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LOT 0343
Medieval 'Book of Amos' Manuscript Leaf from a Latin Bible
FRANCE, 13TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. (0.99 grams, 14.7 x 10.6 cm).
Vellum leaf with dense bastarda script in two blocks to each page; decorated versals in red with blue detailing; historiated capital 'U' with nimbate robed figure bearing a scroll; text from the Book of Amos (red text 'incipit liber Amos prophete'). [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 0343
Medieval 'Book of Amos' Manuscript Leaf from a Latin Bible
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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Medieval and Later Artefact Group
15th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: a bronze lozenge-shaped brooch; an arrow-shaped bronze pendant with pull-out tooth pick; a discoid bronze ring fitting; an iron foot pattern. 62 grams total, 20-70 mm
Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Medieval Silver Ring with Cross Design
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With trumpet-shaped bezel, reserved cross on a field with punched annulets, pellet to centre. 8.05 grams, 24.58 mm overall, 19.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Similar rings were found in the aristocratic cemetery of Stanicenje, in Serbia. These graves often contained traces of gold embroidered textile fabrics associated with hollow metal ball buttons, earrings and rings. Such rings were used by pre-Ottoman Balkan nobles as indicators of rank, particularly in the Serbian and Bulgarian empires. -
Medieval Stained Glass Panel with Head
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Irregular panel in a lead frame with profile bust of an elderly bearded man. 87 grams, 14.2 cm
with Rieunier & Associes, Paris, 25 October 2004, no.52 [Part]. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
