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Western Manuscripts & Miniatures, 1986-12-02

 Item — Box: Sotheby's, Folder: 350
Identifier: Item 1

Scope and Contents

London (Books of Hours with miniatures by the Boucicaut Master, c.1412, and by the Coetivy Master, c.1460, both in contemporary bindings; a German Romanesque Psalter of c. 1165; a Liege Book of Hours of c. 1300 with 15 miniatures; manuscripts of Gariopontus, c.1200, and of Sacrobosco, Gregory the Great, and Nicholas de Lyra; Bibles, including one from the medieval college of South Malling in Sussex and another with 84 miniatures now being sold at Sotheby's for the eighth time since 1745; a Hungarian Prayerbook of c.1425 and a German Prayerbook of c.1510 with 71 miniatures; and miniatures by the Master of Guillebert de Mets, Nicolo da Bologna, Matteo di ser Cambio, the Master of Otto van Moerdrecht, the Master of the Murano Gradual, and Blazeja Dereya.)

Dates

  • created: 1986-12-02

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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