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Two half-leaves from a Sacramentary, in Latin, sumptuously illuminated manuscript on vellum [Germany, late 11th century or early 12th century]

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Cicero, Epistulae ad Familiares (letters to friends), 12 fragments of leaves from a manuscript on paper. Southern France or northern Italy, C15th

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Cicero, Epistolae ad familiares; 5 fragments, Italian C15th

C12th - C13th manuscripts

Very large manuscript with white vine initial, German C12th

Bindings

Seneca ‘Tragoediae’ bound by Riviere 1645

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Collection of 7 Sotheby’s Sale Catalogues 1924-25

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C14th -C16th manuscripts

C15th Czech manuscript for a recipe in Old CZECH – Very early printed proof copy of an unknown calendar in CZECH – all in a 1484 edition of Simon de Cassia in contemporary binding.

Books

Advice to Sunday barbers against trimming on the Lord’s Day; by a Barber-Surgeon 1706

Bibliography

5 volumes of ‘French Painting in the Time of Jeande Berry: the Boucicaut Master

Arabic and Ottoman

Illuminated edition of Rashid’s Tarih-i-Rasid Efendi, 1153AH [1740]; 2 volumes.

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Leaf from a large Missal, probably made for a member of the de la Roche family of Limoges, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum c.1420

C12th - C13th manuscripts

Leaf from a very large copy of the Acta Sanctorum, with a monumental decorated initial ‘T’, in Beneventan minuscule, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment.

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Catalogue of the manuscripts of the Lincoln Cathedral Chapter Library.

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[Thomas Forbes Kelsall] Catalogue of Valuable Books and Illuminated and other Manuscripts…The Library of Thos. Forbes Kelsall Esq. 1906

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Facsimile of the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus in the British Museum, Printed by the Trustees. Sold at the British Museum, Longmans 1898

C14th -C16th manuscripts

A leaf from Cicero, De inventione, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum [Italy (perhaps Florence), 15th century (second half)]

C12th - C13th manuscripts

Leaf from William of Auxerre, Summa Aurea, France C13th

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Two fragments from Seneca the Younger (c. 4 BC – 65 CE), Moral Letters to Lucilius, no. 102, in Latin, manuscript on vellum [Italy, 15th century]

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Two fragmentary bifolia from Évrard de Béthune (d. c.1212), Graecismus, Germany, C14th

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Bifolium from St Simon of Cascia, De gestis domini salvatoris, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum [Southern Netherlands, 14th century]

C12th - C13th manuscripts

Fragmentary leaf of a Glossed Gospels, in Latin, manuscript on vellum [France(?), 12th century (3rd? quarter)]

C12th - C13th manuscripts

Two leaves from a Ferial Psalter, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum [Germany, mid-13th century]

C12th - C13th manuscripts

A leaf from a Psalter, in Latin, manuscript on vellum [Germany, 12th century]

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An early and extremely rare witness to Amalarius of Lyon, Canonis missae interpretatio, a Carolingian guide for priests to say Mass, in Latin, Romanesque manuscript on vellum

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Fragment of a leaf from Eusebius of Caesarea, Historia ecclesiastica, in Latin, manuscript on vellum [France, 10th century]

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Fragmentary leaf from Chromatius of Aquileia, parts of sermons XIX–XX, probably from a Homiliary, in Latin, on vellum [Germany, 10th century]

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Three fragments from Sulpicius Severus, Dialogi, in Latin, manuscript on vellum [France (Tours?), 9th century (1st half)]

C14th -C16th manuscripts

A substantial fragment of Jean Buridan on late C14th watermarked paper on 47 leaves

C12th - C13th manuscripts

A fragmentary leaf from a Breviary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum [England or France, mid-12th century]

Asia

Ryukyo Retsujo Den [Biographies of Exemplary Women] Liu Xiang, Lienü Zhuan Kyoto 1700

Asia

Gu Hutou Hua Lienu Zhuan (Xin Kan Gu Lienu Zhuan) [An Ancient Edition of Biographies of Virtuous Women ] Liu Xiang; images attrib. to Gu Kaizhi

Arabic and Ottoman

Single leaf from al-Qazvīnī’s Aǧā’ib, a Jackal C16th

Arabic and Ottoman

Egyptian Qur’ān, ǧuzᶜ N° 10 manuscript c.1500

Books

The ‘Works’ of William Bridge plus 3 additional Sermons in contemporary calf 1649

