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VON FRIEDEBURG HANS-GEORG: (1895-1945) German Admiral of World War II, the deputy commander of the U-boat forces of Nazi Germany and the second-to-last Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine. Von Friedeburg was the only representative of the armed forces to be present at the signing of the German instruments of surrender in Luneburg Heath on 4th May 1945, in Reims on 7th May and in Berlin on 8th May 1945. Conclusion of a T.L.S., v. Friedeburg, one page, slim oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d. (c. October 1934), to an unidentified individual, in German. Von Friedeburg's final paragraph of the letter states, in full, 'In answer to your letter of 16.10.34, the Reich Minister for Defence has given permission for you to receive herewith his latest photograph, taken at the Party Rally in Nuremberg, with his manuscript signature'. VG    In October 1934 Werner von Blomberg (1878-1946) was serving as Reich Minister of Defence, a post he held from 1933-35 before becoming Minister of War (1935-38).

Eichmann prepares his defence of the Lidice Massacre EICHMANN ADOLF: (1906-1962) Nazi SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer, known as the 'architect of the Holocaust.' An extremely rare, lengthy and significant Autograph Manuscript Signed, with his initial E, four pages, folio, n.p. (Jerusalem), n.d. (c. June 1961), in German. The manuscript represents Eichmann's instructions, in seven numbered sections, to his Defence Attorney, Robert Servatius, ahead of the day's proceedings at the Jerusalem District Court during Eichmann's trial and state, in part, '1.) ….concerning the documents of the 24.6.61, pages 12 to 25, a) Factual inaccuracies b) Important things aren't mentioned at all, [in fact] important documents are ignored c) Namely the Lidice-issue is inside, but my compilation "special treatment" was not given to me by Dr. Wechtenbruch, because he believed "Lidice" didn't come in today yet. 2.) To save what can still be saved a) Please don't ask me about what I said about document 912 (testimony Sievers)…..it complicates the whole matter and resolves nothing…..Therefore today I am compelled to answer mostly by my own way. 3.) Please do not discuss the document 396….because it is hung in limbo without coherence; while the documents 1254 + 1255 ("According to the order RFSS the Jews are hanged") are recorded as dropped. Why that???? It should be brought!!! 4.) Namely the "Lidice" instance is on turn, but instead and for nothing else I would need my special elaboration about the special treatment; Poles….Jews. Today I gave the file to Dr. Wechtenbruch, so he can incorporate it, but unfortunately it wasn't done; I shall get it back tomorrow. I couldn't have guessed, that "Lidice" wasn't [scheduled] for today because Dr. W. [withheld] my special treatment note, nevertheless for today no "program" remains and "Lidice" is scheduled for tomorrow…….6.) After these "preparations" I have the biggest concerns, because we didn't discuss this matter yet. Therefore I beg you, to ask me as few as possible…..I wish to skip "Lidice" (doc. 557 to 914) to skip "Ganzenmuller" (doc. 1253 + 1537) to skip "Execution" (doc. 1254 to 396) the only solution would be to schedule it for tomorrow. Because then the matter would be cohesive and [could be] discussed and submitted in more detail…..therefore to avoid giving the impression as if I want to hide something, when nothing is to hide. 7.) Doc. 1531….does not respond to that, what the indictment accused me in this regard. Namely if SS Leaders Burger and Linka (?) are my subordinates, as the indictment claims…..' Signed by Eichmann at the conclusion of the third page. The fourth page bears a further brief note (later crossed through) concerning documents numbered 1129 to 1140 which are in brown folder number 2. An exceptional document relating to one of history's most important war crimes trials which resulted in Israel's only judicial execution to date. Accompanied by a complete English translation. VG   Robert Servatius (1894-1983) German Lawyer known for his defence of Nazi war criminals including Adolf Eichmann. Servatius was assisted at Eichmann's trial by the legal assistant Dieter Wechtenbruch. The Lidice Massacre took place in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (now the Czech Republic) in June 1942 and saw the whole village destroyed on the orders of Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler. The massacre was an act of reprisal for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich and the genocide totalled 340 deaths including 82 children who were later exterminated after having been transferred to the Chelmno concentration camp on the orders of Adolf Eichmann. During his trial Eichmann faced four counts of crimes against humanity against non-Jews, including his participation in the Lidice Massacre. He was found guilty for deportation of part of the population of Lidice, but not for the massacre itself.

ISABELLA I OF CASTILE: (1451-1504) Queen of Castile 1474-1504. Catholic Monarch who ruled jointly with her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon as The Catholic Monarchs 1475-1504. They are recognized for laying the foundations for the political unification of Spain, and also for completing the Reconquista as well as their support and financing of Christopher Columbus´ voyage of 1492 which led to the opening of the New World. An exceptional manuscript letter, dated in 1483, signed by the Queen `Yo la Reyna´ ("I the Queen"), one page, oblong 4to, Miranda de Ebro, 2nd September 1483, to Sancho de Vergara, in old Castilian. The document bears at the heading the written text `The Queen´, stating below `Sancho de Vergara, I have discussed with Johan de Luxan, Knight of my Household, certain matters that he will share with you on my behalf. I do beg and trust you to fully believe him. Given at the town of Miranda de Ebro, 2nd of September 1483´. Countersigned at the base by Fernando Alvarez `As ordered by the Queen´. With a registration annotation to the verso, referring to the order given by the Queen and the matter related, being a lawsuit regarding property in the town of Corella, in Navarra. Only four months prior to our letter´s date, Castilian forces captured the last ruler of the Muslim Emirate of Granada, Muhammad XII, known as Boabdil, at the battle of Lucena. Overall age wear, with very slightly irregular edges, and very small toning, otherwise G    

