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Valuable Illuminated Manuscripts and Printed Books, 1995-06-28

 Item — Box: Christie's, Folder: 114
Identifier: Item 1

Scope and Contents

(Including a fine illuminated Prayerbook made for Countess Dorothea von Mansfeld, Southern Germany, 1551; antiphonal from the workshop of Pellegrino di Mariano, Siena, ca. 1480; Armenian Hymnal illuminated by Hovhannes Lrwec'i, Awendanc', 1647; a rare example of Dutch Prototypography, Alexander de Villa Dei, Doctrinale, Utrecht? ca.1463-70; Francesco Colonna's Hypnerotomachia Polophili. Venice, Aldus Manutius, 1499; the first illustrated book printed in France, Speculum Humanae Salvationis, in French, Lyons, 1478; a remarkable Missal with embroidered engravings made for the Duchesse de Berry ; Henri Estienne's annotated copy of New Testament commentaries in Greek, Veronam 1532; Rousseau's annotated copy of Montaigne's Essais, Paris, 1652; the only fifteenth century edition of Cessolis's Game of Chess in Italian, Florence, 1493-4; first edition of William Harvey's work on the circulation of the blood, Frankfurt, 1628; the travelling catalogue of the Spencer Library in 240 volumes, preserved in its original mahogany chest.)

Dates

  • created: 1995-06-28

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 621 Volumes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Western Michigan University Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Western Michigan University Libraries, Special Collections
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