Sothebys: The Beck Collection of Illuminated Manuscripts, 7382,

Auction Details

Auction Date
June 16, 1997 - June 16, 1997
Page Size: 68 items in 1 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 THE BOOKS OF ISAIAH AND DANIEL BURGUNDY (PROBABLY LUXEUIL ABBEY)

GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 73,000.00
1 THE BOOKS OF ISAIAH AND DANIEL BURGUNDY (PROBABLY LUXEUIL ABBEY)

GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 73,000.00
2 THE GOSPELS OF QUEEN THEUTBERGA OF LORRAINE UPPERLOTHARINGIA (PERHAPSMETZ

C.825-850

 GBP 1,000,000.00 - 1,500,000.00 1,101,500.00
2 THE GOSPELS OF QUEEN THEUTBERGA OF LORRAINE UPPERLOTHARINGIA (PERHAPSMETZ

C.825-850

 GBP 1,000,000.00 - 1,500,000.00 1,101,500.00
3 BOETHIUS NORTH CENTRAL FRANCE (PERHAPS FLEURY ABBEY

GBP 300,000.00 - 500,000.00 551,500.00
3 BOETHIUS NORTH CENTRAL FRANCE (PERHAPS FLEURY ABBEY

GBP 300,000.00 - 500,000.00 551,500.00
4 THE BLUE QUR'AN (CORDOBA IN SOUTHERN SPAIN, OR QAIRAWAN IN TUNISIA)

GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 36,700.00
4 THE BLUE QUR'AN (CORDOBA IN SOUTHERN SPAIN, OR QAIRAWAN IN TUNISIA)

GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 36,700.00
5 CHARTER OF FERNAN GONZALEZ SAN MILLAN ABBEY

DATED 946

 GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 34,500.00
5 CHARTER OF FERNAN GONZALEZ SAN MILLAN ABBEY

DATED 946

 GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 34,500.00
6 OROSIUS

GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 133,500.00
6 OROSIUS

GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 133,500.00
7 THE BOOKS OF SOLOMON [NORTHERN FRANCE (PARIS)

GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 210,500.00
7 THE BOOKS OF SOLOMON [NORTHERN FRANCE (PARIS)

GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 210,500.00
8 THE BUXHEIM PSALTER PERHAPS AUGSBURG

GBP 100,000.00 - 130,000.00 84,000.00
8 THE BUXHEIM PSALTER PERHAPS AUGSBURG

GBP 100,000.00 - 130,000.00 84,000.00
9 THE FIRST PSALTER OF MECHTILD OF BRAUNSCHWEIG (PERHAPS HILDESHEIM)

GBP 750,000.00 - 1,000,000.00 1,871,500.00
9 THE FIRST PSALTER OF MECHTILD OF BRAUNSCHWEIG (PERHAPS HILDESHEIM)

GBP 750,000.00 - 1,000,000.00 1,871,500.00
10 WILLIAM OF CONCHES, DRAGMATICON Western Germany (Rhineland)

c. 1230

 GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 210,500.00
10 WILLIAM OF CONCHES, DRAGMATICON Western Germany (Rhineland)

c. 1230

 GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 210,500.00
11 THE SANCT-BLASIEN PSALTER (PROBABLY BERAU ABBEY)

c. 1236-45

 GBP 2,000,000.00 - 3,000,000.00 2,531,500.00
11 THE SANCT-BLASIEN PSALTER (PROBABLY BERAU ABBEY)

c. 1236-45

 GBP 2,000,000.00 - 3,000,000.00 2,531,500.00
12 THE ROTHSCHILD BIBLE Central France

GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 47,700.00
12 THE ROTHSCHILD BIBLE Central France

GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 47,700.00
13 BIBLE (PERHAPS NORTH-EASTERN)

c. 1250-75

 GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 23,000.00
13 BIBLE (PERHAPS NORTH-EASTERN)

c. 1250-75

 GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 23,000.00
14 THE APOCALYPSE [ENGLAND (YORKSHIRE)

GBP 400,000.00 - 600,000.00 485,500.00
14 THE APOCALYPSE [ENGLAND (YORKSHIRE)

