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Illuminated Manuscripts from the Collection of Maurice Burrus (1882-1959)

Christie's, London

Date of the auction: 25.05.2016

Lot number 39
HOUSE OF LORDS Remembrances for Order and Decency to be kept...

HOUSE OF LORDS. Remembrances for Order and Decency to be kept in the upper House of Parliament by...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£250 - £350
ca. US$363 - US$509
Price realised:
£562
ca. US$817
Lot number 36
DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY AND MEDICINE, granted to Bernadinus ...

DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY AND MEDICINE, granted to Bernadinus Honoratus by the University of Padua, in...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$581 - US$872
Price realised:
£2,250
ca. US$3,272
Lot number 38
Abrégé de la généalogie des Dieux, de leurs faits, et de leu...

Abrégé de la généalogie des Dieux , de leurs faits, et de leurs amours , in French, manuscript on...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£500 - £800
ca. US$727 - US$1,163
Price realised:
£1,188
ca. US$1,727
Lot number 23
BOOK OF HOURS, use of Chalon-sur-Saône, in Latin, illuminate...

BOOK OF HOURS, use of Chalon-sur-Saône, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [France, perhaps...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,454 - US$2,181
Price realised:
£3,750
ca. US$5,453
Lot number 35
DOCTORATE OF THEOLOGY, granted to Ludovicus Puggiolus by the...

DOCTORATE OF THEOLOGY, granted to Ludovicus Puggiolus by the University of Bologna, in Latin, with...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,454 - US$2,181
Price realised:
£1,750
ca. US$2,545
Lot number 26
GRADUAL FOR SELECT FEASTS, in Latin, decorated manuscript on...

GRADUAL FOR SELECT FEASTS, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum [Italy, perhaps Tuscany or...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
ca. US$1,745 - US$2,617
Price realised:
£3,750
ca. US$5,453
Lot number 31
INSTITUTES OF THE CONGREGATION OF SECULAR CANONS OF SAN GIOR...

INSTITUTES OF THE CONGREGATION OF SECULAR CANONS OF SAN GIORGIO IN ALGA, VENICE, in Latin...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
ca. US$2,181 - US$3,635
Price realised:
£12,500
ca. US$18,179
Lot number 37
DOCTORATE OF LAW, granted to Marcus Marchianus Vicentinus, A...

DOCTORATE OF LAW, granted to Marcus Marchianus Vicentinus, Abbot (signed 'M. Marchianus Abas. Vins...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
ca. US$2,181 - US$3,635
Price realised:
£4,750
ca. US$6,908
Lot number 32
CARTA EXECUTORIA of Pedro de Balbuena, issued by Philip II o...

CARTA EXECUTORIA of Pedro de Balbuena, issued by Philip II of Spain, in Spanish, illuminated...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$3,635 - US$5,090
Price realised:
£4,375
ca. US$6,362
Lot number 25
A CARTHUSIAN DEVOTIONAL COMPENDIUM, in Latin, decorated manu...

A CARTHUSIAN DEVOTIONAL COMPENDIUM, in Latin, decorated manuscript on paper [Strasbourg, second half...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,363 - US$7,271
Price realised:
£17,500
ca. US$25,451
Lot number 28
A CARTULARY OF NOTARISED DOCUMENTS, 1385-1461, in Latin, man...

A CARTULARY OF NOTARISED DOCUMENTS, 1385-1461, in Latin, manuscript on vellum [Piacenza, second half...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,363 - US$7,271
Price realised:
£4,000
ca. US$5,817
Lot number 29
CARTA DE FORAL OF SÃO MARTINHO, issued by Manuel I of Portug...

CARTA DE FORAL OF SÃO MARTINHO, issued by Manuel I of Portugal (1469-1521), in Portuguese, decorated...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,817 - US$8,726
Price realised:
£8,750
ca. US$12,725
Lot number 6
HUMBERT OF ROMANS (c1200-1277) De dono timoris, in Latin, de...

HUMBERT OF ROMANS (c.1200-1277). De dono timoris , in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum [Italy...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
ca. US$10,180 - US$14,543
Price realised:
£15,000
ca. US$21,815
Lot number 7
LAURENTIUS DE RODULPHIS (Lorenzo Ridolfi, 1362-1443), Tracta...

LAURENTIUS DE RODULPHIS (Lorenzo Ridolfi, 1362-1443), Tractatus de usuris , manuscript on paper...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
ca. US$11,634 - US$17,452
Price realised:
£33,750
ca. US$49,085
Lot number 10
BOOK OF HOURS, use of Sarum, in Latin [Flanders, perhaps Ghe...