LOUIS XIV: (1638-1715) Also known as Louis the Great or The Sun King. King of France 1643-1715. Son of Louis XIII. His reign of more than 72 years is the longest recorded of any monarch in European history. An extremely rare Autograph Letter Signed, `Louis´, three pages, 8vo, Versailles, 29th January 1701, in French. The full manuscript letter, boldly written in the King´s hand, states `Je n´ay point respondu a vos dernieres lettres n´ayant rien a dire sur ce que vous me mandez, je souhaite que vous reveniez promptement et en meilleure sancté, faittes tout ce qui sera necessaire pour cela´ (“I have not responded to your last letters not having anything to say about what you ask about, I wish that you will return promptly and in good health, make all the necessary for this purpose”) Further saying `…me mande qu´il fait des merveilles, je crois, j´espere que le …..que vous avez fait de lui se trouvera véritable, ce nous sera será a tous deux une grande consolation. J´ay reçu la lettre de Dénonville. Je penseray a ce que je pourray faire pour récompenser ses services´ (“… tells me that he makes marvelous things, I think, I hope that the… that you did of him, will end up being true, this will be  for both of us a great consolation. I have received the letter from Denonville. I will consider what I will be able to do to reward him for his services”) Small overall age wear, one extremely small hole to the fold and extremely small corner clip, none affecting the text or signature. G to VG   

A King’s banquet [LOUIS XIV] - CHAMBORD DINNER: (1638-1715) Also known as Louis the Great or The Sun King. King of France 1643-1715. Son of Louis XIII. His reign of more than 72 years is the longest recorded of any monarch in European history. A curious and interesting manuscript document, being the list of dinners prepared for the King and his Royal entourage, including the King´s mistress Madame de Montespan, during their voyage to Chambord, two pages, folio, September 1684, in French. The document, entitled `Pour les disners que doit donner Sa Majesté au voyage de Chambor en Septembre 1684´ ("For the dinners that His Majesty will offer during the trip to Chambord in September 1684"), lists eleven different coaches, mentioning the persons occupying each coach and the dishes that will be served, and lists also six tables separately, also detailing who will eat at that table and the menu, stating in part `Le Carosse du Roy de Monseigneur & Madame la Dauphine - Jeux de 4 petits potages, une grande entrée et 4 petites, un plat de rost, 4 petits plats d´entremets, 2 salades, 2 plats de fruits et 4 compotes - Une table pour le Capitaine des gardes et personnes de qualité de 12 couverts….. - Deux Carosses de Madame la Dauphine pleins de Dames, un carosse de Madame de Montespan, un carosse du corps de madame… Un Carosse de Madame La Princesse de Conty… - Un carosse des filles de Madame La Dauphine, Un carosse des femmes de Madame La Dauphine… Un carosse des Ecuyers de madame La Dauphine…´ ("The King´s coach, and of Monseigneur & Madame la Dauphine - Set of 4 small soups, a large starter and 4 small ones, a roast dish, 4 small dessert dishes, 2 salads, 2 fruit dishes and 4 compotes - A table for the Captain of the guards and quality people with 12 seats… .. - Two Coaches for Madame la Dauphine full of Ladies, a coach for Madame de Montespan, a coach with the service corps of Madame… A Coach for Madame La Princesse de Conty… - A coach for the daughters of Madame La Dauphine, A coach for Madame La Dauphine Ladies of company… A table for Miss de Bessola, A coach for the Ecuyers of Madame La Dauphine…´ Most of the coaches with members of the Royal family are served similar menus than the King´s one, although often with a smaller number of dishes. The other coaches and tables are served with a single dish `Un plat de Rost, du pain et du vin´ ("A roast dish, bread and wine") The King´s mistress travels alone. At the base of the coaches, tables and dishes list, the document states `We will have one officer and two young men attending the service of each coach. They will take care of the aunts. For the extraordinary daily persons accompanying the march, 8 dozens of… table wine.... pieces of meat and money 25tt per day´ Overall age wear, mostly to edges, with trimmed edges and very small tears. About G   The present voyage to Chambord took place from 21st September 1684 when the Royal courtship departed from Versailles, reaching Chambord three days after on 24th September, for a distance of 180 km approximately. Madame de Montespan (1640-1707) Françoise de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise of Montespan was the "Maitresse-en-titre" ("Entitled mistress") of King Louis XIV. They had seven children together. Consdered by many and called the "true Queen of France". Madame de Montespan is an ancestress of many Royal Houses in Europe, including Spain, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, etc…

