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LOT 1759
Medieval Gold Beaded Ring
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (1.04 grams, 28.17 mm overall, 18.82 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)).
Slender hoop with two small annular glass beads for the bezel.
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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LOT 1759
Medieval Gold Beaded Ring
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Printed Paper Bible Page by Johann Grüninger
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Page of a rag-paper bible with text printed in two columns and with marginal notes to both sides; portion of Book of Jeremiah; printed in Strasbourg by Johann Grüninger with commentary by Nicholas de Lyra. 13 grams, 32.2 x 22.8 cm
From the private collection of M. Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s.
Johannes Grüninger (1455-1533) was a prolific German printer, active from 1482 to 1533, who printed up to 80 books a year in Latin and in German, as well as wall-maps. His bible was issued in two volumes, which allowed it be produced on smaller pages than for most standard editions.
