Carolingian minuscule, also known as Caroline minuscule, emerged in medieval Europe as a standardised script to ensure easy recognition of Latin texts, particularly Jerome’s Vulgate Bible, across different regions. Originating around 778 in the scriptorium of Benedictine monks at Corbie Abbey, and later refined by Alcuin of York during the Carolingian Renaissance, this script revolutionised […]
Next week our latest Catalogue Devotion, is published, keep a look out for it. One of the star attractions is a completely original 1577 Geneva Bible with a fully blind-stamped Elizabethan binding including all of the metal furniture. There are many pages of contemporary marginal annotations as well as 2 full page fold-outs, one of […]
Download our latest Catalogue of recent acquisitions, now available on our website. Featuring: A selection of Oxythynchus fragments from c.250AD with excellent Provenance ‘Die Cronica’ – a chronicle of Cologne published in 1499 and with some of the earliest accounts of Guntenberg and early printing. An Aldine owned by Tsar Nicholas II and with an […]
A sumptuous copy of Aldus’ 1515 edition of Lucretius bound by Courteval and once in the Library of Tsar Nicholas II with his bookplate. Appearing in our forthcoming catalogue, keep a look out for this beautiful volume that was probably also owned by bibliophile Auguste Renouard. For other fine items upcoming in future listings, please […]
We were privileged to attend the London Book Fair in May, 2023 at the Saatchi Gallery alongside many other dealers from the UK and around the world. On display were a selection of illuminated manuscripts, books, fine bindings, and text manuscripts. For the catalogues of the stock represented at the Fair you can find the […]