THe interesting part of this book is that it reproduces the original medieval book from the first page to the last including some blank pages. It is a high quality facsimile by Harvey Miller Publications (London?) yet, the book has been reduced to a size in which the exquisite miniatures loose their spendor.

the reproduction of the illustrations is rich and wonderful,and is a fantastic resource if one does or collects pieces of calligraphy and illumination. For those searching for an english translation to the text itself, this book offers but a sampling, teasing the readers with a generous introduction to the book's history and then giving only brief summeries of the individual plates rather than a full translation of the text. I enjoyed this book for its pictoral historical research value,and would rate it a four on that alone but as one searching for a complete english translation of text, I was disappointed.