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A dated panel binding on Estienne’s Eusebius Pamphili with Furstenberg Provenance.
An outstanding blind stamped panel binding dated 1556 on Estienne’s printing of Eusebius’ Pamphili. This copy belonged to Hans Furstenberg, and originally came from the monastery of St Vitus in Gladbach, Germany.
This was the first appearance of Claude Garamond’s grecs du roi Greek font.
A gorgeous book with contemporary binding, Provenance and beautiful Greek typeface.
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Arabic and Ottoman
Arabic and Ottoman
A manuscript medical leaf showing a group of doctors around a corpse c.1900
Arabic and Ottoman
Arabic and Ottoman
Arabic and Ottoman
Arabic Tales [Anthology] various texts in 8 different hands c.1840
Arabic and Ottoman
The ‘aǧzāᶜ 14 and 15 of the Qur’ān, Kashmir c.1500 in manuscript
C14th -C16th manuscripts
Historiated initial in gold for the opening of ‘Speculum historiale’, Vincent de Beauvais c.1430
C14th -C16th manuscripts
C14th -C16th manuscripts
Unrecorded C14th German Book of Hours with C13th Ovid pastedowns
C14th -C16th manuscripts
A fine leaf from the Llangattock Breviary, Italy c.1450 with delicate illumination on vellum
C12th - C13th manuscripts
One of the earliest Latin manuscripts of Hippocrates c.1175, France – the Prognostics 2 leaves.
C12th - C13th manuscripts
Pseudo-Jerome (perhaps Augustine) Commentary on Psalm 59, Italy pre-1180
C14th -C16th manuscripts
Sumptuous Renaissance manuscript in Spanish with fine portrait of King Philip II of Spain [1562]
C14th -C16th manuscripts
Unknown codex by humanist Bernardius Florentius, 1476, Florence, Italy
C14th -C16th manuscripts
Historiated initial OT prophet, Italy c.1320 (Emilia-Romagna)
C14th -C16th manuscripts
Two illuminated historiated initials on a C15th leaf – Prologue to Job [Bible]
