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The History of Western Script: A further selection from The Schøyen Collection
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The History of Western Script: A further selection from The Schøyen Collection

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Auction dates
07 Dec 2021 14:00 GMT
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03 Dec 2021 10:00 - 17:00 GMT
04 Dec 2021 11:00 - 16:00 GMT
05 Dec 2021 11:00 - 16:00 GMT
06 Dec 2021 10:00 - 17:00 GMT
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The name of Princess Nubhetepti-khered, sheet of gold foil with hieroglyphs
Lot 1
The name of Princess Nubhetepti-khered, sheet of gold foil with hieroglyphs
30,000 GBP
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Ɵ Leaf from the Old Gelasian Sacramentary, containing a record of the earliest Merovingian and
Lot 3
Ɵ Leaf from the Old Gelasian Sacramentary, containing a record of the earliest Merovingian and
17,000 GBP
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Two cuttings from a bifolium of Smaragdus of St-Mihiel
Lot 4
Two cuttings from a bifolium of Smaragdus of St-Mihiel
9,000 GBP
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Ɵ Smaragdus of St-Mihiel, Commentary on the Rule of St. Benedict, in Latin, in Visigothic minuscule
Lot 6
Ɵ Smaragdus of St-Mihiel, Commentary on the Rule of St. Benedict, in Latin, in Visigothic minuscule
16,000 GBP
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Ɵ Cutting from a leaf of Pseudo-Hegesippus, De Bello Judaico et excidio urbis Hierosolymitanae,
Lot 7
Ɵ Cutting from a leaf of Pseudo-Hegesippus, De Bello Judaico et excidio urbis Hierosolymitanae,
8,000 GBP
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Ɵ Leaf from a sermon collection, with parts of a tractate and a sermon by Augustine
Lot 8
Ɵ Leaf from a sermon collection, with parts of a tractate and a sermon by Augustine
12,000 GBP
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Ɵ Small cuttings from a Homiliary, with parts of Ambrose of Milan, Expositio Evangelii Secundum Luca
Lot 10
Ɵ Small cuttings from a Homiliary, with parts of Ambrose of Milan, Expositio Evangelii Secundum Luca
700 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Ɵ Fragments of a single leaf from Gregory the Great
Lot 11
Ɵ Fragments of a single leaf from Gregory the Great
1,000 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Ɵ Substantial part of a leaf of Maximus of Turin, Sermones, in a fine Carolingian minuscule
Lot 12
Ɵ Substantial part of a leaf of Maximus of Turin, Sermones, in a fine Carolingian minuscule
6,000 GBP
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Ɵ Leaf from a Lectionary, perhaps made for the individual worship of a Carolingian nobleman
Lot 13
Ɵ Leaf from a Lectionary, perhaps made for the individual worship of a Carolingian nobleman
8,000 GBP
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Ɵ Substantial fragment of a Carolingian Homiliary, perhaps that of Paul the Deacon, in Latin
Lot 14
Ɵ Substantial fragment of a Carolingian Homiliary, perhaps that of Paul the Deacon, in Latin
38,000 GBP
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Ɵ Two leaves from Gregory the Great, Moralia in Job, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
Lot 15
Ɵ Two leaves from Gregory the Great, Moralia in Job, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
3,000 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Ɵ Leaf from a large Passional, with an early white-vine initial, in Latin, decorated manuscript
Lot 16
Ɵ Leaf from a large Passional, with an early white-vine initial, in Latin, decorated manuscript
4,200 GBP
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Ɵ Leaf from a Homiliary, with a decorated initial, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
Lot 17
Ɵ Leaf from a Homiliary, with a decorated initial, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
1,500 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Ɵ Leaf from a gargantuan Augustine, Tractatus in Iohannem, in Latin, decorated Romanesque manuscript
Lot 18
Ɵ Leaf from a gargantuan Augustine, Tractatus in Iohannem, in Latin, decorated Romanesque manuscript
3,500 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Ɵ Leaf from a Gregory the Great, Homiliae in Evangelia, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
Lot 19
Ɵ Leaf from a Gregory the Great, Homiliae in Evangelia, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
2,000 GBP
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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Ɵ Leaf from a very large Romanesque English Bible, with parts of 1 Maccabees 1:1-39
