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Auction dates
07 Dec 2020 14:00 GMT
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03 Dec 2020 10:00 - 17:00 GMT
04 Dec 2020 10:00 - 17:00 GMT
05 Dec 2020 11:00 - 16:00 GMT
06 Dec 2020 11:00 - 16:00 GMT
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Leaf from a Sacramentary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment
Lot 2
Leaf from a Sacramentary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment
1,200 GBP
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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Leaf from a Romanesque Lectionary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment
Lot 3
Leaf from a Romanesque Lectionary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment
0 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Palladius of Cappadocia, Historia Lausiaca, in Latin translation, cutting from a large leaf,
Lot 4
Palladius of Cappadocia, Historia Lausiaca, in Latin translation, cutting from a large leaf,
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1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Leaf from a Glossed Gospel of Luke, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
Lot 5
Leaf from a Glossed Gospel of Luke, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
350 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Ɵ Single leaf from a monumental Biblical codex, with Revelation 18-19, in Latin, manuscript
Lot 6
Ɵ Single leaf from a monumental Biblical codex, with Revelation 18-19, in Latin, manuscript
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600 - 800 GBP
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Cutting from a monumental Missal with large painted initial, in Latin, decorated manuscript
Lot 7
Cutting from a monumental Missal with large painted initial, in Latin, decorated manuscript
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1,000 - 2,000 GBP
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Bifolium from an early choirbook, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment
Lot 8
Bifolium from an early choirbook, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment
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500 - 700 GBP
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Fragment of a manuscript of the works of John Damascene, De fide orthodoxa, in Latin
Lot 9
Fragment of a manuscript of the works of John Damascene, De fide orthodoxa, in Latin
0 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Bifolium from a medieval Latin schoolbook with the Distichs of Cato, and the Eclogues of Theodulus,
Lot 10
Bifolium from a medieval Latin schoolbook with the Distichs of Cato, and the Eclogues of Theodulus,
800 GBP
700 - 900 GBP
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Peter Lombard, Libri quatour sententiarum, in Latin, decorated manuscript
Lot 11
Peter Lombard, Libri quatour sententiarum, in Latin, decorated manuscript
600 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Leaf from the 'Interpretations of Hebrew Names' from the St Albans Abbey Bible, in Latin
Lot 12
Leaf from the 'Interpretations of Hebrew Names' from the St Albans Abbey Bible, in Latin
1,000 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Leaf from the Psalms from a finely decorated Bible, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
Lot 13
Leaf from the Psalms from a finely decorated Bible, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
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500 - 700 GBP
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Ɵ Cutting from a monumental Old Testament codex, in Latin, manuscript on parchment,
Lot 14
Ɵ Cutting from a monumental Old Testament codex, in Latin, manuscript on parchment,
500 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Cutting from a copy of the Corpus Juris Civilis, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment
Lot 15
Cutting from a copy of the Corpus Juris Civilis, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment
700 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Johannes de Freiburg, leaves from an extremely large codex of Summa confessorum, in Latin,
Lot 16
Johannes de Freiburg, leaves from an extremely large codex of Summa confessorum, in Latin,
2,000 GBP
1,000 - 2,000 GBP
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Leaf from a Processional, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
Lot 18
Leaf from a Processional, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
60 GBP
100 - 200 GBP
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Ɵ Bifolium from a large and handsome Missal, , in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment,
Lot 19
Ɵ Bifolium from a large and handsome Missal, , in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment,
0 GBP
700 - 900 GBP
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Leaf from a large illuminated Missal, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
Lot 20
Leaf from a large illuminated Missal, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
0 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Three leaves from a large Choir Psalter, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
Lot 21
Three leaves from a large Choir Psalter, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
1,200 GBP
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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Leaf from the Psalter with Passion Sequences copied by Pietro Ursuleo of Capuo
Lot 22
Leaf from the Psalter with Passion Sequences copied by Pietro Ursuleo of Capuo
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1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, in Latin, a leaf and a book-board with fragments and offset
Lot 23
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, in Latin, a leaf and a book-board with fragments and offset
0 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Jacobus de Cessolis, Liber de moribus hominum et officiis nobilium super ludo scacchorum,
Lot 24
Jacobus de Cessolis, Liber de moribus hominum et officiis nobilium super ludo scacchorum,
0 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Marsilius of Inghen, Quaestiones on Aristotle, De generatione et corruptione, in Latin,
Lot 25
Marsilius of Inghen, Quaestiones on Aristotle, De generatione et corruptione, in Latin,
1,900 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Two leaves from Guarino Veronese, Regule grammaticales and Carmina differentialia,
Lot 26
Two leaves from Guarino Veronese, Regule grammaticales and Carmina differentialia,
1,100 GBP
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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Thomas de Cantimpré, Bonum universale de apibus, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment
Lot 27
Thomas de Cantimpré, Bonum universale de apibus, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment
0 GBP
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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A small teaching collection of fragments of medieval manuscripts
Lot 28
A small teaching collection of fragments of medieval manuscripts
650 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Collection of leaves or cuttings from liturgical manuscripts, in Latin, on parchment
Lot 29
