Forum Auctions Auction 1087

Lot Number	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
26	A bifolium from a Breviary-Antiphoner of Dominican Use, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum,	south-eastern France (probably Arles)	second quarter of the fourteenth century	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 241.30
27	Leaf from an early Book of Hours, of Dominican Use, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum,	Flanders (probably Tournai)	second quarter of the fourteenth century	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 431.80
28	Single leaf from the glittering Bute-Soissons Hours, in Latin, opulently illuminated manuscript on	France (probably Soissons)	c. 1370-1400	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	GBP 1,905.00
29	Text leaf from the 'Chester Beatty Book of Hours', in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum,	France (Paris)	dated 1408	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 1,079.50
30	Leaf from a Book of Hours, decorated with medieval dragons, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on	northern France	first half of the fifteenth century	GBP 700.00 - 900.00	GBP 825.50
31	Two leaves from Processionals (portable choirbooks), in Latin, manuscripts on vellum, [France,	France	fifteenth century and c. 1500	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	Not Sold
32	Large initial 'B' from a Choirbook, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [northern France	northern France (probably Paris)	c. 1500	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 698.50
33	Bifolium from a Renaissance Book of Hours, decorated with gold cordelieres, in Latin, illuminated	northern France (Paris or Tours)	c. 1530	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
34	Large initial 'M', a hitherto unsuspected survival from a dispersed Choirbook that was perhaps	Italy (Naples)	c. 1325	GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	Not Sold
35	Leaf from an early Italian Book of Hours, with a large illuminated initial, in Latin, manuscript on	Italy (Naples)	last quarter of the fourteenth century	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
36	Two leaves from a Missal, one with a large and handsome decorated initial, in Latin, manuscript on	Italy	late fourteenth or early fifteenth century	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	Not Sold
37	Leaf from a large Missal with a penwork bird holding a fish and a human headed drollery, in Latin,	Italy	first half of the fourteenth century	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	Not Sold
38	Leaf from a Gradual with a large initial 'S', in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [Italy,	Italy	fourteenth century	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 482.60
39	Leaf from an Antiphoner with a large initial 'D', in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum,	Italy	early fifteenth century	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 609.60
40	Leaf from the Psalter with Passion Sequences copied by Pietro Ursuleo of Capuo, in Latin, opulently	southern Italy (Naples)	c. 1460	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 952.50
41	Leaf from Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard, in Latin, decorated	Italy (most probably Florence)	second half of fifteenth century (probably c. 1475)	GBP 700.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
42	Large Calendar leaf (for September and October), perhaps from a Missal, in Latin, decorated	Italy (perhaps Umbria, or Viterbo or Teano)	early fifteenth century	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
43	Cutting from a Choirbook, with a decorated initial 'A' and a human face picked out in penwork in	Italy	fifteenth century	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 457.20
44	Large initial 'A' on a cutting from the celebrated Murano Gradual, illuminated manuscript on	north east Italy (Venice)	c. 1440	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 533.40
45	Leaf from a Bible, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [probably Low Countries or Rhineland,	probably Low Countries or Rhineland	c. 1300	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
46	Leaf from a Psalter, with a large penwork initial, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum,	northern Netherlands	c. 1480	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	Not Sold
47	Innocent IV, Apparatus in Quinque Libros Decretalium, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment	Italy	second half of fourteenth century	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
48	Three leaves from an ornately illuminated Spanish Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on	Spain	c. 1500-10	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
49	Leaf from a Breviary, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on paper, [probably Croatia, fifteenth	probably Croatia	fifteenth century	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
50	Leaf from an early manuscript of Gratian's Decretum, C.xxxviii-xliv, on heresy, and the Church's	France	second half of the twelfth century (before c. 1180)	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 825.50

26

A bifolium from a Breviary-Antiphoner of Dominican Use, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum,

south-eastern France (probably Arles)

second quarter of the fourteenth century

GBP 200.00 - 400.00

GBP 241.30

27

Leaf from an early Book of Hours, of Dominican Use, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum,

