Name: Important Manuscripts, Continental Books and Music | Books & Manuscripts | Sotheby's
Start: 2019-05-17T10:00:00Z
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English Charter, grant of land by Roger, Earl of Warwick, 12th century

Papal Bull, with bulla, Lyon, 1250

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

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

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

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

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)]

Four Miniatures, Northern France ca 1480

Pentecost and St Peter, on a bifolium from a Book of Hours [Italy (Rome?), late 15th century]

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]

Paul Delvaux, autograph letter signed ("Paul"), to Alex [Salkin?], 1 May 1948, with a drawing of a lady

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geibel, Seven autograph manuscripts of poems, 1834-1873

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

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

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

Kokoschka, Autograph drawing inscribed to Rudolf Steinboeck, 1973

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

Lenau, Autograph working manuscript of the 'Tubal' section of "Savonarola", 1836-1837

Lenau, Autograph letter signed, to Max von Löwenthal, [probably spring 1835]

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

Lenau, Autograph album-leaf signed, 17 June1837

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]

Madame Mao [Jiang Qing] Autograph letter to the journalist Yang Yi, 15 January, [c.1950s]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A. Berg, Autograph letter signed about "Wozzeck", to Rudolf Schäfke, 3 August 1926

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]

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

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]

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

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

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