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Important Manuscripts, Continental Books and Music
17 May - 11 June 2019 • London
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1. English Charter, grant of land by Roger, Earl of Warwick, 12th century

2. Papal Bull, with bulla, Lyon, 1250

3. Group of four Warwickshire charters, 13th-15th century

4. Carta executoria de hidalguía for Alfonso Sanchez de Sepulveda, Valladolid, 25 May 1405

5. Charles V, carta executoria de hidalguia, for Juan Ramirez, Valladolid, 11 April 1528, limp vellum wrapper

6. Carta executoria for Diego Garcia Barredo, Valladolid, 31 June 1534, limp vellum wrapper

7. Philip II, Carta executoria for Francisco and Hernando Basurto, Valladolid, 3 August 1558
![Illuminated initials and borders on a leaf from a Bible in Latin [France (Paris?), 13th century (second half)]](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8f7e267/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1358x2000+0+0/resize/150x221!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F5d%2F51%2F004dfb134d96a12d4c4596c4acaa%2F291l19403-b6w8q.jpg)
8. Illuminated initials and borders on a leaf from a Bible in Latin [France (Paris?), 13th century (second half)]

9. Four Miniatures, Northern France ca 1480
![Pentecost and St Peter, on a bifolium from a Book of Hours [Italy (Rome?), late 15th century]](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/455539d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1887+0+0/resize/150x142!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F3a%2Fe6%2Fc4aa087149439ba42c095d622f54%2F292l19403-9xvjv.jpg)
10. Pentecost and St Peter, on a bifolium from a Book of Hours [Italy (Rome?), late 15th century]

11. The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, historiated initial on a cutting from a Choirbook, in Latin, 17th century
![Samaritan Pentateuch [possibly Nablus, 7th century or later]](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e95b2ec/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1432+0+0/resize/150x107!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F93%2Fad%2F00f3497c4837977b0f16c870cad4%2F290l19403-7bvtx.jpg)
12. Samaritan Pentateuch [possibly Nablus, 7th century or later]
![Paul Delvaux, autograph letter signed ("Paul"), to Alex [Salkin?], 1 May 1948, with a drawing of a lady](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/10f80ed/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1574x2000+0+0/resize/150x191!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fcd%2F0f%2F1656bf09426eb6a16b57fbe6f1f5%2F185l19403-9q6b3-1.jpg)
13. Paul Delvaux, autograph letter signed ("Paul"), to Alex [Salkin?], 1 May 1948, with a drawing of a lady

14. P. Delvaux, autograph letter signed ("Paul Delvaux") to Jules Payró, 22 February 1957

15. Edel, An extensive collection of costume watercolours, Paris, 1895-1907

16. Einstein, typescript, 'Antisemitismus und akademische Jugend', 1923

17. A. Einstein, Autograph postcard, to Esther Michanowska, 12 December 1930

18. L. Feininger, typed letter signed ("Lyonel Feininger") to Anna-Clare Hilton, 27 April 1952

19. Freud, Autograph letter signed, about Magnus Hirschfeld, Vienna, 26 April 1928

20. Geibel, Seven autograph manuscripts of poems, 1834-1873

21. C. Goldoni. Ten autograph letters signed to the Genoese nobleman Cristoforo Spinola, Venice 1742-1743

22. Anthology of Byzantine hymns, manuscript in Greek on paper, late eighteenth century, contemporary calf

23. H. v. Hofmannsthal, Annotated proof of "Florindo", signed, c.1923

24. Kokoschka, Autograph drawing inscribed to Rudolf Steinboeck, 1973

25. Lenau, Autograph manuscript of the poem "An Natalie", c.1837?

26. Lenau, Autograph working manuscript of the 'Tubal' section of "Savonarola", 1836-1837
![Lenau, Autograph letter signed, to Max von Löwenthal, [probably spring 1835]](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a90dbba/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x2028+0+0/resize/150x122!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Ff0%2F33%2F06a2acd34e8e867819b5c2c84a45%2F227l19403-b6p75.jpg)
27. Lenau, Autograph letter signed, to Max von Löwenthal, [probably spring 1835]