Flanders (probably Tournai)

second quarter of the fourteenth century

GBP 300.00 - 500.00

GBP 431.80

28

Single leaf from the glittering Bute-Soissons Hours, in Latin, opulently illuminated manuscript on

France (probably Soissons)

c. 1370-1400

GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00

GBP 1,905.00

29

Text leaf from the 'Chester Beatty Book of Hours', in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum,

France (Paris)

dated 1408

GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00

GBP 1,079.50

30

Leaf from a Book of Hours, decorated with medieval dragons, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on

northern France

first half of the fifteenth century

GBP 700.00 - 900.00

GBP 825.50

31

Two leaves from Processionals (portable choirbooks), in Latin, manuscripts on vellum, [France,

France

fifteenth century and c. 1500

GBP 600.00 - 800.00

Not Sold

32

Large initial 'B' from a Choirbook, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [northern France

northern France (probably Paris)

c. 1500

GBP 600.00 - 800.00

GBP 698.50

33

Bifolium from a Renaissance Book of Hours, decorated with gold cordelieres, in Latin, illuminated

northern France (Paris or Tours)

c. 1530

GBP 400.00 - 600.00

Not Sold

34

Large initial 'M', a hitherto unsuspected survival from a dispersed Choirbook that was perhaps

Italy (Naples)

c. 1325

GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00

Not Sold

35

Leaf from an early Italian Book of Hours, with a large illuminated initial, in Latin, manuscript on

Italy (Naples)

last quarter of the fourteenth century

GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00

Not Sold

36

Two leaves from a Missal, one with a large and handsome decorated initial, in Latin, manuscript on

Italy

late fourteenth or early fifteenth century

GBP 600.00 - 800.00

Not Sold

37

Leaf from a large Missal with a penwork bird holding a fish and a human headed drollery, in Latin,

Italy

first half of the fourteenth century

GBP 500.00 - 700.00

Not Sold

38

Leaf from a Gradual with a large initial 'S', in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [Italy,

Italy

fourteenth century

GBP 400.00 - 600.00

GBP 482.60

39

Leaf from an Antiphoner with a large initial 'D', in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum,

Italy

early fifteenth century

GBP 500.00 - 700.00

GBP 609.60

40

Leaf from the Psalter with Passion Sequences copied by Pietro Ursuleo of Capuo, in Latin, opulently

southern Italy (Naples)

c. 1460

GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00

GBP 952.50

41

Leaf from Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard, in Latin, decorated

Italy (most probably Florence)

second half of fifteenth century (probably c. 1475)

GBP 700.00 - 900.00

Not Sold

42

Large Calendar leaf (for September and October), perhaps from a Missal, in Latin, decorated

Italy (perhaps Umbria, or Viterbo or Teano)

early fifteenth century

GBP 400.00 - 600.00

Not Sold

43

Cutting from a Choirbook, with a decorated initial 'A' and a human face picked out in penwork in

Italy

fifteenth century

GBP 300.00 - 500.00

GBP 457.20

44

Large initial 'A' on a cutting from the celebrated Murano Gradual, illuminated manuscript on

north east Italy (Venice)

c. 1440

GBP 400.00 - 600.00

GBP 533.40

45

Leaf from a Bible, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [probably Low Countries or Rhineland,

probably Low Countries or Rhineland

c. 1300

GBP 400.00 - 600.00

Not Sold

46

Leaf from a Psalter, with a large penwork initial, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum,

northern Netherlands

c. 1480

GBP 500.00 - 700.00

Not Sold

47

Innocent IV, Apparatus in Quinque Libros Decretalium, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment

Italy

second half of fourteenth century

GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00

Not Sold

48

Three leaves from an ornately illuminated Spanish Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on

Spain

c. 1500-10

GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00

Not Sold

49

Leaf from a Breviary, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on paper, [probably Croatia, fifteenth

probably Croatia

fifteenth century

GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00

Not Sold

50

Leaf from an early manuscript of Gratian's Decretum, C.xxxviii-xliv, on heresy, and the Church's

France

second half of the twelfth century (before c. 1180)

GBP 500.00 - 700.00

GBP 825.50

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