ANTIPHONAL,

with neumes, containing antiphons, responses...

Germany, 1st half of 12th century. 

Two bifolia from a notably early antiphonal. 

£5000

[ANTIPHONAL.]

Very large historiated initial ‘H’...

Italy (Siena), c. 1300.

A very fine large initial painted in a...

£6750

BEDFORDSHIRE – ARLESEY.

Charter of William Hoye of Arlesey (‘Auricheseya’)...

Bedfordshire, 1st half of 13th century.

Witnessed by Roger Burnard, William Rixpaud,...

£1400

[GRADUAL.]

Vast historiated initial ‘A’ cut from...

Italy (Umbria), end of thirteenth century.

A spectacular initial on the scale of a...

£20000

[CHOIRBOOK.]

Large historiated initial ‘I’.

Italy (Umbria), c. 1300.

A very elegant initial in a style characteristic...

£4500

[ANTIPHONAL.]

Antiphonal, with neumes, containing music...

Southern Germany or Bohemia, mid-fifteenth...

An unusual and striking antiphonal leaf...

£3500

[BOOK OF HOURS.]

In Dutch.

The Netherlands, c. 1475.

A very attractive leaf from a small Dutch...

£1500

CARACCIOLO, Roberto.

Sermones de laudibus sanctoru[m] fratris...

[Reutlingen, Michael Greyff, not after 1492.]

Rare edition of this collection of seventy...

£7000

BIBLE.

Book of Habakkuk 1–3.

Southern Germany?, c. 1475?

A leaf from a large Latin Bible, professionally...

£3750

MASTER B.F.

Three very large historiated initials cut...

Italy (Lodi), early sixteenth century.

Three extremely fine initials by the enigmatic...

£150000

ITALY – PIEVE DI SAN MINIATO DI RUBBIANA.

Petition to Pope Clement VII, in Latin,...

The petition explains that the parish of...

£250

LANDSBERG, Johannes Justus.

Iohannis Iusti Lanspergii Bavari Carthusiani...

Cologne, Melchior von Neuss, 1548.

Later edition (first 1539) of paraphrases,...

£950

[SPINELLI.]

Illuminated arms of the Spinelli family...

Italy (Florence), c. 1460s.

Florentine border decoration of very high...

£3000

[CHARLES II.]

RIVET, Jean. ‘Le favory du Ciel ou Meditation...

[Caussade en Quercy, 1664.]

A fascinating manuscript meditation on...

£1850

[PROCESSIONAL.]

[Processionarium monasticum secundum consuetudinem...

[Coimbra, António de Mariz, 1571.]

An extremely rare Processional of Benedictine...

£1250

SPENCER, Eleanor P. 

The Sobieski Hours: A Manuscript in the...

London, [Rampant Lion Press for] Academic...

Limited edition, dedicated and presented...

£475

WORMALD, Francis; Jonathan ALEXANDER, editor.

An Early Breton Gospel Book: A ninth-century...

Cambridge, ‘Printed [at the University...

First edition, dedicated and presented...

£175

[MASTER OF THE GENEVA BOCCACCIO.]

St Bartholomew in India, miniature cut...

[France (Loire Valley, Nantes or Angers),...

An iconographically intriguing miniature...

£12500