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ILLUMINATED ILLUSTRATIONS TO FROISSART.
The present Volume completes the selection of Pictures made from the twovolumes of the MS. in the British Museum. As these volumes, however,consist only of the Fourth Book of Froissart, none of the Illustrationshave reference to any of the first three Books of the history. It hasbeen determined, therefore, at the earnest solicitation of very many ofthe Subscribers to the present series, to publish a selection from thefirst, second and third Books, contained in the celebrated MS. in theBibliothèque Royale at Paris, to correspond in extent and price withthat now completed.
By this arrangement, the entire Chronicles will be illustrated; and asthe drawings in the Paris MS. are, in many respects, very superior tothose in the two volumes at the Museum, it is hoped that the publicationof the additional twelve Numbers will give general satisfaction.
The first Number from the Paris MS. will be published on the first ofJanuary, price 3s. 6d.
December 1st, 1843.
ILLUMINATED
ILLUSTRATIONS OF FROISSART.
BY H. N. HUMPHREYS, ESQ.
LONDON:
WILLIAM SMITH, 113, FLEET STREET.
MDCCCXLIV.
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LONDON:
BRADBURY AND EVANS, PRINTERS, WHITEFRIARS
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The idea of publishing these illuminations was suggested by the greatsuccess which has attended the reprint of the Chronicles of Monstreletand Froissart; the extensive sale of which books bears strong testimonyto the searching spirit o