Browse Listings in Medieval & Oriental Manuscripts
Bible leaf
1519 Bible leaf from the Biblica Latina printed in Venice in 1519 by Lucantonio Giunta. The page is from the Book of Isaiah.
Place & Date: Venice, 1519
Selling price: $30
Sold in 2009
Leaf on vellum from a antiphonary.
A leaf from a Medieval Antiphonal or Choir Missal for Spanish use, in Latin on extremely heavy vellum. Justification: 360x246mm. Text is in Spanish rounded gothic hand (R...
Place & Date: Sevilla, ca.1520
Selling price: $170
Sold in 2013
Leaf on vellum from a antiphonary.
A leaf from a Medieval Antiphonal or Choir Missal for Spanish use, in Latin on extremely heavy vellum. Justification: 360x246mm. Text is in Spanish rounded gothic hand (R...
Place & Date: Sevilla, ca.1520
Selling price: $200
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Leaf on vellum from a antiphonary.
A leaf from a Medieval Antiphonal or Choir Missal for Spanish use, in Latin on extremely heavy vellum. Justification: 360x246mm. Text is in Spanish rounded gothic hand (R...
Place & Date: Sevilla, ca.1520
Selling price: $130
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Leaf on vellum from a antiphonary.
A leaf from a Medieval Antiphonal or Choir Missal for Spanish use, in Latin on extremely heavy vellum. Justification: 360x246mm. Text is in Spanish rounded gothic hand (R...
Place & Date: Sevilla, ca.1520
Selling price: $130
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Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
A manuscript leaf in a very good condition from a Book of Hours, written in Paris around 1520. The text is in a very regular hand in classic script in brown/black with th...
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1520
Selling price: $180
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Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
RECTO: One 2-lines initial decorated with flower in liquid gold on colored grounds and seven 1-line initials in liquid gold on colored grounds and three linefillers in sa...
Place & Date: France, 1500-1520
Selling price: $150
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Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
RECTO: Two 2-lines initial decorated with flower in liquid gold on colored grounds five 1-line initials in liquid gold on colored grounds and three linefillers in same.VE...
Place & Date: France 1500-1520
Selling price: $230
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Manuscript leaf on vellum from a book of hours.
VERSO: Three 2-line capitals in blue and white on liquid gold ground.RECTO: One 2-lines capital and seven 1-line capitals in blue and white on liquid gold ground.Initials...
Place & Date: Flanders c. 1520
Selling price: $80
Sold in 2018
Leaf on vellum from a antiphonary.
A leaf from a Medieval Antiphonal or Choir Missal for Spanish use, in Latin on extremely heavy vellum. Justification: 360x246mm. Text is in Spanish rounded gothic hand (R...
Place & Date: Sevilla, ca.1520
Selling price: $130
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Leaf on vellum from a antiphonary.
A leaf from a Medieval Antiphonal or Choir Missal for Spanish use, in Latin on extremely heavy vellum. Justification: 360x246mm. Text is in Spanish rounded gothic hand (R...
Place & Date: Sevilla, ca.1520
Selling price: $70
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Leaf from a printed Book of Hours on vellum.
A beautiful leaf from a Paris Book of Hours, printed on vellum by Hardouin, who had his workshop near Notre Dame. The many initials are done by hand in bright colors : re...
Place & Date: Paris 1520
Selling price: $70
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Leaf from a printed Book of Hours on paper.
A very fine incunabula leaf, printed on paper in Hardouyn's unique style. The verso contains a full-page printed illustration of the Presentation in the Temple. Before th...
Place & Date: Paris ca. 1520
Selling price: $200
Sold in 2008
Manuscript leaf on vellum from a book of hours.
VERSO: Nine 1-line capitals in blue and white on liquid gold ground.RECTO: Eight 1-line capitals in blue and white on liquid gold ground.Initials very finely executed. Th...
Place & Date: Flanders c. 1520
Selling price: $80
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Manuscript leaf on vellum from a book of hours.
VERSO: One 2-line capital and eight 1-line capitals in blue and white on liquid gold ground.RECTO: Nine 1-line capitals in blue and white on liquid gold ground.Initials v...
Place & Date: Flanders c. 1520
Selling price: $80
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Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
RECTO: Five 1-line initials in liquid gold on colored grounds and five linefillers in same.VERSO: Seven 1-line initials in liquid gold on colored grounds and one linefill...
Place & Date: France, 1500-1520
Selling price: $165
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Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
RECTO: Six 1-line initials in liquid gold on colored grounds and two linefillers in same.VERSO: Six 1-line initials in liquid gold on colored grounds and two linefillers ...
Place & Date: France, 1500-1520
Selling price: $165
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Leaf on vellum from a antiphonary.
A leaf from a Medieval Antiphonal or Choir Missal for Spanish use, in Latin on extremely heavy vellum. Justification: 360x246mm. Wonderful intial with in top a dragon.Tex...
Place & Date: Sevilla, ca.1520
Selling price: $1500
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Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
RECTO: One 2-lines initial decorated with flower in liquid gold on colored grounds and seven 1-line initials in liquid gold on colored grounds and six line-fillers in sam...
Place & Date: France c. 1520
Selling price: $210
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Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
RECTO: Six 1-line initials in liquid gold on colored grounds and three line-fillers in same.VERSO: Four 1-line initials in liquid gold on colored grounds and one line-fil...
Place & Date: France 1500-1520
Selling price: $190
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Hand-painted miniature of Christ on printed leaf.
