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Catalogue of Valuable Illuminated Manuscripts, 1951-12-03

 Item — Box: Sotheby's, Folder: 90
Identifier: Item 1

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

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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