Box 12

Originally in a notebook labeled “Rothe - German MSS.” Copies of plates from unknown source (possibly Medieval Miniatures from the Department of Manuscripts. L.M. Delaisse, [New York: H.N. Abrams, 1965], based on a cover note on the original notebook), with handwritten notes on colors used.

Originally in a notebook labeled “Rothe - German MSS.” Includes copies of a portion of Mediaeval Book Illumination in Europe (Edith Rothe, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1965): title page, table of contents, introduction (pp. 9-18), pages 183-229 and plate 146. Handwritten margin notes on the colors used, images, composition, style and technique.

Originally in a notebook labeled “Rothe - German MSS.” Includes copies of a portion of Mediaeval Book Illumination in Europe (Edith Rothe, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1965): Notes on Plates (pages 231-276), interleaved with copies of the relevant plates. Handwritten margin notes on colors, images, composition, style and technique.

Notes on the copies of Illuminated Ornaments by Henry Shaw that are held in the Butler Library at Columbia University and in the Morgan Library. Morgan Library notes dated 1978.

Originally in a notebook labeled “Rothe - German MSS.” Includes copies of a portion of Mediaeval Book Illumination in Europe (Edith Rothe, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1965): Location of Manuscripts (pages 279-284) and the Glossary (page 299).

Notes comparing her copy of Illuminated Ornaments by Henry Shaw with that held in the New York Public Library.

Includes two watercolors by New Jersey artist Anna Continos and a printed cloth religious piece (“Glory to God in the Highest”).

Member lists, information on exhibits and events, article on Frances Manola as a founding member of the society.

Privately reprinted from Chapters on Writing and Printing, Anvil Press, 1963. Dedication copy with affectionate inscription to Fran, dated 14 April 1986. Folder has a copy. The original has been cataloged and is in the library collection.