Carolingian Portraits: A Study in the Ninth Century

Duckett, Eleanor Shipley. Carolingian Portraits: A Study in the Ninth Century. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1962. First edition. Quarto. VIII, [2], 311, [1]pp. Original decorative wrappers over brown cloth with gold lettering on spine. This remarkable work brings to life the 9th-century world of Charlemagne – a world colored with intimacy and warmth and wonder. You catch sight of Charles the Great as he travels in his coach, putting his hand beneath his pillows to draw out the leaves of parchment on which he practiced that craft of writing which he found so difficult. You see the tutor of Charles the Bald in dire poverty and need, in misery of mind and suffering of body. Very minor rubbing on front wrap. Wrappers, binding and interior in overall very good condition. vg. Hardcover. (31182) $45