Ref: 54523show full image..
Boulton, Maureen B. M. (trans.): Piety and Persecution in the French Texts of England. Tempe: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2013. 8vo., pp. 228. Hardback: laminated boards. New: unopened in publisher's shrink-wrap. Volume 420 in the Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies and Volume 6 in The French of England Translation ACMRS series. Ref: 53718
[Bovet, Honorat] Hanly, Michael (ed. & trans.): Medieval Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Dialogue; The 'Apparicion Maistre Jehan de Meun' of Honorat Bovet. A Critical Edition with English Translation. Tempe: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2005. First edition. 8vo., pp. xv, 275 + plates and index. Laminated decorative boards. Unused: as new. Volume 283 in the ACMRS Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies series. Ref: 54475
Bowd, Stephen (ed. & intro.); Cullington, J. Donald (trans. & annot.): Vainglorious Death: A Funerary Fracas in Renaissance Brescia. Tempe: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2006. 8vo., pp. 232. Hardback: laminated boards. New: unopened in publisher's shrink-wrap. Ref: 53411
Bowd, Stephen (ed. & trans.); Cullington, J. Donald (Latin texts ed. & trans.): On Everyone's Lips: Humanists, Jews, and the Tale of Simon of Trent. Tempe: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2012. 8vo., pp. 250. Hardback: laminated boards. New: unopened in publisher's shrink-wrap. Ref: 53407
Boyd, Douglas: Plantagenet Princes: The Sons of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II. Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2021. First edition. 8vo., pp. x, 230 + plates. Map. Hardback: black cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused: as new. Ref: 54447
Brisson, Barnabe: Hotman, Antoine and Fran?ois: De Veteri Ritu Nuptiarum & Jure Connubiorum. Leiden: Hack, 1641. 12mo. pp. 566, (xxii), including engraved titlepage, woodcut initials and ornaments. Tiny worm trail to lower blank margin of first gathering, minor offsetting on last blank, verso of last blank a bit soiled. Full calf c.1800, blind ruled, raised bands, gilt-lettered morocco label. Minor repair to extremities, joints a bit cracked, later endpapers. Label of J.L. Weir to front pastedown, his autograph dated 1945 to ffep; pencilled autograph of James Fowler Kellas Johnstone to verso of engraved titlepage. Contains chapters on wedding ceremonies and on matrimonial law. French jurist and politician Barnab? Brisson's (1531-1591; latinised as Brissonius) public career included holding various positions by appointment of Charles IX and Henry III, among them the sixth president of Parlement. When the Seize took over Paris in 1589, Brisson was sufficiently diplomatic for them to also appoint him first president of the new Parlament, but before long he lost their trust and was executed in 1591. James Fowler Kellas Johnstone (1846-1928) was a specialist in bibliographies of Aberdeen and North East Scotland, and the author, with A.W. Robertson, of 'Bibliotheca Aberdonensis' (1928). J.L. Weir was probably the Scottish historian, author of 'Excerpta Scotica' (1939). Willems, 1615. Ref: 53154show full image..
Brown, Paul: Mercenaries to Conquerors: Norman Warfare in the Eleventh & Twelfth Century Mediterranean. Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2016. First edition. 8vo., pp. xi, 251 + plates. 2 maps to text. Hardback: black cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused, a hint only of shelf-dust: a fine copy. Ref: 54437
Bruzelius, Caroline: Preaching, Building, and Burying: Friars in the Medieval City. Yale University Press, 2014. First edition. 4to., pp. xii, 255. Colour and b/w illustration to text. Hardback: black cloth, silver-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. As new. Ref: 53365
