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Auction archive: Lot number 116

Eighteen leaves from a pocket Bible, in Latin, illuminated m...

Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,659 - US$2,489
Price realised:
£3,250
ca. US$5,393
Auction archive: Lot number 116

Eighteen leaves from a pocket Bible, in Latin, illuminated m...

Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,659 - US$2,489
Price realised:
£3,250
ca. US$5,393
Beschreibung:

Eighteen leaves from a pocket Bible, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [France, probably Paris, third quarter 13th century], (129 x 80mm), 46 lines, all but three leaves with an illuminated inhabited or decorated initial; together with a leaf from a Pontifical, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [?southern France, 14th century] (330 x 233mm), 22 lines, with an historiated initial, with foliate extensions the height of the page, showing a Bishop blessing the vestments (initial rubbed). (19)
Eighteen leaves from a pocket Bible, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [France, probably Paris, third quarter 13th century], (129 x 80mm), 46 lines, all but three leaves with an illuminated inhabited or decorated initial; together with a leaf from a Pontifical, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [?southern France, 14th century] (330 x 233mm), 22 lines, with an historiated initial, with foliate extensions the height of the page, showing a Bishop blessing the vestments (initial rubbed). (19)

Auction archive: Lot number 116
Auction:
Datum:
23 Nov 2009
Auction house:
Christie's
23 November 2009, London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

Eighteen leaves from a pocket Bible, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [France, probably Paris, third quarter 13th century], (129 x 80mm), 46 lines, all but three leaves with an illuminated inhabited or decorated initial; together with a leaf from a Pontifical, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [?southern France, 14th century] (330 x 233mm), 22 lines, with an historiated initial, with foliate extensions the height of the page, showing a Bishop blessing the vestments (initial rubbed). (19)
Eighteen leaves from a pocket Bible, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [France, probably Paris, third quarter 13th century], (129 x 80mm), 46 lines, all but three leaves with an illuminated inhabited or decorated initial; together with a leaf from a Pontifical, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [?southern France, 14th century] (330 x 233mm), 22 lines, with an historiated initial, with foliate extensions the height of the page, showing a Bishop blessing the vestments (initial rubbed). (19)

Auction archive: Lot number 116
Auction:
Datum:
23 Nov 2009
Auction house:
Christie's
23 November 2009, London, South Kensington
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