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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 Bronze Bar with Black Letter Inscription
Circa 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Flat-section rectangular strip section with two incised words (one partial), separated by a floral motif, the French word 'amour' (love) repeated twice suggesting that this may have formed part of a love token. 5.99 grams, 14.7 cm
Found on the Thames foreshore in the 1980s. 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 Manuscript with Historiated 'Parce Mihi' with a Priest at an Altar
France, 13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Manuscript leaf with Latin text in blackletter script with decorated illuminated capital 'P' from the phrase 'parce mihi' (spare me); verso with liquid gold detailing and nine ornamental capitals letters; mounted in a glazed frame. 733 grams total, 27 x 23 cm
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12500-230730. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Medieval Life of St Ambrose Manuscript Excerpt
Tuscany, 12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Rectangular vellum panel with a uncial script text; foliated initial 'o' ( in ortarius venertabilis patrius); probably Tuscan work; text from Paulinus of Milan's Vita Sancti Ambrosii (Life of St Ambrose). 3.7 grams, 22 x 13.3 cm
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12501-230732. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
