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Western Manuscripts and Miniatures
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Western Manuscripts and Miniatures

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Auction dates
08 Jul 2020 14:00 BST
Viewing dates
04 Jul 2020 11:00 - 16:00 BST
05 Jul 2020 11:00 - 16:00 BST
06 Jul 2020 10:00 - 17:00 BST
07 Jul 2020 10:00 - 17:00 BST
Auction currency
GBP
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There are 45 lots within this auction
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Brand
Item Type
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Fragments of two letters in Greek, manuscripts on papyrus [Egypt, fourth to sixth century AD]
4,200 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Two cuttings from a Noted Missal, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [southern Germany, 12th century]
320 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Two leaves from liturgical manuals, in Latin, manuscripts on parchment [Germany, 12th century]
420 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Bede, Explanatio Apocalypsis, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [France or Low Countries, 11th cent
1,000 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Book of Hours leaf, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [England, or Low Countries, mid-15th century]
160 GBP
100 - 200 GBP
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Cutting with armorial device and legal text, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [Italy, 14th century]
1,100 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Leaf from a Bible, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [Northern France (Paris), mid-13th century]
1,500 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Leaf from a Bible, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [Northern France (Paris), mid-13th century]
1,500 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Leaf from a large Bible, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [Northern France (Paris), c. 1280-90]
2,200 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Leaf from a large Bible, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [Northern France (Paris), c. 1280-90]
2,600 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Leaf from a large Bible, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [Northern France (Paris), c. 1280-90]
2,000 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Leaf from a Missal, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [Low Countries, 2nd half of 13th century]
2,000 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Leaf from a Missal, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [Low Countries, 2nd half of 13th century]
2,000 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Leaf from the 'Glastonbury Bible', in Latin, manuscript on parchment [England, 13th century]
2,000 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Leaf from an antiphoner, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [Italy, 2nd half of the 13th century]
550 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Ascension of Christ, leaf from a manuscript choirbook on parchment [Italy, 1st half of 14th century]
2,000 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Leaf from a Gradual, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [Italy, early 14th century]
300 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Leaf from a Gradual, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [Italy, early 14th century]
300 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Leaf from an opulently illuminated Book of Hours, in Latin, on parchment [France (Paris), c. 1430]
450 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Cuttings from the Choirbook of King Manuel I of Portugal, manuscript on parchment [Portugal,c. 1520]
2,600 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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The Trinity, leaf from manuscript choirbook [southern Germany, 2nd quarter of the 16th century]
2,000 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Nicolas Glockendon, Beheading of John the Baptist, manuscript on parchment [Nuremberg, c.1520-30]
0 GBP
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Charter in Spanish, signed in Arabic, manuscript document on parchment [Central Spain, 1312]
7,000 GBP
700 - 900 GBP
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Fragment of a 'Rente Boec' for Viane, manuscript on paper [East Flanders, late 15th century]
0 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Concord of Gui IV de Mostuejouls, the lord of Pinet, manuscript scroll on parchment [France, 1507/8]
0 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Confraternity of St.Nicholas de Tolentino, in Spanish, manuscript on parchment [Spain, 16th century]
1,400 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Collection of leaves from Armenian manuscripts, all on paper [Armenia, 14th to 17th century]
700 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Leaf from the opening of an Armenian Gospel Book, manuscript on paper [15th or 16th century]
700 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Thomas Aquinas' commentary on Peter Lombard, Sentences, in Latin, manuscript on paper [Italy, 1479]
10,000 GBP
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Geographical compendium with Vibius Sequester and other authors, manuscript on paper [Italy, c.1477]
18,000 GBP
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Ɵ Cicero, Topica, in Latin, humanist manuscript on parchment [Italy (Florence), mid-15th century]
13,000 GBP
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Ɵ Legal compendium, manuscript on paper [Italy, late 14th century or the early 15th century]
20,000 GBP
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Ɵ Giovanni da Capestrano, Legal opinions, in Latin, manuscript on paper [Italy, 15th century]
7,000 GBP
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Ɵ Manual of the laws of the Venetian republic, in Latin, manuscript on paper [Veneto, c.1500]
12,000 GBP
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Drawings for the legend of St. Placidus, pen and wash on paper [southern Germany, late 17th century]
5,500 GBP
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Ɵ Italian verse, with a Petrarch sonnet and erotic poetry, manuscript on paper [Italy, 16th century]
0 GBP
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Ɵ Guido Bentivoglio, Relazione della fuga, in Italian, manuscript on paper [Italy, 17th century]
700 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Ɵ Manuscritto delle Famiglie Romane Nobili, in Italian, manuscript on paper [Italy, 18th century]
0 GBP
700 - 900 GBP
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Lorenzo Zanardi, Compendio del Tratterimento, in Italian, manuscript on paper [Italy, 18th century]
0 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Ɵ Biblical readings, modern manuscript on parchment [probably Britain or Europe, late 19th century]
700 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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