Books

Sweynheym and Pannartz, Lactantius’ Opera Rome 1468

Bindings

Revelationes of St. Methodius with first illustration of a Caesarean birth; 1498

Books

Complete works of Dod & Cleaver on Proverbs with Bathshebaes Instructions 1614

Bindings

Dated panel binding of Estienne’s Eusebius Pamphili in Garamond’s ‘grecs du roi’ font. 1544 Excellent Provenance

Bindings

A unique Sammelband of works printed by Jacques Kerver and his widow 1575

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Historiated initial in gold for the opening of ‘Speculum historiale’, Vincent de Beauvais c.1430

C14th -C16th manuscripts

A complete gathering of Vincent de Beauvais’ Speculum Historiale from the libraries of Guillaume Libri and Thomas Phillipps

Books

A Bound Collection of C 18th Methodist Tracts and Pamphlets, 1755 – 1780.

Books

One of the earliest books printed in French Polynesia – Hymnbook 1831 E Mau Himene

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Unrecorded C14th German Book of Hours with C13th Ovid pastedowns

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Unknown codex by humanist Bernardius Florentius, 1476, Florence, Italy

Bindings

Voragine’s Legenda aurea, Zell 1482 in original tooled binding

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Historiated initial OT prophet, Italy c.1320 (Emilia-Romagna)

Books

Bastwick’s ‘Utter Routing of the whole army’ 1646 in contemporary binding

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Missal: opening of the Canon of the Mass, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum; Germany C15th bifolium

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Two illuminated historiated initials on a C15th leaf – Prologue to Job [Bible]

Codices

Complete gathering of Augustine’s Letters, France, early C11th

C12th - C13th manuscripts

Miniature Breviary leaf with unusual and handsome script, c.1280

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Single leaf from the so-called ‘Carondelet Breviary’ 1458 from the scribe Jean d’Aussert

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Single leaf from the so-called ‘Carondelet Breviary’ 1458 from the scribe Jean d’Aussert

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Leaf from a Breviary, with a large and finely illuminated initial, manuscript in Latin on vellum c.1450

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Two square cuttings from a choirbook of late C16th

Codices

An unusual German Prayerbook produced in an ink coloured hand, 1794

Books

Four works by C17th English Puritans bound together in one volume.

Books

An early English book of Sermons by a translator of the King James Bible, pubd. 1604

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Codices

A prayer against the plague and other offices for Female Franciscan Use, Bruges, c.1550 decorated manuscript

Bindings

A huge, monumental Koberger with a flawless medieval binding and 2 illuminated initials Vita Christi 1478

Codices

A gorgeous French devotional with charming illuminated painting of ‘Maria Lactans’. C17th

C14th -C16th manuscripts

A sparkling example of the work of the Master(s) of Giustino di Gherardino da Forlì, one of the two illuminators responsible for the Antiphonaries of Pavia cathedral.

Illuminations

Huge ‘Atlantic’ Bible leaf with an impressive initial opening the Book of Judges, Italy, c.1100

Books

7 vols of Dod & Cleaver’s ‘Expositions on Proverbs’ from 1611

Illuminations

A title page from a monumental Gradual with an exquisite portrait

Bindings

An extremely rare and complete copy of the source for Robert Greene’s play; ‘Fryer Bacon’ 1666

Books

The Speght edition of Chaucer’s ‘Workes’ 1598

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Two fragments of an unidentified Commentary on the New Testament, in Latin, manuscript France, C14th

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A leaf from a Sacramentary in Latin, in an exceptionally fine hand likely from Lambach late C11th or early C12th

C12th - C13th manuscripts

Leviticus Ch.15-17 from a German Bible mid-C12th

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Leaf from a Bible, II Kings 17, C15th manuscript in Latin on parchment

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Leaf from Baldo degli Ubaldi (1327–1400), Sextum codicis librum commentaria [Italy, late 15th century]

C14th -C16th manuscripts

Two fragments from Raymond of Penyafort (d. 1275), Summa de casibus penitentialis and Summa de matrimonio [Italy (or southern France?), 14th century]

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Haymo of Halberstadt, Homily LXXI for Easter Monday, C11th, manuscript on parchment, France

Bindings

A lovely and original English Restoration binding in red goatskin.

