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| #1 | $26,611.00 | Handwritten Breviary 1470 - 36 Goldinitials! Manuscript |
| #2 | $18,000.00 | Legenda aurea - rare manuscript with 224 initials -1380 |
| #3 | $16,643.00 | Richly Illuminated Book of Hours from Utrecht c. 1430!! |
| #4 | $13,500.00 | St. Augustine - Illuminated Manuscript on Vellum, 1460! |
| #5 | $12,000.00 | PETER BEARD: COLLECTOR'S EDITION w PRINT FAYEL TALL OOP |
A regular on this list, the German seller of #1 also sold #2, #3. Aand #4. Described as "a true treasure of 15th century Italian
illumination," it has 36 ornate initials on "burnished gold ground." This is 1 of the 2 relisted books mentioned in the opening paragraph
of this article.
37 bids took this "unique missale-manuscript!! Decorated gorgeously with numerous coloured jewel initials!!!" This is the 2nd of the
two relisted books mentioned in the opening paragraph. Both the December and January auctions ended with 37 bids.
The signed Tashen publication is 1 of 250 in the Limited Collector's Edition with signed print. It sold as a Best Offer to a buyer with 0 feedback.
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Listed by the German seller of #1 - #4, the "richly illuminated mid-15th century handwritten Book of Hours" contains "16 wonderful
full-page miniatures and 2 historiated initials.
#4
Described as a "wonder and exceptional early manuscript on vellum," it sold after 32 bids.
De doctrina Christiana
Meditationes and other writings
c1460
Augustine of Hippo and John of Fecamp
160307510473
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