BOOK OF HOURS, use of Sarum, in Latin [Flanders, perhaps Ghent, c.1460-75, and ?eastern France...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£9,000 - £12,000
ca. US$13,089 - US$17,452
Price realised:
£21,250
ca. US$30,905
Lot number 24
LIVES OF SAINTS and THE HISTORY OF THE LONGOBARDS, in Latin,...

LIVES OF SAINTS and THE HISTORY OF THE LONGOBARDS, in Latin, decorated manuscript on paper [northern...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£9,000 - £12,000
ca. US$13,089 - US$17,452
Price realised:
£15,000
ca. US$21,815
Lot number 33
Joseph Hoechstetter (trans), FEDERICO GRISONE (fl 1532-1550)...

Joseph Hoechstetter (trans.), FEDERICO GRISONE (fl. 1532-1550). Fridrichen Grisonis...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$14,543 - US$21,815
Price realised:
£14,375
ca. US$20,906
Lot number 14
BOOK OF HOURS, use of Paris, in French and Latin, illuminate...

BOOK OF HOURS, use of Paris, in French and Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Paris, c.1470s...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£16,000 - £22,000
ca. US$23,269 - US$31,996
Price realised:
£32,500
ca. US$47,267
Lot number 27
BOOK OF HOURS, use of Coutances, in French and Latin, illumi...

BOOK OF HOURS, use of Coutances, in French and Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Normandy...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£16,000 - £22,000
ca. US$23,269 - US$31,996
Price realised:
£20,000
ca. US$29,087
Lot number 15
BOOK OF HOURS, use of Paris, in Latin and French, illuminate...

BOOK OF HOURS, use of Paris, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Paris, c.1470...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£18,000 - £25,000
ca. US$26,178 - US$36,359
Price realised:
£27,500
ca. US$39,995
Lot number 16
THE SAINT-LOUP BREVIARY, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on...

THE SAINT-LOUP BREVIARY, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Troyes, c.1475-80
THE...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£18,000 - £25,000
ca. US$26,178 - US$36,359
Price realised:
£27,500
ca. US$39,995
Lot number 12
BENEDICTUS ARRETINUS (Benedetto Accolti il Vecchio, 1415-146...

BENEDICTUS ARRETINUS (Benedetto Accolti il Vecchio, 1415-1464), De Bello a Christianis contra...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£22,000 - £30,000
ca. US$31,996 - US$43,631
Price realised:
£80,500
ca. US$117,076
Lot number 5
TELESPHORUS OF COSENZA, Libellus, in Latin, illustrated manu...

TELESPHORUS OF COSENZA, Libellus , in Latin, illustrated manuscript on vellum [northern Italy...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
ca. US$36,359 - US$50,902
Price realised:
£116,500
ca. US$169,434
Lot number 11
BOOK OF HOURS, use of Sarum, in Latin, illuminated manuscrip...

BOOK OF HOURS, use of Sarum, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Bruges, c.1460
BOOK OF...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
ca. US$36,359 - US$50,902
Price realised:
£52,500
ca. US$76,354
Lot number 17
BOOK OF HOURS, use of Auxerre, in Latin and French, illumina...

BOOK OF HOURS, use of Auxerre, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Burgundy...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
ca. US$36,359 - US$50,902
Price realised:
£28,750
ca. US$41,813
Lot number 4
BIBLE, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [probably ...

BIBLE, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [probably Paris, c.1240s
BIBLE, in Latin...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
ca. US$43,631 - US$72,718
Price realised:
£68,500
ca. US$99,624
Lot number 8
BOOK OF HOURS, use of Toul, in Latin and French, illuminated...

BOOK OF HOURS, use of Toul, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Bruges, c.1440...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
ca. US$43,631 - US$58,174
Price realised:
£52,500
ca. US$76,354
Lot number 13
JUSTINUS, Marcus Junianus (fl 2nd century AD), Historiarum P...

JUSTINUS, Marcus Junianus (fl. 2nd century AD), Historiarum Philippicarum libri XLIV , in Latin...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
ca. US$43,631 - US$58,174
Price realised:
£86,500
ca. US$125,803
Lot number 34
VALTURIUS, Robertus (1413-1484), De re militari, illustrated...

VALTURIUS, Robertus (1413-1484), De re militari , illustrated manuscript on paper [northern Italy...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
ca. US$43,631 - US$72,718
Price realised:
£110,500
ca. US$160,708
Lot number 30
BOOK OF HOURS, use of Paris, in Latin and French, illuminate...

BOOK OF HOURS, use of Paris, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Paris, c.1490...

Christie's, 25 May 2016
Estimate
£35,000 - £60,000
ca. US$50,902 - US$87,262
Price realised:
£43,750
ca. US$63,628
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