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The History of Western Script: A Selection from The Schøyen Collection, in Celebration of the Collector’s Eightieth Birthday
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The History of Western Script: A Selection from The Schøyen Collection, in Celebration of the Collector’s Eightieth Birthday

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Auction dates
08 Jul 2020 10:30 BST
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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
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Ɵ Bible manuscript on parchment [Austria or southern Germany, second half of fifteenth century]
Lot 61
Ɵ Bible manuscript on parchment [Austria or southern Germany, second half of fifteenth century]
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1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Ɵ Bohemian Bible, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [Bohemia (probably Prague), c. 1430]
Lot 62
Ɵ Bohemian Bible, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [Bohemia (probably Prague), c. 1430]
1,500 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Ɵ Commentary on Cato, Distichs I:19-20, in Latin, manuscript on paper [Italy, 15th century]
Lot 63
Ɵ Commentary on Cato, Distichs I:19-20, in Latin, manuscript on paper [Italy, 15th century]
1,200 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Ɵ Missal, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [Germany, late fifteenth or early sixteenth century]
Lot 64
Ɵ Missal, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [Germany, late fifteenth or early sixteenth century]
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500 - 700 GBP
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Ɵ Livy, Ab Urbe Condita Libri, in Latin, humanist manuscript on parchment [Italy, c. 1450-60]
Lot 65
Ɵ Livy, Ab Urbe Condita Libri, in Latin, humanist manuscript on parchment [Italy, c. 1450-60]
900 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Provençal manuscript charter of Huc Viel, document on parchment [Provence, dated 1294]
Lot 66
Provençal manuscript charter of Huc Viel, document on parchment [Provence, dated 1294]
3,000 GBP
700 - 900 GBP
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Forged charter of Abbey of St. Vincent, manuscript in French on parchment [France, 16th century]
Lot 67
Forged charter of Abbey of St. Vincent, manuscript in French on parchment [France, 16th century]
500 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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The archive of the Honour of Eye, manuscripts on paper or parchment [England, 14th and 16th century]
Lot 68
The archive of the Honour of Eye, manuscripts on paper or parchment [England, 14th and 16th century]
13,000 GBP
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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The rental roll archive for Taunton Priory, manuscripts for 1299 to 1441
Lot 69
The rental roll archive for Taunton Priory, manuscripts for 1299 to 1441
30,000 GBP
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Eight English estate documents, manuscripts on parchment or paper [England, 17th and 18th century]
Lot 70
Eight English estate documents, manuscripts on parchment or paper [England, 17th and 18th century]
2,200 GBP
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Rental roll for Hackness, Yorkshire, manuscript for the years 1622-1639
Lot 71
Rental roll for Hackness, Yorkshire, manuscript for the years 1622-1639
1,000 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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The Darley Abbey Archive, 85 documents on parchment [England, 1160s to late fourteenth century]
Lot 72
The Darley Abbey Archive, 85 documents on parchment [England, 1160s to late fourteenth century]
32,000 GBP
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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The Bosworth archive, charters on parchment [England (Bosworth, Leicestershire), 1320s-1370s]
Lot 73
The Bosworth archive, charters on parchment [England (Bosworth, Leicestershire), 1320s-1370s]
4,000 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Record of the Dissolution of the Priory of Ely, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [England, 1574/5]
Lot 74
Record of the Dissolution of the Priory of Ely, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [England, 1574/5]
7,000 GBP
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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A small Welsh archive, manuscript on parchment [Wales and England, 16th century, 1601 and 1666]
Lot 75
A small Welsh archive, manuscript on parchment [Wales and England, 16th century, 1601 and 1666]
2,000 GBP
700 - 900 GBP
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Two Catholic documents from Reformation Scotland, manuscript on parchment [Italy & Scotland, 1530]
Lot 76
Two Catholic documents from Reformation Scotland, manuscript on parchment [Italy & Scotland, 1530]
2,000 GBP
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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James VI of Scotland, confirmation charter for Kilwinning, manuscript on parchment [Scotland, 1585]
Lot 77
James VI of Scotland, confirmation charter for Kilwinning, manuscript on parchment [Scotland, 1585]
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2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Documents from Dunfermline Abbey, manuscripts on parchment [Scotland 1557 & 1566]
Lot 78
Documents from Dunfermline Abbey, manuscripts on parchment [Scotland 1557 & 1566]
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Two Orcadian documents, in Latin, manuscripts on parchment [Scotland (Kirkwall), 1565 & 1567]
Lot 79
Two Orcadian documents, in Latin, manuscripts on parchment [Scotland (Kirkwall), 1565 & 1567]
3,000 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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George I, Royal Letters Patent for a grant of arms, manuscript charter on parchment [England, 1715]
Lot 80
George I, Royal Letters Patent for a grant of arms, manuscript charter on parchment [England, 1715]
2,800 GBP
1,000 - 2,000 GBP
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