Western Manuscripts S/O - L12242

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Western Manuscripts S/O

10 July 2012 • London

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Sale Number: L12242

1. homer, iliad, in greek, epic verse in dactylic hexameters, manuscript on papyrus [egypt, first century bc. to first century ad.]

Estimate: 20,000 – 30,000 GBP

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2. the adler papyri, an archive of documents in greek and demotic, on papyrus [egypt (gebelein), 134-89 bc.]

Estimate: 150,000 – 200,000 GBP

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3. the 'wyman fragment', bible, paul's epistle to the romans, in greek uncials, manuscript on vellum [egypt (probably region of fustât), late third century]

Estimate: 150,000 – 200,000 GBP

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4. john chrysostom, homilies on the epistles of st. paul, in greek, manuscript on vellum [eastern mediterranean, eleventh or twelfth century]

Estimate: 15,000 – 20,000 GBP

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5. the martyrdom of saint chamoul, in the sahidic dialect of coptic, codex on papyrus [upper egypt, sixth or seventh century]

Estimate: 15,000 – 20,000 GBP

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6. psalter, in the sahidic dialect of coptic, manuscript on vellum [upper egypt (perhaps the white monastery, near sohag), ninth century]

Estimate: 10,000 – 15,000 GBP

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7. the martyrdom of st. barachias, in coptic, codex on vellum [upper egypt, perhaps fourth to sixth century]

Estimate: 3,000 – 5,000 GBP

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8. bible, paul's epistle to the romans, in syriac, decorated manuscript on vellum [near east, late fifth or early sixth century]

Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP

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9. gospels, in armenian, decorated manuscript on vellum [armenia, c.1000]

Estimate: 6,000 – 8,000 GBP

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10. homilies, in medieval georgian, in nuskuri script, manuscript on vellum [georgia, eleventh century]

Estimate: 3,000 – 5,000 GBP

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11. bible, exodus, in hebrew, manuscript on vellum [oriental (perhaps persia), ninth or tenth century]

Estimate: 20,000 – 30,000 GBP

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12. bible, amos, in hebrew, manuscript on vellum [oriental (near east), tenth or eleventh century]

Estimate: 25,000 – 35,000 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED

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