GBP 400,000.00 - 600,000.00 485,500.00
15 THE APOCALYPSE North-Eastern France

c. 1290

 GBP 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 32,200.00
15 THE APOCALYPSE North-Eastern France

c. 1290

 GBP 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 32,200.00
16 PSALTER WITH 500 MINIATURES

c. 1300-1315

 GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 155,500.00
16 PSALTER WITH 500 MINIATURES

c. 1300-1315

 GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 155,500.00
17 JACQUES DE LONGUYON North-Eastern France

c. 1310-20

 GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 166,500.00
17 JACQUES DE LONGUYON North-Eastern France

c. 1310-20

 GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 166,500.00
18 A WINDROSE PROBABLY AUSTRIA

GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 34,500.00
18 A WINDROSE PROBABLY AUSTRIA

GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 34,500.00
19 DIURNAL [GERMANY (PERHAPS BAVARIA, POSSIBLY EICHSTATT)

GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 49,900.00
19 DIURNAL [GERMANY (PERHAPS BAVARIA, POSSIBLY EICHSTATT)

GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 49,900.00
20 THE COCKERELL HOURS [NORTH-EASTERN NETHERLANDS

GBP 250,000.00 - 350,000.00 1,002,500.00
20 THE COCKERELL HOURS [NORTH-EASTERN NETHERLANDS

GBP 250,000.00 - 350,000.00 1,002,500.00
21 BOOK OF HOURS Southern France

c. 1420

 GBP 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 298,500.00
21 BOOK OF HOURS Southern France

c. 1420

 GBP 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 298,500.00
22 ST. MICHAEL FIGHTING THE DEVIL Southern Netherland, (BRUGES)

c. 1415-20

 GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 6,210.00
22 ST. MICHAEL FIGHTING THE DEVIL Southern Netherland, (BRUGES)

c. 1415-20

 GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 6,210.00
23 BOOK OF HOURS Southern Netherlands(TOURNAI)

c. 1425-35

 GBP 300,000.00 - 500,000.00 419,500.00
23 BOOK OF HOURS Southern Netherlands(TOURNAI)

c. 1425-35

 GBP 300,000.00 - 500,000.00 419,500.00
24 THE POPINCOURT HOURS Northern France (Paris)

c. 1450

 GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 89,500.00
24 THE POPINCOURT HOURS Northern France (Paris)

c. 1450

 GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 89,500.00
25 THE PAZZI HOURS Italy (Florence)

c. 1470-72

 GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 76,300.00
25 THE PAZZI HOURS Italy (Florence)

c. 1470-72

 GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 76,300.00
26 THE LANDAU HOURS Normandy (Rouen)

c. 1460-75

 GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 58,700.00
26 THE LANDAU HOURS Normandy (Rouen)

c. 1460-75

 GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 58,700.00
27 BOOK OF HOURS Normandy (Rouen)

c. 1475-90

 GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 32,200.00
27 BOOK OF HOURS Normandy (Rouen)

c. 1475-90

 GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 32,200.00
28 THE HOURS AND PRAYERBOOK OF EVA VON NASSAU Western Germany (Middle Rhine)

c. 1484

 GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 67,500.00
28 THE HOURS AND PRAYERBOOK OF EVA VON NASSAU Western Germany (Middle Rhine)

c. 1484

 GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 67,500.00
29 THE BLANDFORD HOURS Florence

c. 1465-75

 GBP 500,000.00 - 700,000.00 881,500.00
29 THE BLANDFORD HOURS Florence

c. 1465-75

 GBP 500,000.00 - 700,000.00 881,500.00
30 THE HOURS OF IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA Italy (Florence)

c. 1480-88

 GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 122,500.00
30 THE HOURS OF IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA Italy (Florence)

c. 1480-88

 GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 122,500.00
31 THE FREGOSINO BREVIARY North-West Italy (Genoa)

1485-86

 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 Not Sold
31 THE FREGOSINO BREVIARY North-West Italy (Genoa)

1485-86

 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 Not Sold
32 THE ARENBERG HOURS Southern Netherlands (Bruges)

c. 1500

 GBP 120,000.00 - 150,000.00 210,500.00
32 THE ARENBERG HOURS Southern Netherlands (Bruges)

c. 1500

 GBP 120,000.00 - 150,000.00 210,500.00
33 GOSPELS

GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 58,700.00
33 GOSPELS

GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 58,700.00
34 MUHAMMAD IBN SULEYMAN AL-JAZULI (POSSIBLYCONSTANTINOPLE)

1811

 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 805.00
34 MUHAMMAD IBN SULEYMAN AL-JAZULI (POSSIBLYCONSTANTINOPLE)

1811

 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 805.00
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    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
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    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.