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Twenty-one leaves from Books of Hours or prayerbooks, in Latin, French or Dutch, manuscripts on
Thirty-six leaves or cuttings from devotional or liturgical books, in Latin, manuscripts on vellum,
Breviary, of Franciscan Use, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [northern Italy, second
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Rupert Powell
Rupert Powell
International Head of Books and Works on Paper
Leaf from a Romanesque German Psalter, in Latin, decorated manuscript on Latin, Germany, twelfth: Leaf from a Romanesque German Psalter, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [Germany, twelfth century], single leaf, recovered from reuse in a later binding and hence trimmed at top with
0001: Leaf from a Romanesque German Psalter, in Latin, decorated manuscript on Latin, Germany, twelfthEst.
£400
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£600
Lot Passed
Leaf from a gargantuan Lectionary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [Italy, first half of: Leaf from a gargantuan Lectionary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [Italy, first half of the twelfth century], single large leaf, with text in double column of 38 lines of a square
0002: Leaf from a gargantuan Lectionary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [Italy, first half ofEst.
£1,000
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£1,500
Lot Passed
Leaf from a Romanesque Lectionary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [Italy, mid-twelfth: Leaf from a Romanesque Lectionary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [Italy, mid-twelfth century], most of a single leaf, apparently trimmed only at head and removing a single line
0003: Leaf from a Romanesque Lectionary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [Italy, mid-twelfthEst.
£600
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£800
Lot Passed
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Two near-complete leaves from a compilation of texts on the Sacrament, including Ivo of Chartres,: Two near-complete leaves from a compilation of texts on the Sacrament, including Ivo of Chartres, Sermons (De sacramentis dedicationis), Remigius of Auxerre, De dedicatione ecclesiae, and others, in
0004: Two near-complete leaves from a compilation of texts on the Sacrament, including Ivo of Chartres,Est.
£800
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£1,200
Leaf from an illuminated English Psalter, in Latin, manuscript on vellum, [England (perhaps York),: Leaf from an illuminated English Psalter, in Latin, manuscript on vellum, [England (perhaps York), c. 1200], single leaf, with text in single column of 20 lines of a precise English gothic
0005: Leaf from an illuminated English Psalter, in Latin, manuscript on vellum, [England (perhaps York),Est.
£800
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£1,200
Lot Passed
Leaf from Otto Ege’s ‘Cambridge Bible’, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [England: Leaf from Otto Ege’s ‘Cambridge Bible’, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [England (perhaps Cambridge), first half of the thirteenth century], single leaf from a large
0006: Leaf from Otto Ege’s ‘Cambridge Bible’, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [EnglandEst.
£600
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£800
Lot Passed
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Leaf from a Lectionary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [probably England, first half of: Leaf from a Lectionary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [probably England, first half of the fourteenth century], single large leaf, with text in double column of 27 lines of an
0007: Leaf from a Lectionary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [probably England, first half ofEst.
£300
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£500
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Leaf from an English illuminated Psalter, in Latin, manuscript on vellum, [England (probably East: Leaf from an English illuminated Psalter, in Latin, manuscript on vellum, [England (probably East Anglia), mid-fourteenth century], single leaf, text in 23 lines of a tall high-grade English bookhand
0008: Leaf from an English illuminated Psalter, in Latin, manuscript on vellum, [England (probably EastEst.
£1,000
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£1,500
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Bifolium from a tiny English portable Breviary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [England,: Bifolium from a tiny English portable Breviary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [England, late fourteenth century], two conjoined leaves, each with text in double column of 32 lines in
0009: Bifolium from a tiny English portable Breviary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [England,Est.
£500
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£700
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Leaf from the so-called ‘Norwich Breviary’, Use of Sarum, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on: Leaf from the so-called ‘Norwich Breviary’, Use of Sarum, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [England (probably Gloucestershire), c. 1400], single leaf, with text in double
0010: Leaf from the so-called ‘Norwich Breviary’, Use of Sarum, in Latin, illuminated manuscript onEst.
£700
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£900
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Leaf from a large English Missal, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [England, fifteenth: Leaf from a large English Missal, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [England, fifteenth century], single leaf, text in double column of 39 lines of two sizes of an accomplished and spiky
0011: Leaf from a large English Missal, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [England, fifteenthEst.
£600
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£800
Cutting from a pocket-sized English liturgical manual, probably a Missal, in Latin, decorated: Cutting from a pocket-sized English liturgical manual, probably a Missal, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [England, first half of the fifteenth century], substantial fragment of a
0012: Cutting from a pocket-sized English liturgical manual, probably a Missal, in Latin, decoratedEst.
