Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts
Catalog Information: 326 lots | 245 with images
Lot 1: GREGORY IX (Ugolino Conti di Segni, Pope 1227-1241). Manuscript document addressed to the Dean
GREGORY IX (Ugolino Conti di Segni, Pope 1227-1241). Manuscript document addressed to the Dean and Chapter of the church of St German of Speyer, n.p [Rome], 'iii die martii pontificatus n[ost]ri anno Decimo' [3 March 1236], 12 lines in a 13th-century [...more]
Lot 2: GOD BLESSING AND DAVID PLAYING THE PSALTERY, in an initial B on a leaf from a choir Psalter
GOD BLESSING AND DAVID PLAYING THE PSALTERY, in an initial B on a leaf from a choir Psalter, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM[Florence, 1380s]514 x 382mm (leaf), 128 x 138mm (initial). The initial, with staves of blue supporting curling acanthus leav [...more]
Lot 3: Four leaves containing five large initials, from a Gradual, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT CHOIRBOOK ON
Four leaves containing five large initials, from a Gradual, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT CHOIRBOOK ON VELLUM[northern Italy, ?Bologna, early 14th century]505 x 350mm (average leaf size), 120 x 90mm to 80 x 65mm (initials overall), eight lines written in bl [...more]
Lot 4: STIGMATISATION OF ST FRANCIS, historiated initial D on a leaf from a choir Psalter, ILLUMINATED
STIGMATISATION OF ST FRANCIS, historiated initial D on a leaf from a choir Psalter, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM[Lombardy or Emilia, 3rd quarter 15th century]565 x 410mm. St Francis receiving the stigmata from the crucified seraph at la Verna, Br [...more]
Lot 5: DAVID BEFORE CHRIST THE REDEEMER, an historiated initial B cut from a Choirbook, ILLUMINATED
DAVID BEFORE CHRIST THE REDEEMER, an historiated initial B cut from a Choirbook, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM.[Lombardy, 3rd quarter 15th century]274mm x 195mm (cutting), 130mm x 130mm (initial). The crowned king dressed in a green robe with a bl [...more]
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