Catalogue of Valuable Illuminated Manuscripts, 1951-12-03
Scope and Contents
(A Romanesque Psalter from the Archdiocese of Salzburg in a medieval blind-tooled binding; A Flemish 14th Century illuminated Psalter; A Parisian 15th Century Manuscript Croniques dez la creacion du monde, from the Chateau d'Anet, Guyon de Sardiere and Clumber Libraries; A portion of a magnificently illuminated Lectionary with the arms of the Bishop of Troyes; Histoire Ancienne, a lavishly illuminated French 15th Century Manuscript; A richly illuminated manuscript of Aesop's Fables; A humanistic Cicero, probably from the workshop of Vespasiano dei Bisticci, in a contemporary Florentine binding.)
Dates
- created: 1951-12-03
Creator
- From the Collection: Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc. (Publisher, Organization)
- From the Collection: S. Leigh Sotheby & John Wilkinson (Firm) (Publisher, Organization)
- From the Collection: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge (Publisher, Organization)
- From the Collection: Sotheby's (Firm) (Publisher, Organization)
Extent
From the Collection: 621 Volumes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Special Collections Repository
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