Perhaps one of you net gurus can help me out here.

I'm searching for a book I saw several years ago on the topic of "Rosaries" It was part of the V&A "Introduction to" series. I thought the name was something like "The story of the Rose - Rosaries", or something in that vein.

I can't seem to track it down and though maybe someone more net-saavy would have better luck.

Thanks for any help!

Title: Stories of the Rose: The Making of the Rosary in the Middle Ages by Anne Winston Allen. Used HC though it looks like Powells has some newer ones. $19.95 (New is 32.95)

http://www.powells.com/search/DTSearch/search?isbn=0271016310

Jenn

Jeff and I want Swan & Lion to carry rosaries, but I am unwilling to just string beads together and call it a rosary- I want to do historically correct ones.

Thanks! Anybody else find anything (she inquires hopefully....)

Gwen

McINTYRE, James. THE STORY OF THE ROSE
London: Ward Lock, 1970. 19.95 (pounds)

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Originally posted by Fire Stryker:
McINTYRE, James. THE STORY OF THE ROSE
London: Ward Lock, 1970. 19.95 (pounds)

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Here's the bib record for the book. Given that the LC call number is SB I think it is a book on the flowers.

Title: The story of the rose.
Author: McIntyre, Jim
Publisher: London : Ward Lock, 1970.
Description: 160 p., 15 plates. col. illus. 25 cm.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 148-156.
ISBN: 0706315030
Subjects: Roses.

Unfortunately I don't have access to OCLC WorldCat which is the efficeint way of checking a bunch of library catalogues. You might try calling the reference desk at your favorite university library to see if they can help track down the bibliographic information which will make it much eaiser to search for with the book sellers.

Author: Vail, Anne.
Title: The story of the rosary / by Anne Vail.
Publisher: London : Fount, 1995.
Description: xi, 114 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 0006279112 (pbk)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-114).
Subjects: Rosary--History.
LC Classification: IN PROCESS

Author: Vail, Anne.
Title: The rosary : a way into prayer / Anne Vail ; wood engravings by David Jones.
Publisher: Norwich : Canterbury Press, 1997.
Description: 90 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 1853111600
LC Classification: IN PROCESS
Subjects: Rosary.
Other Names: Jones, David, 1885-

AUTHOR Mezard, Denys.
TITLE Etude sur les origines du rosaire. Reponse aux articles du P. Thurston, S.J.
IMPRINT [Trevoux, J. Teannin, 1912].
DESCRIPT xi, 492 p., 5 pl. 12mo.
SUBJECT Rosary -- History.
ADD'L NAME Thurston, Herbert, Rev.

AUTHOR Winston-Allen, Anne, 1942-
TITLE Stories of the rose : the making of the rosary in the Middle Ages / Anne Winston-Allen.
IMPRINT University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c1997.
DESCRIPT xiv, 210 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
NOTE Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-205) and index.
SUBJECT Rosary -- History.
SUBJECT Confraternities -- Germany -- Cologne.
SUBJECT Spirituality -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
SUBJECT Cologne (Germany) -- Religious life and customs.
ISN/STD # 96036239.
ISN/STD # 0271016310 (alk. paper)

AUTHOR Ward, Maisie, 1889-
TITLE The rosary.
IMPRINT New York, Sheed & Ward [1957]
DESCRIPT 96 p. 18 cm.
SERIES Canterbury books.
NOTE "An abridged version of The splendor of the rosary."
SUBJECT Rosary.
ALT TITLE The splendor of the rosary.
ISN/STD # 57004635.

AUTHOR Willam, Franz Michel, 1894-
TITLE The Rosary: its history and meaning. Translated by Edwin Kaiser.
IMPRINT New York, Benziger Bros. [1953]
DESCRIPT 216 p. 21 cm.
NOTE Translation of Die Geschichte und Gebetsschule des Rosenkranzes.
NOTE Bibliography, p. 187-188.
SUBJECT Rosary.

AUTHOR Shaw, James G.
TITLE The story of the rosary.
IMPRINT Milwaukee, Bruce [1954]
DESCRIPT 175 p. 21 cm.
NOTE Bibliography, p. 167-170.
SUBJECT Rosary.
ISN/STD # 54009337.

Title: Stories of the Rose: The Making of the Rosary in the Middle Ages by Anne Winston Allen.

Thanks for the other leads, I'll also take a look at them!

I did find a book on how to make rosaries. Might be worthwhile, I'll check into it and let you know.

Did you mean the V&A Introductions to the decorative art series - little (thin 48p) black books about 26cm published in the 1980s?

So far i've found the following titles in that series but nothing on rosaries -
fashion illustration, ironwork, English stained glass, sentimental jewelry, English silver from 1660, Islamic arms, European swords, "Victorian" genre painting, wallpaper, Japanese prints, netsuke, medieval ivory carvings, brass, medieval enamels, rings, courtly jewelry, illuminated manuscripts, indian court painting, caricature, English glassware to 1900

BTW - if you are looking for a V&A publication the National Art Library claims to have them catalogued. telnet://library1.nal.vam.ac.uk

I'll have to check out the site you provide, I've been busier than a one-armed paper hanger today...

Thanks!!!

While reorganizing my bookshelves this weekend I noticed a couple of my books seemed to be of the series that Gwen was describing. So armed with the series name I went looking today for a listing of the series. The best I could find was the NAL (National Art Library) catalogue, which only had the titles I listed. and nothing much on rosaries. It's an annoying interface but one of the better sources I've found for bibliographic info on V&A publications.

I also wondered if the little black book series might have been confused with another series of little black books, Museumpromenade* produced by the Friends of the Bruges Museums. Unfortunately their list of subjects is: the flemish primatives, guilds and corporations, table silver, flemish expressionism, music, kitchens, meubles, flowers and gardens, Hans Memling, lace and costume, and the christ child. So really I still have no idea what book Gwen has in mind, but I thought others might find the NAL catalogue useful at some point.

*These books have some pretty cool details of paintings (definately fall under $5/cool picture rule**) One thing is that only the flemish primatives, hans memling, and lace books are available in English. You have the choice of French or Dutch for the others. And the kitchens book is mostly 16th century and later but is still pretty cool. A publications list can be found at http://www.brugge.be/musea/en/mseapubl.htm

Well worth the $20 I paid if anyone is interested in learning more about this segment of medieval religious practice!