LOUIS PHILIPPE I: (1773-1850) King of the French 1830-48. A good hardback bound folio album containing over thirty A.Ls.S., Ls.S., and a few Ds.S. by Louis Philippe I and various members of his family, including his wife, children etc., comprising (in the order in which they appear in the album) -I) Louis Philippe I - L.S., Louis Philippe D'Orleans, one page, 4to, Neuilly, 11th July 1821, to the Mayor and Members of the Municipal Council in the town of de Blangy (i.e. Blangy-sur-Bresle), on black bordered mourning stationery, thanking them for their letter of condolences on the death of his mother, Louise Marie Adelaide de Bourbon, Duchess of Orleans.II) Louis Philippe I - D.S., Louis Philippe D'Orleans, one page, folio, Palais Royal, 23rd July 1822, in French. The partially printed document, completed in manuscript, is a Permission de Chasse (Hunting Permit) allowing Le Chevalier de Cartougiere to hunt once a week, accompanied by one other individual and dogs, in the forest at Boudy [de-Beauregard], further giving him the authority to shoot hare, rabbit, partridge and other birds. With blank integral leaf.III) Louis Philippe I - L.S., Louis Philippe D, one page, folio, Paris, 15th May 1839, to [Ignazio Giovanni] Cardinal Cadolini, in French, congratulating him on a promotion. Countersigned at the foot by Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769-1851) French Marshal General, Prime Minister of France 1832-34, 1839-40 & 1840-47. Accompanied by the original envelope.IV) Louis Philippe I - A.L.S., Louis Philippe D, one page, 4to, Paris, 26th November 1832, in French, authorising Mr. James to pay the sum of 10,000 francs from his personal account to the Comte de Monterliver.V) Louis Philippe I - L.S., Louis Philippe D, one page, folio, Paris, 25th May 1837, to [Mario] Cardinal Mattei, in French, thanking him for his letter of good wishes received at Christmas. Countersigned at the foot by Louis-Mathieu Mole (1781-1855) Prime Minister of France 1836-39 and a close friend and associate of the King. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope.VI) Louis Philippe I - L.S., Louis Philippe D, one page, small 4to, Paris, 11th December 1839, to Comte Corbineau, in French, advising him that the opening of the Sessions of Chamber will take place on 23rd December and requiring him to be present.VII) Louis Philippe I - L.S., Louis Philippe D, one page, folio, Paris, 25th March 1845, to 'Mon Cousin', in French, thanking his correspondent for their letter of good wishes received at Christmas. Countersigned at the foot by Francois Guizot (1787-1874) French Minister of Foreign Affairs 1840-48 and Prime Minister 1847-48. With blank integral leaf.VIII) Chevalier de Foulaine - A.L.S., Le Che. F-N de Foulaine, one page, 4to, Nantes, 3rd July 1832, to Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (1782-1866, Queen Consort of the French, wife of Louis Philippe I) 'Madame', in French, stating, in part, 'Witnesses of the disasters ravaging the West have justly said that the four principal causes were: the last pamphlet by the Viscount of Chateaubriand; the one by Mr. Graney; the newspaper entitled "The Friends of Order" published in Nantes; and endless manuscript copies of the "Little Almanack of Great Men". They have added, Madame, that the old men, devoted to the dynasty of Louis-Philippe should enlighten the masses, while the Garde Nationale, the League, and Generals Bonnet and Solignac would calm the ill-will. I have mixed the colours; another, Madame, will paint the picture; but no one will watch with more zeal for the prosperity of my august benefactress', with an A.N.S. by Maria Amalia, with her initial M, to the verso of the integral leaf, n.p., n.d. (1832), stating, in full, 'Here is another work by Chevalier de Foulaine, if it is good I am willing to take two or three copies and thank him for having sent them'.IX) Louis Philippe I - D.S., as Duke of Chartres, one page, folio, Vendome, 4th July 1791, in French. The manuscript document is issued in the name of the 14th Regiment of Dragoons and is a certificate relating to Claude Leonard de Bourcier and the tax of the company. Also bearing several countersignatures and a red wax seal to the upper left corner.X) Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (1782-1866) Queen Consort of the French 1830-48, wife of Louis Philippe I. A.L.S., with her initial M, one page, 8vo, Neuilly, 15th July 1836, to an unidentified correspondent, in French, advising that the King would like to see a sketch of the small plan of the castle before taking a decision on a report.XI) Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily - A.L.S., Marie Amelie, three pages, 8vo, Claremont [House, Surrey], 30th June 1853, to Princess Bagralieu (?), in French. The Queen writes a largely social letter to her friend, making reference to the marriage of the Duke of Brabant (the future King Leopold II of Belgium) and Lord Howden (Minister Plenipotentiary in the British Embassy at Madrid 1850-58) whom she understands to be in Paris, and asking for her respects to be paid to him. Accompanied by the original envelope.XII) Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily - A.L.S., with her monogram MA, two pages, 8vo, Neuilly, 27th June 1839, to her son, Francois d'Orleans, Prince of Joinville (1818-1900, French Admiral, famous for bringing the remains of Napoleon from Saint Helena to France in 1840), in French. The Queen seeks news from her son, adding that the war is escalating in the Levant, informing him that the trial of the Chamber of Peers takes place today and that it had been delayed by the important capture of Martin Bernard, and further reporting of excellent news that she has received from Seville. With blank integral leaf.XIII) Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily - A.L.S., with her monogram MA, three pages, 8vo, Paris, 8th September 1838, to her son, Francois d'Orleans, Prince of Joinville, in French, explaining that she had learned with sadness of a boat carrying her letters being held up at Brest, reporting on the perfect health of the Prince's father, although remarking that his sister, Princess Marie of Orleans, is in declining health (she was suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis at the time) and will be spending the winter at a villa in Italy accompanied by a very good doctor.XIV) Louis Philippe I - A.L.S., Le Duc d'Orleans, in the third person, one page, 4to, Neuilly, 16th August 1818, to Sir Charles Stuart, in French, asking his correspondent to forward a letter to His Highness, the Prince Regent (the future King George IV of the United Kingdom), informing him that the Duchess had given birth to a son, the Prince of Joinville, on 14th August.XV) Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orleans (1810-1842) French Prince Royal, eldest son of Louis Philippe I and Maria Amalia, who tragically died at the untimely age of 31. A scarce A.L.S., Ferdinand Philippe d'Orleans, one page, 4to, Marseille, 10th November 1839, to a General, in French, informing him of his proposed arrival in Lyon to inspect the soldiers and their military manoeuvres, and that he may also visit the works of the fortifications. With blank integral leaf.XVI) Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1814-1858) French Crown Princess, wife of Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orleans. A.L.S., with her initial H, one page, 8vo, n.p., 12th April 1839, to an unidentified correspondent, in French, referring to a matter about which they had previously spoken and asking for an address to be sent to a Baroness.Owing to restrictions imposed by The Saleroom we are unable to display the full description for this lot. Please contact us directly for a complete description, or visit our website.      

DU BARRY COMTESSE: (1743-1793) Jeanne Becu. Madame du Barry, the last Maitresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France and one of the victims of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. D.S., La Comtesse du Barry, with the date and several additional words in her hand, one page, 8vo, Louveciennes, 18th November 1782, in French. The manuscript document is an order for Monsieur Buffante to pay, on the 15th April next, the sum of 20,000 livres to the Vandenyves brothers. Countersigned at the foot by Buffante (his signature struck through, presumably by way of a cancellation). Some light age wear and minor traces of former mounting to the corners, about VG   

[LOUIS XVIII] - DINNER: (1755-1824) King of France 1814-15 & 1815-24. A curious manuscript document, being the King´s lunch and dinner menu, two pages, folio, 2nd & 3rd March 1823, in French. The document entitled `The King´s Dinner, 2nd March 1823´, lists eighteen different dishes for the dinner and for the day after lunch, including `Le turbot sauce au beure(sic)…L´allote(sic) grillié(sic)…  a l´oseille, Les filets de soles… les filets de carlet frit, Le saumon grillié sauce poivrade…. La queue de saumon, La blanquette au trufes, … Les filets de carlet a la Parisienne.. Les betraves a la Lyonnaise, Les navais glassés au sucre, Les Petits pois d´asperches, Les Rotis au vin de Madere…´ (“Turbot with butter sauce… Grilled monkfish with sorrel, sole fillets… fried flounder fillets, Grilled salmon with pepper sauce…. Salmon tail, Blanquette with truffles… Flounder fillets Parisienne... Beets Lyonnaise, Turnips glazed with sugar, Asparagus peas, Rotis with Madeira wine..”) Very slightly trimmed left edge, and uneven lower edge. Small overall minor age toning, mostly to borders, otherwise G   

