Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from An Account of a Recent Publication on the Golden Purple Codex of the Pierpont Morgan Collection
It may not be amiss to preface the description of this sumptuously gotten up volume with some general information on the magnificent Morgan Codex and the class of manuscripts to which it belongs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