Books

Cleaver and Dod; A briefe explanation of the whole booke of the Prouerbs of Salomon. 1615

Bindings

The Wentworth-Spranger copy in gorgeous crushed red c.18th Morocco binding.

Books

Wide-margined copy of Bonaventure’s 1477 commentary on Peter Lombard

Books

A fine copy of the first illustrated Boccaccio’s ‘Genealogiae’ edition of 1494

C12th - C13th manuscripts

Cuttings from a Romanesque copy of Priscian Institutiones Grammaticae, in Latin with a single word in Greek, manuscript on parchment. [Germany, 12th century].

C12th - C13th manuscripts

A possibly unpublished work on the medicinal nature of plants from C13th, France

Illuminations

Illuminated antiphonal leaf c.1285 Queen Esther kneeling before King Ahasuerus

C12th - C13th manuscripts

St Augustine on John 17, the High Priestly Prayer on a huge bifolium C12th, Italy

C12th - C13th manuscripts

Beautiful painted white vine initial, Augustine’s Commentary on John’s Gospel, Italy C12th

Bindings

The Spectator 8 volumes in lovely contemporary morocco binding

C14th -C16th manuscripts

‘Exquisite Roman hand’; a humanist Psalter c.1460 by Pietro Ursuleo of Capuo in Latin.

C12th - C13th manuscripts

Huge C12th bifolium of St Augustine’s Tractate 94 on St. John’s gospel.

Books

Renouard’s ‘Annals’ of the House of Aldus in 2 vols.

Books

Elizabethan edition of Eusebius’ Six Hundred Years History, 1585

Books

Sarah and Hagar: or, Genesis the sixteenth chapter opened, in XIX sermons. 1649 Josiah Shute

Books

Plaine and familiar exposition of the Proverbs 1608 by Dod & Cleaver

Illuminations

A lovely C14th Italian miniature in C13th style.

C12th - C13th manuscripts

Elegant English Early Gothic Script from late C12th Passionale – Paulinus of Milan

Illuminations

St Paul, in an initial on a leaf from a vast Gradual, in Latin [Northern Italy (Lombardy, perhaps Milan), late 15th century (c.1480–90)]

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‘Give me to drink’ C17th Oak panel of Rebecca and Eliezer at the well

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Books

Superb illuminated copy of Koberger’s ‘Jerome’ 1478 in contemporary binding

Illuminations

A large, Spanish dated illumination of James and Peter which is dated within the painting to ‘1505’

Illuminations

Saints Peter and Paul, in an illuminated historiated initial ‘N’, cut from a Gradual in Latin on parchment [Italy (Florence); 15th century (c.1470s)]

Books

Incunable in Handsome Contemporary Binding, 1488, Spiera’s ‘Quadragesimale’

C12th - C13th manuscripts

St James Preaching in an historiated initial on a leaf from a Bible in Latin [Paris, late 13th or early 14th century]

Illuminations

The Trinity, by Nikolaus Bertschi the Elder or his workshop, on a leaf from a large Antiphonary in Latin [Germany (Augsburg), 16th century (c.1520–30)]

Illuminations

Jonah Kneeling in Prayer Before God on a bifolium from a Bible in Latin [Northern Spain (diocese of Álava?), late 13th or early 14th century]

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Bifolium of Bede’s Homily ‘Ask and it shall be given…’ c.1100 manuscript; Germany.

C12th - C13th manuscripts

Leaf from a commentary on Matthew 2:11-18, England c.1200

C14th -C16th manuscripts

The Annunciation to Zechariah, on a bifolium from an Antiphonary, in Latin [Germany or Austria, (mid-?)15th century]

C12th - C13th manuscripts

The Model for 15th-Century Humanistic Script and Decoration – A large bifolium from a decorated Lectionary, in Latin [Italy, 12th century, first half]

C12th - C13th manuscripts

Leaf of Passionale in Latin [Italy, 12th century, first half] Lives of St Felicity and St Clement

Illuminations

The Death of Ptolemy, a miniature on a cutting from Laurent de Premierfait, [France, probably Troyes, c.1470]

Books

A learned, pious, and practical commentary, upon the Gospel according to St. Mark: by George Petter 1661

C12th - C13th manuscripts

Commentary on Aristotle, Categoriae, and the same authors translation of Perihermenias BOETHIUS [MS] C.13th