Illuminated manuscripts in the British Museum
Subtitle: specimens of miniatures, borders, and initials, reproduced in gold and colours with an example of successive printings.
Contributors: Griggs, William, 1832-1911 (printer)
Publisher: Printed by order of the Trustees
Published: 1903
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Specimens, reproductions, etc; Manuscripts -- Facsimiles; Chromolithography
Notes: Cover title.

"The plates have been prepared for the Trustees by Mr. William Griggs" - "Notice" (first leaf).

"These six plates are designed to illustrate the process of chromolithography as applied to reproductions from mediaeval illuminated manuscripts.  ... In the last case the plate is followed by impressions from the whole of the twenty-four stones which were successively used in its preparation" - "Notice" (first leaf).

MASS copy: Portfolio cover of paper, with printed paper label: British Museum Illuminated MSS. Special set of 6 plates and 24 progressive printing copies".