Bidspirit auction | A Contemporary Hardcover Volume, The

A Contemporary Hardcover Volume, The Middle Ages by Anita Baker with Slipcase and Facsimile Documents - A contemporary hardcover volume titled THE MIDDLE AGES THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE MEDIEVAL WORLD by Anita Baker. The book is bound in pictorial boards and is housed in a matching illustrated cardboard slipcase featuring stained-glass motifs. This interactive work contains numerous pockets holding high-quality facsimile reproductions of historical primary sources. Included ephemera comprises a multi-fold colour map captioned CARTE CATALANE DE 1375, DRESSÉE EN L'ISLE MAJORQUE D'APRÈS L'ORIGINAL CONSERVÉ À LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS, a reproduction of the 1215 MAGNA CARTA, and a Carolingian charter facsimile bearing a central cross monogram with the letters K, R, L, and S. An additional document bears the legend ANNO QUAM VIDEMUS DESCRIPSIT DELINEAVIT SIVE DE BELLO DICTUS. The interior pages are richly illustrated with medieval-style artworks and text. No publisher or printing date is visible on the external components. Visible width of map panel: 280 mm.