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Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts, 1997-11-26

 Item — Box: Christie's, Folder: 123
Identifier: Item 1

Scope and Contents

(Including The Hours of Anne Boleyn, an illuminated manuscript on vellum (Flanders, fifteenth century); an important binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier in fine condition; a coloured and illuminated copy of the Ninth German Bible (1483); the Schatzbehalter, illustrated with woodcuts by Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff; Colonna's Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, printed by Aldus Manutius (1499); Editio Princeps of the works of Aristophanes (1498), and first edition of the works of Apuleius (1469).)

Dates

  • created: 1997-11-26

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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