Western Manuscripts and Miniatures - L10240

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Western Manuscripts And Miniatures

06 July 2010 • London

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Sale Number: L10240

17. an angel descending to christ's tomb, large initial on a leaf from an illuminated gradual, manuscript on vellum [italy (lombardy), late fifteenth or very early sixteenth century]

Estimate: 8,000 – 12,000 GBP

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18. the presentation of christ in the temple, full-page miniature on a leaf from a large illuminated book of hours, manuscript on vellum [spain, second half of fifteenth century]

Estimate: 5,000 – 7,000 GBP

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19. the entombment of christ, large miniature on a leaf from a book of hours, illuminated manuscript on vellum [northern france (doubtless paris), c.1450]

Estimate: 10,000 – 15,000 GBP

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20. coronation of the virgin, large miniature on a leaf from an illuminated book of hours, manuscript on vellum [northern france (doubtless rouen), c.1510]

Estimate: 3,000 – 5,000 GBP

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21. leaf from a book of hours with ladybirds and a dragonfly, illuminated manuscript on vellum [france (probably paris, possibly tours), c.1520-30]

Estimate: 6,000 – 8,000 GBP

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22. leaf from an illuminated book of hours, showing a necklace of flowers, with birds, and caterpillars, manuscript on vellum [southern netherlands (ghent or bruges), early sixteenth century]

Estimate: 6,000 – 8,000 GBP

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24. genealogical chronicle roll, in latin, decorated manuscript on vellum [london or westminster, 1461-66]

Estimate: 5,000 – 7,000 GBP

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25. gospel sermons, in latin, manuscript on paper [germany, mid-fifteenth century]

Estimate: 3,000 – 5,000 GBP

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26. ecclesiastical commonplace book with a commentary on the tribes of israel and quotations from cassiodorus, isidore of seville and virgil's aeneid, in latin and italian, manuscript on paper and vellum [north-east italy (perhaps padua or vicenza), second half of fifteenth century]

Estimate: 3,000 – 5,000 GBP

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27. the astronomical calendar of san zeno, with paintings of astrological signs, illuminated manuscript on vellum laid down on wood [north east italy (verona), mid fifteenth century (almost certainly 1455)]

Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP

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28. liber abaci (on practical mathematical calculation), in italian, manuscript on paper [italy (perhaps florence), last quarter of the fifteenth century]

Estimate: 6,000 – 8,000 GBP

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29. a large sigillographic collection, manuscripts on vellum and paper [fourteenth to nineteenth century]

Estimate: 3,000 – 5,000 GBP

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