28. Lenau, Autograph manuscript of the poem "Das Dilemma", c.1842 or later

29. Lenau, Autograph album-leaf signed, 17 June1837

30. T. Mann, Two autograph letters, Munich and Pacific Palisades, 1911 and 1948
![Mao Zedong. Calligraphic autograph letter signed, to the journalist Yang Yi, 17 August [c.1948]](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/67b2fb9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1512x2000+0+0/resize/150x198!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F36%2F77%2F5656f5b842958bd409bb163b52ad%2F118l19403-b5mnz.jpg)
31. Mao Zedong. Calligraphic autograph letter signed, to the journalist Yang Yi, 17 August [c.1948]
![Madame Mao [Jiang Qing] Autograph letter to the journalist Yang Yi, 15 January, [c.1950s]](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dcf98a3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1338x2000+0+0/resize/150x224!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fa3%2F22%2Ff3477154456f85f1dd570ab1cc7f%2F121l19403-b5mp5.jpg)
32. Madame Mao [Jiang Qing] Autograph letter to the journalist Yang Yi, 15 January, [c.1950s]

33. Nicholas I, Gramota with grant of arms to Tarasov, manuscript on vellum, Tsarskoe Selo, 1840, velvet binding

34. Max Pechstein and George Grosz. Five hand-prints made by Marianne Raschig and signed by both artists,

35. R. M. Rilke, Autograph letter signed, to Albertina Cassani, 17 July 1919

36. Album with c.160 entries by Stravinsky, Strauss, Bartók, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and a quotation by Lehár, 1927-1937

37. J.S. Bach, Magnificat in E flat, for solo voices, chorus and orchestra, BWV 243a, first edition, Bonn: Simrock, 1811

38. J.S. Bach, First edition of the St Matthew Passion, vocal score, Berlin: 1830

39. M. Battistini. Series of 22 autograph letters signed, mainly 1924-1927

40. L. van Beethoven. A lock of the composer's grey hair given by him to Anton Halm in 1826, in a C19 frame

41. A. Berg, Autograph letter signed about "Wozzeck", to Rudolf Schäfke, 3 August 1926
![H. Berlioz, Autograph letter, signed, to Humbert Ferrand, 21 August [1829]](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7bba26b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1541x2000+0+0/resize/150x195!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Ff6%2Fb2%2F76a1df94446aac0d4e5bf954a58d%2F158l19403-b3d6b.jpg)
42. H. Berlioz, Autograph letter, signed, to Humbert Ferrand, 21 August [1829]
![H. Berlioz, Autograph letter to Pauline Viardot, about Gluck's "Orphée", with an autograph cadenza [14 September 1859]](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cef9e91/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1356x2000+0+0/resize/150x221!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F8a%2F2e%2Fab9a35414cc5b5d7e8432b86c696%2F236l19403-b3d5x1.jpg)
43. H. Berlioz, Autograph letter to Pauline Viardot, about Gluck's "Orphée", with an autograph cadenza [14 September 1859]

44. G. Bizet, Autograph letter signed, to his librettist Louis Gallet, about his opera "Djamileh", 1871

45. J. Brahms. Exceptionally large photograph signed on the mount ("Johannes Brahms"), 1897
![J. Brahms. Engraved visiting card inscribed by Brahms with an autograph note about Carl Goldmark, [1890-1891]](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/24af866/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1606+0+0/resize/150x96!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F8e%2F19%2Ff6e651eb4d39a6ec65a894bd60d8%2F012l19403-9xmls.jpg)
46. J. Brahms. Engraved visiting card inscribed by Brahms with an autograph note about Carl Goldmark, [1890-1891]

47. 9 autograph letters by H v Bülow, Joachim and others, and a musical quotation by Humperdinck, 1868-1904

48. Max Bruch. Autograph manuscript full score of the Overture to his opera "Die Loreley", April 1863