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LOT 1368
Medieval Illuminated Book of Hours Vellum Manuscript Page
POSSIBLY ITALIAN, 15TH CENTURY A.D.
7 7/8 x 6 in. (37 grams, 20 x 15.3 cm).
Recto and verso with nineteen lines of Latin text in blackletter script, recto with two illuminated capitals in gold on blue and verso with one; in a cardboard mount. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in 2016.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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LOT 1368
Medieval Illuminated Book of Hours Vellum Manuscript Page
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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Large Medieval Bronze Trade Weight Container
14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
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Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Printed Bible Page
Printed 1492 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Page of a rag-paper bible with text printed in two columns with marginal notes to both sides; portion of Luke, Chapters 3 and 4; rubrics applied by hand in red ink; printed in Strasbourg by Johann Grüninger with commentary by Nicholas de Lyra. 17 grams, 33 cm
Ex M.Cummings, 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.