WILLIAM II: (1626-1650) Sovereign Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, Overijssel and Groningen in the United Provinces of the Netherlands 1647-50. His only child, William III, reigned as King of England, Ireland & Scotland 1689-1702. An extremely rare D.S., Pr. d'Orange, one page (vellum), large square folio, given at The Hague, 9th June 1649. The attractively penned manuscript document commences with six lines of text listing the Prince of Orange's titles ('William Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Dietz, Lingen, Moers, Brieren and Leerdam, Marquis of Veere and Flushing, Lord and Baron of Breda, the city of Grave, the lands of Cuijk, Diest, Grimbergen, Herstal, Cranendonck, Warneston, Arlay, Nozeroy, Sankt Vith, Daesburg, Polanen, Willemstad, Niervaart,  Ijsselstein, Sint-Maartensdijk, Geertruidenberg, Chateau Regnard de Hooge en Lage, Zwaluwe and Naaldwijk……….') and is a commission addressed to Jan Herlet, appointing him as a mutter (i.e. toll, custom or tax-gatherer), of the counties of Moers, Heerlychheydes, Krefeld and Frijmorsheym, to succeed Daniel Knouth, at a remuneration of 500 guilders a year. The document further specifies records to be maintained and the rates of toll and duty. Docketed and witnessed to the verso by C [?] Buysen. With the faint impression of a large seal, most likely in a metal skippet, now wanting. Autographs of William II, Prince of Orange, are extremely rare in any form as a result of his death from smallpox at the age of 24. Some very light, extremely minor age wear and a few very small holes at the intersections of some folds. VG

WILHELM I: (1797-1888) King of Prussia 1861-88 and the first German Emperor 1871-88. D.S., Wilhelm, one page, oblong 8vo, Berlin, 2nd June 1875, in German. The manuscript document grants an officer a three month furlough in order to regain his health. Some light age wear and very slightly irregularly torn to the lower edge, about VG    

CORNWALL, John Norden's "Manuscript Maps of Cornwall", 1972 facsimile edition, also "The Cornwall Domesday" 1988 in 3 volumes with original slip case

ALMANACKS. The Edinburgh Almanack for the Year M,DCC,LXXVI. Edinburgh: for R. Fleming, [1776.] 12mo (129 x 68mm.) (Spotting to front blank, minor soiling.) Contemporary wrappers, later paper label mounted to spine (corner creasing, minor rubbing). - And a collection of twenty-five further almanacks published in Edinburgh and Glasgow between 1766 and 1867 (including 'The Edinburgh Almanack and Imperial Register for 1815', [1815], 12mo, which includes contemporary manuscript annotations relating to victory at the Battle of Waterloo) (26).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

[TUTCHIN, John.] [A New Martyrology, or the Bloody Assizes: Now Exactly Methodized in One Volume. London: for John Dunton, 1689.] Third edition, 8vo (173 x 97mm.) Title supplied in contemporary calligraphic manuscript hand on a front blank, 1p. publisher's advertisement to rear. (Newspaper article mounted on front pastedown, name erased from front blank, browning throughout, minor soiling, small paper repair to Hh2.) Contemporary calf (lacking lettering piece, rubbing, upper cover weakening). Provenance: William Whitchurch (name inscribed to front blank); Gulielmus de Albo Monasterio (name inscribed to front blank); M. Collins (name inscribed to front pastedown); W.E. Collins (name inscribed to front pastedown). - And a further two volumes (including 10 parts of 'The Whole Proceedings on the King's Commission of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol Delivery for the City of London', 1787-1788, 4to, and a defective copy of Nicholas Cox's 'The Gentleman's Recreation', 1697, 8vo) (3).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

MANUSCRIPT. [A book of hand-drawn armorial bearings. N.p.: circa 1750's]. 182pp., manuscript, 8vo (193 x 152mm.) Approximately 600 hand-drawn coat-of-arms captioned with the owner's name, a few hand-coloured in red and yellow and outlined in red, some elaborately drawn, others less so. (A tear to first leaf, browning and moderate soiling throughout.) Contemporary calf (upper cover detached, loss to spine ends). Note: contains a finely drawn coat-of-arms for Robert Walpole. Provenance: Henry Dryden Bakewell (name-plate to front pastedown); Henry Hannen (morocco name-plate to the upper cover).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

ETCHING. - William HOGARTH. The Analysis of Beauty. Written with a view of fixing the fluctuating Ideas of Taste. London: J. Reeves, 1753. First edition, 4to (253 x 200mm.) Title with woodcut vignette, 'Contents' leaf with errata verso and frontispiece etching of Colombus's Egg with contemporary manuscript description mounted verso the frontispiece. (Frontispiece loose, front blank loose, lacking the 2 engraved plates, toning, spotting to title-page margins and rear leaves.) Contemporary calf (upper cover detached, rubbing). Provenance: 'Doctor Fry' (ink inscribed on front blank); 'Lady Paul' (gift inscribed to on the front blank); Rev. John Taylor Allen (bookplate to the front pastedown). - And a further five volumes relating to art (including David Croal Thomson's 'Life and Labours of Hablot Knight Browne 'Phiz'', 1884, 4to) (6).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

CONCHOLOGY. - [Antoine-Joseph Dezallie D'ARGENVILLE. La Conchyliologie… Paris: n.d. circa 1780]. Third edition, 'Atlas' volume only, 4to (279 x 194mm.) 3 engraved frontispieces, including the allegorical plate by Chadel after Boucher, 80 engraved plates of shells after designs by Jacques and Jacques-Guillame de Favanne interleaved with 65pp. in contemporary manuscript hand the names of the shells. (Lacking portrait, marginal damp-staining to the frontispieces, toning, occasional mild spotting.) 20th century black half morocco over marbled paper-covered boards (lightly bumped spine ends). Provenance: B.S. Morton, marine ecologist (bookplate to the front pastedown).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

AMERICA. - Miguèl VENEGAS. Noticia de la California, y Desu Conquista Temporal, y Espiritual Hasta el Tiempo Presente. Madrid: Imprenta de la Viuda de Manuel Fernandez, 1757. 2 vols. (of 3). First edition, small 4to (202 x 141mm.) 1 engraved folding map. (Lacking 3 maps, spotting to map, corner loss to initial blank of volume 3, toning, spotting to fore-edges, upper hinge of volume 2 broken, lacking rear blank of volume 3.) Original vellum, title in manuscript to spines (lacking ties, minor soiling). Note: contains the first description of California and to put the rest the myth that it was an island.Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

