Irish Gaelic.- Penitential, With Prayers, Bible Extracts And Similar, Manuscript In Irish And Latin, Auction
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Irish Gaelic.- Penitential, with prayers, Bible extracts and similar, manuscript in Irish and Latin,
Irish Gaelic.- Penitential, with prayers, Bible extracts and similar, manuscript in Irish and Latin,
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Irish Gaelic.- Penitential with prayers, Bible extracts and similar, manuscript in Irish and Latin, on paper, 280pp. excluding blanks, all but first title, titles and headlines in red ink, first f. lightly soiled, some water-staining in margins, some other marks in text, browned, later endpapers watermarked 1853, 19th century vellum, gilt borders, soiled and marked, r.e., housed within modern velvet-lined drop-back box, vellum-backed marbled paper over boards, spine gilt with morocco labels, sm. 4to, [Ireland], 1720.*** Colophon dated February 1720 (on leaf numbered 269) and the scribe named as Cormac Mac Cuan.Provenance: Rugby School Library, likely part of the Matthew Bloxam (1805-1888) bequest. Bought by a private UK collector at the 'Selected Books from Rugby School' sale at Forum Auctions, 18th November 2020.
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Irish Gaelic.- Penitential, with prayers, Bible extracts and similar, manuscript in Irish and Latin,

Estimate £25,000 - £35,000
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Starting Price £22,000
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Rupert Powell
International Head of Books and Works on Paper
Max Hasler
Modern First Editions and 20th Century Literature

Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper

May 30, 2024 5:30 AM EDT|
London, London, UK
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