Lot 20
Ɵ Leaf from a very large Romanesque English Bible, with parts of 1 Maccabees 1:1-39
2,000 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Ɵ Haymo of Auxerre, Homily XI on St. John the Evangelist, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
Lot 21
Ɵ Haymo of Auxerre, Homily XI on St. John the Evangelist, in Latin, manuscript on parchment
2,200 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Ɵ Bifolium from a Homiliary, with part of Bede’s Homily 1:19, in Latin, decorated manuscript
Lot 22
Ɵ Bifolium from a Homiliary, with part of Bede’s Homily 1:19, in Latin, decorated manuscript
3,800 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Ɵ Leaf from a Homiliary (probably that of Paul the Deacon), with parts of Bede’s Homily, 1:7-8
Lot 23
Ɵ Leaf from a Homiliary (probably that of Paul the Deacon), with parts of Bede’s Homily, 1:7-8
4,800 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Ɵ Leaf with a homily by Bede, from a monumental codex of Bede’s Homilies or Paul the Deacon, Homilia
Lot 24
Ɵ Leaf with a homily by Bede, from a monumental codex of Bede’s Homilies or Paul the Deacon, Homilia
7,000 GBP
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Ɵ Cutting from a gargantuan ‘Atlantic’ Bible, with parts of Ecclesiasticus 18-19, in Latin
Lot 25
Ɵ Cutting from a gargantuan ‘Atlantic’ Bible, with parts of Ecclesiasticus 18-19, in Latin
1,800 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Ɵ Leaf from a Lectionary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment[southern Germany, c. 1100]
Lot 27
Ɵ Leaf from a Lectionary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment[southern Germany, c. 1100]
800 GBP
1,000 - 2,000 GBP
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Ɵ Bifolium from a Lectionary with Gospel and Epistle readings for the period after Easter
Lot 28
Ɵ Bifolium from a Lectionary with Gospel and Epistle readings for the period after Easter
2,000 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Ɵ Bifolium from a Homiliary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment
Lot 29
Ɵ Bifolium from a Homiliary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment
1,500 GBP
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Isidore of Seville, Sententiae, III, 18-21, on monasticism, in Latin
Lot 30
Isidore of Seville, Sententiae, III, 18-21, on monasticism, in Latin
2,400 GBP
1,000 - 2,000 GBP
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Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy, Inferno, Canto XXV, in Italian
Lot 31
Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy, Inferno, Canto XXV, in Italian
15,000 GBP
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Leaf from Johannes de Lana, Quaestiones de anima humana, a commentary on Aristotle
Lot 32
Leaf from Johannes de Lana, Quaestiones de anima humana, a commentary on Aristotle
1,300 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Leaf from Alexander Bonini de Alexandria, In Duodecim Aristotelis Metaphysicae Expositio
Lot 33
Leaf from Alexander Bonini de Alexandria, In Duodecim Aristotelis Metaphysicae Expositio
1,100 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Leaf from a Breviary, with parts of Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, in Latin, illuminated manuscript
Lot 35
Leaf from a Breviary, with parts of Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, in Latin, illuminated manuscript
300 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Ɵ Terence, Heauton Timorumenos, in the humanist script of Giuliano di Antonio of Prato
Lot 36
Ɵ Terence, Heauton Timorumenos, in the humanist script of Giuliano di Antonio of Prato
1,600 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Augustine, Contra Faustum, cutting from a leaf copied by the fifteenth-century humanist scribe
Lot 37
Augustine, Contra Faustum, cutting from a leaf copied by the fifteenth-century humanist scribe
4,000 GBP
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Forged charter concerning the passing of land at Framsden, Suffolk
Lot 38
Forged charter concerning the passing of land at Framsden, Suffolk
11,000 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Royal charter of King John, for Philip, son of Wastellion, and confirming the gift of an estate
Lot 39
Royal charter of King John, for Philip, son of Wastellion, and confirming the gift of an estate
13,000 GBP
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Ɵ Leaf with extracts from the Testa de Nevill, a collection of original surveys of feudal landholdin
Lot 40
Ɵ Leaf with extracts from the Testa de Nevill, a collection of original surveys of feudal landholdin
5,000 GBP