On recto a fine miniature (30x15mm) of crucifixion of Christ. Three 2-line initials painted in red and blue, heightened with liquid gold. Two 1-line initials in same. Wit...
Place & Date: France/ Paris ca.1520
Selling price: $275
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Calendar Leaf for Jan. Feb. March, April 1520
Germain Hardouyn, with his brother Gilles, published editions of the Book of Hours during the Renaissance in France. They published only about 1,000 copies for each editi...
Place & Date: Paris, 1520
Selling price: $75
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Manuscript leaf on vellum from a book of hours.
Manuscript leaf, in a Bâtarde bookhand from a book of hours. One line filler in blue and white on liquid gold. The vellum is of an excellent type.VERSO : Blank.
Place & Date: Flanders c. 1520
Selling price: $80
Sold in 2017
Manuscript leaf on vellum from a book of hours.
VERSO: Eight 1-line capitals in blue and white on liquid gold ground.RECTO: Eight 1-line capitals in blue and white on liquid gold ground.Initials very finely executed. T...
Place & Date: Flanders, c. 1520
Selling price: $100
Sold in 2013
Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
RECTO: Five 1-line initials in liquid gold on colored grounds and four line-fillers in same.VERSO: One 2-line initials and two 1-line initials in liquid gold on colored g...
Place & Date: France, 1500-1520
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2016
Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
RECTO: Nine 1-line initials in liquid gold on colored grounds.VERSO: One 2-line initials and five 1-line initials in liquid gold on colored grounds and two line-fillers i...
Place & Date: France 1500-1520
Selling price: $300
Sold in 2011
Leaf from a printed Book of Hours on vellum.
An early printed leaf on vellum from a Book of Hours.This leaf was printed by Simon Vostre in Paris, around 1520. The demand for Books of Hours increased after the invent...
Place & Date: Paris ca. 1520
Selling price: $310
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Leaf on vellum from a antiphonary.
A leaf from a Medieval Antiphonal or Choir Missal for Spanish use, in Latin on extremely heavy vellum. Justification: 360x246mm. Text is in Spanish rounded gothic hand (R...
Place & Date: Sevilla, ca.1520
Selling price: $160
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The Golden Legend (in English)
The Golden Legend - the Lives of the Saints, was originally written about 1260 in Latin. This page is in English and is an early English language printing.
Place & Date: England, 1480 - 1520
Selling price: $160
Sold in 2008
Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
VERSO and RECTO:: On each side one 2-lines initial decorated with flower in liquid gold on colored grounds, very good condition.
Place & Date: France, c.1520
Selling price: $200
Sold in 2008
Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
RECTO: One 2-line initials in liquid gold on colored grounds.VERSO: One line-fillers in same.
Place & Date: France, 1500 - 1520
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2011
Leaf on vellum from a antiphonary.
A leaf from a Medieval Antiphonal or Choir Missal for Spanish use, in Latin on extremely heavy vellum. Justification: 410x270mm. Text is in Spanish rounded gothic hand (R...
Place & Date: Sevilla, ca.1520
Selling price: $200
Sold in 2008
Leaf on vellum from a antiphonary.
A leaf from a Medieval Antiphonal or Choir Missal for Spanish use, in Latin on extremely heavy vellum. Justification: 360x246mm. Text is in Spanish rounded gothic hand (R...
Place & Date: Sevilla, ca.1520
Selling price: $100
Sold in 2009
Leaf on vellum from a antiphonary.
A leaf from a Medieval Antiphonal or Choir Missal for Spanish use, in Latin on extremely heavy vellum. Justification: 360x246mm. Text is in Spanish rounded gothic hand (R...
Place & Date: Sevilla, ca.1520
Selling price: $220
Sold in 2011
Leaf on vellum from a antiphonary.
A leaf from a Medieval Antiphonal or Choir Missal for Spanish use, in Latin on extremely heavy vellum. Justification: 360x246mm. Text is in Spanish rounded gothic hand (R...
Place & Date: Sevilla, ca.1520
Selling price: $300
Sold in 2011
Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
2 sheets. RECTO: Two 1-line initials in liquid gold on colored grounds.VERSO: One 2-line initials and two 1-line initials in liquid gold on colored grounds.Page 2 : RECTO...
Place & Date: France, 1500-1520
Selling price: $100
Sold in 2009
Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
RECTO: Five 1-line initials in liquid gold on colored grounds and four line-fillers in same.VERSO: One 2-line initial and five 1-line initials, one line-filler in same.
Place & Date: France, 1500-1520
Selling price: $300
Sold in 2011
Leaf on vellum from a antiphonary.
A leaf from a Medieval Antiphonal or Choir Missal for Spanish use, in Latin on extremely heavy vellum. Justification: 360x246mm. Text is in Spanish rounded gothic hand (R...
Place & Date: Sevilla, ca.1520
Selling price: $300
Sold in 2011
Leaf on vellum from a antiphonary.
A leaf from a Medieval Antiphonal or Choir Missal for Spanish use, in Latin on extremely heavy vellum. Justification: 360x246mm. Text is in Spanish rounded gothic hand (R...
Place & Date: Sevilla, ca.1520
Selling price: $300
Sold in 2010
Leaf on vellum from a antiphonary.
A leaf from a Medieval Antiphonal or Choir Missal for Spanish use, in Latin on extremely heavy vellum. Justification: 360x246mm. Text is in Spanish rounded gothic hand (R...
Place & Date: Sevilla, ca.1520
Selling price: $200
Sold in 2009