ALMANACKS. The Court and City Register for the Year 1751. London: J. Barnes, [1750.] Thirteenth edition. Title, lists for both Houses of Parliament, Court Register, lists of the Army and Navy with separate title-page dated 1751, 1 folding plate of military pay rates. (Toning, manuscript genealogical notes verso the front-free endpaper.) [Bound with:] 'Rider's British Merlin for the Year of Our Lord 1751'. London: R. Nutt, 1751. (Toning.) 12mo (129 x 74mm.) Near contemporary red morocco with hound's tooth rectangle within dotted gilt borders with floral corner-pieces, bosses, g.e. (lacking clasps, small loss at top of spine, minor rubbing). Provenance: 'Plowman' family (ink genealogy verso frontispiece). - And a further forty-one volumes of almanacks from 1715-1813 (42).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

[TYPESCRIPT.] - Trevor HALL. Marianne Foyster of Borley Rectory. A Biographical, Psychological, and Psychical Investigation. [N.p.:] Leeds, 1958. Vol. V. One of 3 copies only, large 8vo (250 x 183mm.) Mounted photograph of Marianne Foyster verso the initial blank, long hand-written authorial note signed and dated by the author on the initial blank, title-page with hand-written annotation, 11pp. duplicate type 'Introductory Note' recto only, 122pp. duplicate type main text recto only, 5pp. 'Index' recto only. (Mild toning.) Contemporary brown morocco, gilt borders with corner-pieces and lettering to upper cover, gilt turn-ins. Note: includes a loosely inserted typed a.l.s. where Trevor Hall says that this volume 'gives the last word, in my opinion, on the Borley mystery but which for obvious reasons can never be published'. It's understandable. Hall has written an astonishing, if possibly fevered, account of the life of Marianne Foyster which makes the supernatural hauntings of Borley Rectory pale in comparison. It's worth remembering, as Marianne herself does in these recorded interviews, that her incumbency of the rectory is only one part of the Borley story. It was known as the most haunted house in England before being demolished in 1944. But this manuscript conveys a sense that the incumbent may have been haunted, as much as the house. - And a related volume, the book that Trevor Hall felt able to publish ('The Haunting of Borley Rectory' by Eric J. Dingwall, Kathleen M. Goldney and Trevor Hall, 1956, 8vo). Provenance: T. Morely (named recipient of the a.l.s.); by descent, from the estate of Barry Murray (2).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

PALERMO. - Girolamo MATRANGA. Discorsi Sagri Accademici. Palermo: Decio Cirillo, 1645. 8vo (207 x 144mm.) Engraved device to title, engraved headpieces. (Lacking front blanks, some marginal damp-staining to preliminaries, marginal worm damage throughout, toning.) Contemporary limp vellum, manuscript lettering to spine (loss to top of spine, minor soiling). Note: rare. No copies recorded on Jisc. - And a further volume ('Novum Testamentum', 1679, 12mo) (2).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

Mid 17th century AD. A vellum leaf from a manuscript concerned with the miracles of the Virgin: recto with two columns of Ge'ez text in black and red ink; verso with pictorial iconography. 13 grams, 30cm (12"). Ex central London gallery; previously in the David Buxton collection in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Ethiopia, 19th-early 20th century AD. A large bound paper manuscript of Mukhtasar Tanbih al-Anam by ‘Abd al-Ghalil al-Qayrawani, 150 leaves with text in red and black inked Sudani script; sturdy brown leather binding. See Brockelmann, Geschichte der Arabischen Literatur, vol. II, p. 691. 1.89 kg, 34cm (13 1/2"). Ex central London gallery; acquired from the London, UK, trade, in 2010; accompanied by a previously researched cataloguing sheet. The Mukhtasar Tanbih al-Anam is a tasliya prayer book composed in the sixteenth century by ‘Abd al-Ghalil Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Azzum al-Muradi al-Qayrawani (d. 971/ 1563"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Parts from 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th century AD. A manuscript of 88 leaves bound within leather-covered wooden boards; blocks of calligraphic Ethiopian text within drypoint rulings in black ink with red rubrics; opening section (originally separate) with hand-coloured icons of St George and Mary and Child flanked by angels with swords; some names of scribes and donors, texts of 47 miracles ascribed to Mary and some other matter. 1.26 kg, 21cm (8 1/4"). Ex central London gallery; acquired from the Rene Audouin collection, Paris, France, in 1998; accompanied by a detailed eight page previously researched cataloguing sheet; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10972-180971. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Gondar, 18th century AD. A vellum manuscript leaf page with four columns of Ge'ez text and three polychrome images relaying the Creation of the Animal, two panels depicting a saint holding a cross, a third panel with winged figures surrounding a menagerie of animals- elephants, lions, boar, birds, ox and others, the hand of God reaching down from above. 15 grams, 27.5cm (10 3/4"). Ex central London gallery; previously in the David Buxton collection in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Harar Sultanate, 18th century AD. A leather-bound manuscript with text covering the subjects of law, science and erotology. 738 grams, 23cm (9"). Ex central London gallery; acquired from the UK trade, 2010. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Early 19th century AD. A vellum manuscript of 123 leaves bound within wooden boards, the front upper with incised decoration of a cross, two paintings of guardian angels inside; the contents include the Awdä Nägäst (Cycle of the Kings) and a zodiac; preserved in the original pouch with straps and inner case. See Conti Rossini, Carlo. 1941, Lo ‘Awda nagast scritto divinatorio etiopico, Rassegna di Studi Etiopici 1, 127-45; Baxter, R.M. 1977. Predicting the future with lakes and rivers : a note on the Awda Negast, Limnology and Oceanography 22,4, 777-80. 887 grams, 20cm (8"). Acquired in London at an antiquarian book fair, c.1990; accompanied by a detailed previously researched cataloguing sheet; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10970-180967. This is a divination manual used by a fortune teller. A composite volume with pages of different sizes and by many scribes, with numerous illustrations, in its original carrying case. The primary texts are: 1) The Awdä Nägäst (Cycle of the Kings"). An Ethiopian divinatory text, probably originally composed in the 15th century. There are 16 full-page circular diagrams. These tables (awd) allow the diviner or fortune teller to find answers to specific questions posed by his clients. The sixteen tables are each named after Ethiopian lakes or rivers and always have the same basic structural format, differing only in the sequence of the various sectors. 2) Dialogues of the stars (zodiac"). Subsidiary texts include additional divinatory texts. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Harar, East Africa, 19th century AD. A leather-bound manuscript with cloth spine, laid paper pages, rectangular blocks of nastaliq text in black ink with red ink ornament and marginalia; some transverse notations in a different hand, title page with ornamental layout; a Tafsir text with exegetic treatment of the Qur'an. 1.05 kg, 22.5cm (8 3/4"). Ex central London gallery; acquired from the UK trade, 2010. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