£400
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£600
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Large cutting from a leaf from an English Breviary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum,: Large cutting from a leaf from an English Breviary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [England, early years of the fifteenth century], single leaf, with lower margin and two lines
0013: Large cutting from a leaf from an English Breviary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum,Est.
£600
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£800
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Leaf from a finely illuminated Book of Hours, with border decoration ascribed to an associate of the: Leaf from a finely illuminated Book of Hours, with border decoration ascribed to an associate of the Mildmay Master, in Latin, manuscript on vellum, [Low Countries (probably Bruges,) for the English
0014: Leaf from a finely illuminated Book of Hours, with border decoration ascribed to an associate of theEst.
£1,000
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£1,500
Large leaf from the ‘Hofer Bible’ (end of the book of Ruth), in Latin, decorated manuscript on: Large leaf from the ‘Hofer Bible’ (end of the book of Ruth), in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [north-eastern France or adjacent Flanders (probably Tournai, Arras or Lille), c.
0015: Large leaf from the ‘Hofer Bible’ (end of the book of Ruth), in Latin, decorated manuscript onEst.
£1,500
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£2,000
Lot Passed
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Two leaves from Peter Lombard, Magna Glossatura in Epistolas Pauli (the letters of St. Paul,: Two leaves from Peter Lombard, Magna Glossatura in Epistolas Pauli (the letters of St. Paul, glossed), in Latin, manuscript on vellum, [northern France (probably Paris), c. 1210-20], two leaves (with
0016: Two leaves from Peter Lombard, Magna Glossatura in Epistolas Pauli (the letters of St. Paul,Est.
£700
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£900
Leaf from a Psalter, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [France, first half of the: Leaf from a Psalter, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [France, first half of the thirteenth century], single leaf, with text in single column of 18 lines in two sizes of a good
0017: Leaf from a Psalter, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [France, first half of theEst.
£300
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£500
Lot Passed
Leaf from the ‘Rheims Psalter’, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment, [northern France: Leaf from the ‘Rheims Psalter’, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [northern France (Paris or Rheims), mid-thirteenth century], single leaf, with single columns of 16
0018: Leaf from the ‘Rheims Psalter’, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment, [northern FranceEst.
£400
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£600
Lot Passed
Leaf from a Psalter, with a white dove inside an initial, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on: Leaf from a Psalter, with a white dove inside an initial, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [France, mid-thirteenth century (probably after c. 1230)], single leaf, with text in single
0019: Leaf from a Psalter, with a white dove inside an initial, in Latin, illuminated manuscript onEst.
£600
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£800
Lot Passed
Leaf from an early Choirbook, in Latin, manuscript on vellum: Leaf from an early Choirbook, in Latin, manuscript on vellum, [France, thirteenth century], single leaf, with text in single column of 10 lines of a high-grade French gothic bookhand, music
0020: Leaf from an early Choirbook, in Latin, manuscript on vellumEst.
£200
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£400
Lot Passed
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Leaf from a Missal, with an initial with tiny animal masks, in Latin, manuscript on vellum, [France,: Leaf from a Missal, with an initial with tiny animal masks, in Latin, manuscript on vellum, [France, second half of thirteenth century], single leaf, with text in single column of 21 lines
0021: Leaf from a Missal, with an initial with tiny animal masks, in Latin, manuscript on vellum, [France,Est.
£200
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£400
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Leaf from Rufinus of Aquilea’s continuation of his Latin translation of Eusebius of Caesarea,: Leaf from Rufinus of Aquilea’s continuation of his Latin translation of Eusebius of Caesarea, Historia Ecclesiastica, manuscript on vellum, [France or adjacent Low Countries, c.
0022: Leaf from Rufinus of Aquilea’s continuation of his Latin translation of Eusebius of Caesarea,Est.
£700
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£900
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The last leaf of the Psalms, from the so-called ‘Bible of Mirmelus Arnandi’, in Latin,: The last leaf of the Psalms, from the so-called ‘Bible of Mirmelus Arnandi’, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [France (Paris), c. 1300], single leaf, with text in double
0023: The last leaf of the Psalms, from the so-called ‘Bible of Mirmelus Arnandi’, in Latin,Est.
£800
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£1,200
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Text leaf from the ‘Chester Beatty Bible’, his manuscript MS.W.173, in Latin, manuscript on: Text leaf from the ‘Chester Beatty Bible’, his manuscript MS.W.173, in Latin, manuscript on vellum, [France (probably south west), c. 1300], single leaf, text in double column of 40 lines
0024: Text leaf from the ‘Chester Beatty Bible’, his manuscript MS.W.173, in Latin, manuscript onEst.
£600
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£800