Collection of leaves or cuttings from liturgical manuscripts, in Latin, on parchment
0 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Collection of leaves from medieval manuscripts, in Latin, on parchment
Lot 30
Collection of leaves from medieval manuscripts, in Latin, on parchment
600 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Collection of leaves or cuttings from medieval musical manuscripts, in Latin, on parchment
Lot 31
Collection of leaves or cuttings from medieval musical manuscripts, in Latin, on parchment
0 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Bifolium with four historiated initials from a lavishly illuminated Bible, in Latin
Lot 32
Bifolium with four historiated initials from a lavishly illuminated Bible, in Latin
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4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Cutting from a copy of the works of Augustine, with a miniature showing a peasant working
Lot 33
Cutting from a copy of the works of Augustine, with a miniature showing a peasant working
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300 - 500 GBP
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The Nativity in a historiated initial, on a leaf from a manuscript Gradual,
Lot 34
The Nativity in a historiated initial, on a leaf from a manuscript Gradual,
1,200 GBP
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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Habakkuk, historiated initial on a leaf from a large Bible, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
Lot 35
Habakkuk, historiated initial on a leaf from a large Bible, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
0 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Leaf from a Liber Benefactorum, most probably from Sint Janskerk, Mechelen, in Latin,
Lot 36
Leaf from a Liber Benefactorum, most probably from Sint Janskerk, Mechelen, in Latin,
2,000 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Large initial enclosing foliage and large gold bezants, on a cutting from an illuminated choirbook,
Lot 37
Large initial enclosing foliage and large gold bezants, on a cutting from an illuminated choirbook,
0 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Fourteen initials with interlace or architectural decoration, from an illuminated choirbook,
Lot 38
Fourteen initials with interlace or architectural decoration, from an illuminated choirbook,
2,800 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Bifolium from a herbal glossary in the Synonyma tradition, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
Lot 39
Bifolium from a herbal glossary in the Synonyma tradition, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
0 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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John of St-Amand, Concordantiae, a medical compendium of Greek and Arabic authorities
Lot 40
John of St-Amand, Concordantiae, a medical compendium of Greek and Arabic authorities
600 GBP
700 - 900 GBP
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Leaves from a medical text with entries on lung diseases including pneumonia (here
Lot 41
Leaves from a medical text with entries on lung diseases including pneumonia (here "peripneumonia")
1,300 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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A Physician with Two Amputees, miniature from an early copy of Bartholomaeus Anglicanus,
Lot 42
A Physician with Two Amputees, miniature from an early copy of Bartholomaeus Anglicanus,
0 GBP
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Ɵ The medical compilation of Siguna Stübichin, a noble female medical practitioner
Lot 43
Ɵ The medical compilation of Siguna Stübichin, a noble female medical practitioner
7,000 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Extracts from the Horoscope of the Elector of Saxony with catastrophic and dire events predicted for
Lot 45
Extracts from the Horoscope of the Elector of Saxony with catastrophic and dire events predicted for
0 GBP
700 - 900 GBP
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Charter issued by Johannes
Lot 46
Charter issued by Johannes "fitz Ley" of Coventry and Margaret his wife for Radulfus "Le Alley"
850 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Three charters relating to the estates of Thornton and Leckhamstead
Lot 47
Three charters relating to the estates of Thornton and Leckhamstead
800 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Four charters relating to Sandwich and other sites in Kent
Lot 48
Four charters relating to Sandwich and other sites in Kent
1,000 GBP
1,000 - 2,000 GBP
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Large collection of charters, predominantly English, in Latin, French and English,
Lot 49
Large collection of charters, predominantly English, in Latin, French and English,
2,700 GBP
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Cardinal Carlo Carafa, Letters Patent granting the office of count of the Sacred Palace
Lot 50
Cardinal Carlo Carafa, Letters Patent granting the office of count of the Sacred Palace
1,200 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Ɵ Emperor Charles V, document legitimising bastard sons of the Corner (Cornelia) family of Venice
Lot 51
Ɵ Emperor Charles V, document legitimising bastard sons of the Corner (Cornelia) family of Venice
2,800 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Ɵ Venetian ducal document, issued by Doge Silvestro Valier in favour of Giovanni Tomaso di Colloredo
Lot 52
Ɵ Venetian ducal document, issued by Doge Silvestro Valier in favour of Giovanni Tomaso di Colloredo
800 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Letters Patent granted by Oliver Cromwell as
Lot 53
Letters Patent granted by Oliver Cromwell as "Lord Protector of the Comonwealth of England
650 GBP
700 - 900 GBP
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Two prayers ascribed to King Charles I, in Early Modern English, manuscript on paper
Lot 54
Two prayers ascribed to King Charles I, in Early Modern English, manuscript on paper
0 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Broadsheet advertising prices for oysters in Lady Quarter (from the last week of December to Midsumm
Lot 55
Broadsheet advertising prices for oysters in Lady Quarter (from the last week of December to Midsumm
0 GBP
100 - 200 GBP
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Ɵ Antonius Azaro de Parma, Homilies, in Latin, decorated manuscript on paper
Lot 57
Ɵ Antonius Azaro de Parma, Homilies, in Latin, decorated manuscript on paper
36,000 GBP
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Ɵ Bartholomeus de Sancto Concordio, Summa de casibus conscientiae, in Latin,
Lot 58
Ɵ Bartholomeus de Sancto Concordio, Summa de casibus conscientiae, in Latin,
15,000 GBP
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Ɵ Legal compendium, drawing on Justinian, Institutiones, and Bartolo da Sassoferrato,
Lot 59
Ɵ Legal compendium, drawing on Justinian, Institutiones, and Bartolo da Sassoferrato,
8,000 GBP
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Ɵ Werner Rolevinck, De fraterna correctione and Tractatulus de forma visitationum,
Lot 60
Ɵ Werner Rolevinck, De fraterna correctione and Tractatulus de forma visitationum,
8,500 GBP
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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