11th-12th century AD. A group of two framed vellum bible manuscript pages, each with three columns of Hebrew text and three lines of additional script above; mounted on card beneath glass, wooden frame; the two leaves were used as end leaves for a book, possibly for several decades; Europe. 6.8 kg, 78 x 56.5cm (30 3/4 x 22 1/4"). Acquired from Bloomsbury Auctions, London, 2 July 2019, lot 68; ex private collection; formerly on the German art market, circa 2008; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10980-181122. Fine condition.

11th-12th century AD. A Norman or Cuman four-plate iron helmet, skilfully made to accommodate the curvature of the human head, and with a point at the apex; contoured so that the top and bottom plates overlap the side-plates by 1-2cm, with iron rivets passing through this overlap to secure them in position; the rivets worked flat into the surface of the helmet, almost invisible from the outside but detectable on the inner surface; two holes at the base of either side, possibly used for the attachment of cheek-pieces; mounted on a custom-made display stand. See Curtis, H.M., 2,500 Years of European Helmets, North Hollywood, 1978; Denny, N. & Filmer-Sankey, J., The Bayeux Tapestry, London, 1966; Kirpicnikow, A. N., ‘Russische Helme aus dem Frühen Mittelalter,’ in Waffen- und Kostamkunde, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, pt. 2, 1973; Nicolle, D., Byzantine and Islamic arms and armour; evidence for mutual influence, [in:] Warriors and their weapons around the time of the Crusades, relationship between Byzantium, the West and the Islamic world, Padstow, 2002, pp. 299-325; Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period - Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, pp.326-7, item I.34.4.; D’Amato, R., ‘Old and new evidence on East-Roman helmets from the 9th to the 12th centuries,’ in Acta Militaria Medievalia, 2015, XI, pp.27-157, items fig.23, nn.1-2 and pl.1. 1.1 kg total, 28.5cm including stand (11 1/4"). Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher; previously part of a UK collection; acquired in the 1990s; accompanied by an academic report by military expert Dr. Raffaele D’Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10869-179719. Helmets of this general profile and with some form of conical crest were used by the military of the Black Sea region from the 7th century onwards. The rivetted-plate construction was employed across Europe from the Migration Period through to the 12th century. It is this form which appears on the heads of English, Breton and Norman warriors in the Bayeux tapestry (Nicolle 2002, pp.308-309; Pl.VIII:A-E), and also on the heads of Eastern Roman soldiers in the famous Skilitzes Matritensis illuminated manuscript, today at the National Library of Spain, Madrid. [No Reserve] Fine condition, some restoration. A rare example.

Lake Van Area, c.1400 AD. A manuscript painting depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the cross mounted on a mound containing Adam's skull, flanked by nimbate saints, sun and moon above, winged and nimbate figures protecting and removing kings' crowns in the background, Armenian inscription on the cross and temple; mounted on a modern backing with label reading 'XIII century'. 239 grams, 23.5cm (9 1/4"). Ex Mallam's Salerooms, 13 July 2011, lot 124. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Edith Tolkein (1889-1971) a hand written postcard by the wife of J. R. R. Tolkien to his official photographer Pamela Chandler, dated August 28th (1966): We are anxious to see the photographs before we go away at the end of the week. Joy Hill phoned to say she'd seen them that morning, & many were extremely good. Rayner Unwin said the same, when he was here a few days ago. So do send them. if you possibly can - All good wishes from us both, Edith W. Tolkien. N.B: Rayner Unwin was the first reader of the manuscript of the Hobbit, aged 10, see lot 1275 in this sale.

Of Tolkien Interest: Pamela Chandler (1928-1993): Set of photographic negatives of portraits of Rayner Unwin, first reader of The Hobbit, together with contact sheets of the same. The copyright for the images in the negatives in this lot passes with the lot.N.B. Rayner Unwin secured his place in Tolkien folklore when aged 10, his review for the manuscript of The Hobbit convinced his father Stanley Unwin to publish the book.

Jeremy Reed (b. 1951) copy of the original typed manuscript for his novel ‘The Lipstick Boys', in brown envelope with inscriptions - 'For David Gascoyne- The lipstick Boys, a novel, Jeremy Reed, Flat 39, 22 Park Crescent, London W. 1', together with two first edition copies of the published book, London: Enitharmon Press, 1984, with Keith Vaughan front cover and Kathleen Raine foreword

Archive of materials relating to the career of society photographer Pamela Chandler (1928-1993), including 1954 typed manuscript of a magazine article about Pamela Chandler by Sherley E. Trusher - 'The Girl Behind the Camera', also certificate for her enrolment as Associate of the Royal Photographic Society, some vintage photographs, large quantity of press cuttings, correspondence relating to camera equipment suppliers, various correspondence, various other items including an oil on canvas portrait of Pamela Chandler by Gloria Wilby Fisher

Folio Society, Tractatus de Herbis, reproduced from the manuscript Egerton MS 747 in The British Library, printed by Bath Press on Phoenix Motion Xenon paper, bound in full goatskin leather, in canvas outer case.

Two 15th / 16th century illuminated manuscript leafs, 10 x 8cm and 7 x 5cm together with another similar with musical notation, 26 x 21cm, each in modern glazed frames, glazed to each face

Edward Earl of Clarendon, "The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England", new edition from the original manuscript, published by Oxford University Press 1843, gilt tooled brown leather binding.