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Inventory of gifts and legacies from mostly secular donors to the Abbey of St. Agnes of Gemona
Lot 41
Inventory of gifts and legacies from mostly secular donors to the Abbey of St. Agnes of Gemona
15,000 GBP
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Quitclaim by Alan de Chipeden of lands in Holdsworth to Woodkirk Priory, in Latin
Lot 42
Quitclaim by Alan de Chipeden of lands in Holdsworth to Woodkirk Priory, in Latin
850 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Confirmation of alms through a gift of land in “Osgotheby” (Osgodby, Selby), Yorkshire
Lot 43
Confirmation of alms through a gift of land in “Osgotheby” (Osgodby, Selby), Yorkshire
1,600 GBP
700 - 900 GBP
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Grant of Land in Castley by Lady Yolande, daughter of Hugh de Lelay
Lot 44
Grant of Land in Castley by Lady Yolande, daughter of Hugh de Lelay
1,200 GBP
700 - 900 GBP
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Grant of Land in Barthford and Gainford (both near Durham) and other smaller estates
Lot 45
Grant of Land in Barthford and Gainford (both near Durham) and other smaller estates
1,600 GBP
700 - 900 GBP
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Confirmation by Henry de Leicester, prior of Coventry, of a grant by Walter Langton
Lot 46
Confirmation by Henry de Leicester, prior of Coventry, of a grant by Walter Langton
2,400 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Writ from Master Firmin de Lavenham to the Court of Canterbury about their mandate of 23 March 1330
Lot 47
Writ from Master Firmin de Lavenham to the Court of Canterbury about their mandate of 23 March 1330
600 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Four charters of London interest, in Latin, manuscript documents on parchment
Lot 48
Four charters of London interest, in Latin, manuscript documents on parchment
1,500 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Collection of nine English medieval charters from the Phillipps collection, in Latin
Lot 49
Collection of nine English medieval charters from the Phillipps collection, in Latin
3,000 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Three charters most probably from the archive of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, in Latin
Lot 50
Three charters most probably from the archive of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, in Latin
600 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Part of the archive of the Augustinian Priory of Campsey Ash, Suffolk, all in Latin
Lot 51
Part of the archive of the Augustinian Priory of Campsey Ash, Suffolk, all in Latin
17,000 GBP
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Small collection of documents concerning the Dukes of Burgundy, in French and Dutch
Lot 52
Small collection of documents concerning the Dukes of Burgundy, in French and Dutch
7,000 GBP
1,000 - 2,000 GBP
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The greater and final part of the Dring charter collection, in all 161 manuscript documents
Lot 53
The greater and final part of the Dring charter collection, in all 161 manuscript documents
20,000 GBP
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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“A terreal of all suche landes as Thom[a]s Yardley hathe in Beoley”
Lot 55
“A terreal of all suche landes as Thom[a]s Yardley hathe in Beoley”
16,000 GBP
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Four charters of Welsh interest, in Latin or Tudor English, manuscript documents on parchment
Lot 56
Four charters of Welsh interest, in Latin or Tudor English, manuscript documents on parchment
4,000 GBP
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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The archive of the rectory of Llanegryn, Merionethshire, Wales
Lot 57
The archive of the rectory of Llanegryn, Merionethshire, Wales
3,800 GBP
1,000 - 2,000 GBP
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A small secular archive of charters from the Abbey of Inchaffray, Perth, Scotland
Lot 58
A small secular archive of charters from the Abbey of Inchaffray, Perth, Scotland
3,000 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Small archive of Jersey charters, in French, single-sheet documents on parchment
Lot 59
Small archive of Jersey charters, in French, single-sheet documents on parchment
5,500 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Charter recording the sale of land from Thomasse
Lot 60
Charter recording the sale of land from Thomasse
800 GBP
700 - 900 GBP
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