Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts - L15241

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Medieval And Renaissance Manuscripts

08 December 2015 • London

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Sale Number: L15241

1. the louis de vaucelles papyrus, in abnormal hieratic [egypt (thebes), third intermediate period, c.950-550 bc]

Estimate: 20,000 – 30,000 GBP

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2. inhabited initial on a leaf from a bible, in latin [england, c.1230-50]

Estimate: 1,500 – 2,000 GBP

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3. joshua praying to god, historiated initial on a leaf from a bible, in latin [southern france (perhaps avignon or toulouse), c.1320-30]

Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 GBP

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4. an illuminated leaf from the 'st albans bible', in latin [france (paris), 1330-50]

Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP

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5. five leaves, most with illuminated or historiated initials, from bibles and liturgical manuscripts, in latin [france, 13th-15th centuries]

Estimate: 1,500 – 2,000 GBP

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6. decorated initial on a leaf probably from the pisa antiphonary, in latin [southern italy (probably naples), c.1250-60]

Estimate: 1,500 – 2,000 GBP

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7. the annunciation to the virgin, historiated initial on a leaf from a choirbook, in latin [italy (perhaps perugia), c.1320-30]

Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 GBP

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8. christ blessing, historiated initial from a choirbook, in latin [italy, perhaps umbria, late 13th century]

Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 GBP

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9. st paul and a confessor, historiated initials on two leaves from a gradual, in latin [italy (perhaps abruzzo or marche), mid-14th century]

Estimate: 1,000 – 2,000 GBP

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10. dante and virgil, illumination from dante’s inferno of the divine comedy, the presentation copy of a commentary for the duke of milan, filippo maria visconti, in italian [italy, lombardy (milan), c.1440]

Estimate: 8,000 – 12,000 GBP

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11. burial of st dominic, historiated initial from a choirbook, in latin [italy (venice), c.1400-10]

Estimate: 2,500 – 3,500 GBP

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12. illuminated leaf from the breviary of lionello d’este, in latin [italy (ferrara), between 1441 and 1448]

Estimate: 1,500 – 2,000 GBP

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