Lateinisches Stundenbuch zum Gebrauch von Langres Manuskript auf Pergament. Langres, um 1490. - Seltenes Stundenbuch aus dem Bistum Langres - Illuminiert mit 13 schönen Miniaturen - Darunter das seltene Motiv einer Frau, die vom Tod mit einem Spieß durchbohrt wird - Vollständige und guterhaltene Handschrift - In einem dekorativen Maroquineinband des 18. Jahrhunderts Ein in Form und Ausstattung klassisches Horarium aus dem Osten Frankreichs, eingerichtet für eine Auftraggeberin, wie die weibliche Form des Mariengebets Obsecro te und die Fürbittgebete an weibliche Heilige erkennen lassen, ebenso wie die Erwähnung der Heiligen Maria von Ägypten in Kalender und Litanei. Das in einem Stundenbuch selten vorkommende Motiv einer vom Tod bedrohten Frau wird hier mit einer Dramatik in Szene gesetzt, die für die klassischen Bildmotive der Stundenbücher eher untypisch ist. Am Eingang einer Kirche weicht eine verängstigte Frau vor dem personifizierten Tod zurück, der ihr mit einem Spieß die Brust durchbohrt. Vgl. Avril/Reynaud Nr. 146, Heures à l'usage de Chartres , worin sich ebenfalls dieses Motiv findet: 'La miniature la plus originale, dont le prototype ne se rencontre pas dans les autres livres d'heures, représente pour l'office des morts la mort en forme de transi menaçant de sa fleche une femme qui fuit épouvantée .. le sujet permet à l'artiste de faire montre d'une veine dramatique et d'un sens du mouvement étrangers au calme des livres d'heures cités, mais tels qu'ils se manifestent dans les Traités théologiques'. Das Bistum Langres gehörte im Mittelalter zu den bedeutendsten und reichsten Diözesen Frankreichs. 1284 wurde Langres gemeinsam mit der gesamten Champagne Teil des französischen Königreichs. Aufgrund seiner strategischen Grenzlage zu Burgund, zu Lothringen und zur Franche-Comté entwickelte sich die Stadt im 14. und 15. Jahrhundert zu einer mächtigen Festung. Die Bischöfe von Langres förderten die Errichtung von Reformklöstern, so befanden sich in der Diözese die Abtei Molesme, Kloster Morimond und das Kloster Clairvaux. Der im Kalender unserer Handschrift rot hervorgehobene Abt Robert (29. April) bezieht sich vermutlich auf Robert von Molesme (vgl. Leroquais I, S. LXXIX), denkbar wäre aber auch Robert von Brügge, der zweite Abt des Zisterzienserklosters Clairvaux. Die Miniaturen zeigen: Johannes auf Patmos (2r), Kreuzigung (7r), Pfingsten (22r), Verkündigung (26r), Heimsuchung (34r), Geburt (43r), Verkündigung an die Hirten (48r), Königsanbetung (52r), Darbringung im Tempel (55r), Flucht nach Ägypten (58r), Marienkrönung (63r), König David (67r) und Frau mit Tod (82r). Inhalt: Evangeliensequenzen (2r-6v), Stundengebet zum Hl. Kreuz (7r-9r), Kalender (10r-21v), Stundengebet zum Hl. Geist (22r-24v), Marienoffizium (26r-66v), Bußpsalmen und Litanei (67r-81r), Totenoffizium (82r-108r), Gebet Obsecro te (108v-111r), Suffragien an die Heiligen Katharina, Barbara und Margareta sowie Pro defunctis (111v-114r). Liturgischer Brauch: Kalender in französischer Sprache, sporadisch besetzt nach Pariser Muster, dessen Hauptheilige in Rot, jedoch ohne Saint Geneviève, dafür mit einigen Lokalheiligen von Langres, darunter Gregor von Langres (4. Jan. und 13. Mai), Abt Robert von Molesme (29. April, in Rot), Desidierius von Langres (23. Mai), Vinardus von Langres (11. Okt.) und Maria von Ägypten (Translatio 9. April). - Die Litanei u. a. mit Desiderius, Gregor, Robert, Urban und Maria von Ägypten. - Marienoffizium und Totenoffizium nach Gebrauch von Langres. - Obsecro te in weiblicher Form 'michi famula tua'. Einband: Maroquinband des 18. Jahrhunderts mit floraler Rückenvergoldung, goldgeprägter floraler Deckelbordüre, Stehkantenvergoldung, Goldschnitt und marmorierten Vorsätzen. 18,5 : 13 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit 13 großen Miniaturen, unterhalb jeweils mit 4-zeiliger Dornblatt-Initiale auf Goldgrund, allseitig umgeben von breiter, rot konturierter Bordüre mit Akanthus, Blüten und Früchten sowie Vögeln und Schmetterlingen. Weiterhin mit zahlreichen ein- bis zweizeiligen Goldinitialen auf farbigem Grund. - KOLLATION: 114 Bll. (das erste und 25. weiß). - Blattgröße ca. 17,5 : 12,5 cm. Schriftspiegel ca. 10 : 7,5 cm. 17 Zeilen, regliert. Textura, geschrieben in dunkelbrauner Tinte, Hervorhebungen in Rot. - PROVENIENZ: Europäische Privatsammlung. ZUSTAND: Stellenw. leicht fleckig, Text vereinz. leicht berieben, wenige Initialen mit Farbwischer, die Miniatur" Flucht nach Ägypten" mit etw. Farbabrieb am Himmel, sonst nur wenige kl. Bereibungen; alte Foliierung im Unterrand bis Bl. 80. Einband stellenw. gering berieben, hint. Gelenk mit kl. Einriß. Insgesamt guterhaltenes und vollständiges Manuskript in einem dekorativen Einband. LITERATUR: Vgl. Avril/Reynaud, Les Manuscrits à peintures en France 1440-1520 , Nr. 146 (Bildmotiv der Jungfrau und Tod) Rare book of hours from the diocese of Langres in France. Latin manuscript on vellum with calendar in French. Illuminated with 13 beautiful miniatures, among them the rare motif of a woman being pierced by Death with a spear. 18th cent. morocco with floral gilt spine, floral gilt border, gilt edges and marbled endpapers. 114 leaves (first and 25th blank). Sheet size 17.5 : 12.5 cm. - Partly slight staining, text here and there slightly rubbed, few initials blurred, miniature Flight to Egypt with some rubbing at upper sky, else only few small rubbings; foliated by old hand in lower margin up to fol. 80. Binding partly slightly rubbed, rear joint with small tear. In general well-preserved and complete copy in a decorative binding. 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Stundenbuch Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament. Flandern, um 1500. - Kleinformatiges Stunden- und Gebetbuch für Zisterzienser - Illuminiert mit reizvollen Miniaturen und vorzüglichen Heiligenbildnissen - Kalendarium mit einer Tabelle zur Ermittlung der Goldenen Zahl Seltenes und umfangreiches Stunden- und Gebetbuch für den Zisterzienserorden. Die historisierten Initialen zeigen Verkündigung, Dreifaltigkeit, Marienbildnis (2), den Hl. Bernard mit Buch, Anna Selbdritt, Salvator Mundi und die Erweckung der Toten. Die schönen Heiligenbildnisse in den Suffragien sind nicht wie üblich in den Text eingebettet, sondern stehen freigestellt im weißen Rand. Dargestellt werden u. a. Stephanus, Benedikt, Bernard und Gregor, sowie Maria Magdalena, Katharina, Barbara, Agnes, Dorothea, Margaretha und Ursula. Der reich besetzte Kalender nach flämischem Gebrauch, darunter die Heiligen Albinus 1.3., Gertrud 17.3., Cuthbert 20.3., Mamertus 10.5., Lambert 17.9., Remigius 1.10. und Eligius 1.12. Ferner mit den Heiligen des Zisterzienserordens Benedikt 21.3. und Bernard 20.8. sowie Wilhelm von Bourges 10.1., der zudem in der Litanei genannt wird. Die Horen des Marienoffiziums sind durchweg für den Gebrauch der Zisterzienser eingerichtet. Vorgebunden sind 4 Bll. mit zusätzlichen Gebeten und Eintragungen von einer anderen zeitgenössischen Hand, möglicherweise der Auftraggeber. Erwähnt wird auf fol. 1v ein Bruder Gilbertus Nicolaus unter dem Pontifikat von Alexander VI. (1493-1503). Papst Alexander und sein Nachfolger Pius III. werden nochmals am Ende des Marienoffiz genannt (fol. 89r). Fol. 1r beginnt mit dem Gebet Jeschwa, Onofri, Melech, Haihudi, Sother basileos exomosoleum.., geschrieben in T-Form und zeilenweise in Rot und Blau, darin u. a. Anrufung der Heiligen Ursula, Cecilia, Agnes und Katharina. Inhalt: Fol. 1-3 Gebete; fol. 4 leer; fol. 5-11 Kalendarium; fol. 12 leer; fol. 13-33 Gebete; fol. 33v-42 Kreuzhoren; fol. 43-90 Marienoffizium; fol. 91-92 Gebet zur Hl. Dreifaltigkeit; fol. 93-121 Gebete zu den Waffen Christi, Passion der Hl. Birgitta, Gebete am Hochaltar u. a.; fol. 122-130 Gebet zum Hl. Bernhard von Clairvaux; fol. 131-162 Sieben Freuden Mariens und weitere Mariengebete; fol. 163-196 Suffragien; fol. 197-212 Bußpsalmen und Litanei; fol. 213-240 Totenoffizium; fol. 241-242 Schlußgebete. Einband: Kalblederband des 19. Jahrhunderts auf 4 Bünden, die fliegenden Vorsätze unter Verwendung der ursprünglichen Pgt.-Blätter. 12 : 8,5 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit 8 historisierten Blattgold-Initialen, 15 Heiligenbildnissen am Rand, 18 Seiten mit floralen Bordüren, davon 3 auf gelbem Grund, teils mit Vögeln (darunter ein Pfau mit aufgeschlagenem Rad), eine mit den Waffen Christi, sowie 21 Blattgold-Initialen auf mehrfarbigem Grund in verschiedenen Größen (3- bis 6-zeilig), mehreren Fleuronné-Initialen und zahlreichen Lombarden alternierend in Rot und Blau. - KOLLATION: 242 Bll. (von 244). Überwiegend Quaterniones. Blattgröße 11,3 : 8 cm. Schriftspiegel ca. 8 : 5 cm. 21 Zeilen. Littera hybrida, geschrieben in schwarzer Tinte, Hervorhebungen in Rot. - ZUSTAND: Fehlen Bl. 6 in Lage 4 und Bl. 1 in Lage 5. - Gering fingerfleckig, 2 Heiligenbildnisse und wenige Bordüren angeschnitten. Sonst guterhaltene und dekorative Handschrift. - PROVENIENZ: Seit über 50 Jahren in deutschem Privatbesitz.  - Rare small-size Book of Hours for the use of the Cistercians. Latin manuscript on vellum, illuminated with fine miniatures and charming portraits of saints. Calendar with Flemish and Cistercian saints, also with a table for determining the Golden Number. With 8 historiated gold-leaf initials, 15 portraits of saints at margin, 18 pages with floral borders, 3 of which on yellow ground, some with birds (including a peacock with an open wheel), one with the arms of Christ, as well as 21 gold-leaf initials on a color ground in various sizes (3 to 6 lines), several fleuronné initials and numerous lombards alternating in red and blue. 242 leaves (of 244), mostly quaterniones. Sheet size 11,3 : 8 cm. 19th cent. calf with gilt fillets on spine, using the original vellum fly-leaves. - Minor fingerstaining, 2 portraits of saints and few borders trimmed. In general well-preserved. Provenance: For more than 50 years in a private German collection. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.

Das Buch von Lindisfarne Faksimile des Manuskriptes Cotton MS Nero D.IV der British Library, London. Luzern, Faksimile Verlag 2002-2003. - Vorzugsausgabe - 1 von 290 arabisch numerierten Exemplaren - In der originalgetreuen Replik eines viktorianischen Prachteinbandes von 1852 Mit 2 Kommentarbänden von M. P. Brown und einem Vorwort von Umberto Eco. Die beiliegende Video-Kassette auf VHS/PAL mit 35 min. Spielzeit. Der Einband wurde unter der Leitung des Restaurators A. Glauser, Fräschels, hergestellt. Einband: Orig.-Samteinband mit reichen Deckelbeschlägen in versilbertem und vergoldetem Metall sowie 33 montierten (tlw. echten) Edelsteinen, aufgenähtem Rückentitel sowie Leder-Vorsätzen mit eingelassenem Metall-Wappen im Innendeckel, in Orig.-Leder-Kassette mit Klarsicht-Deckel. 37 : 26,5 cm. De luxe edition, 1 of 290 arab. numb. copies. A true copy of the splendid Victorian binding from 1852. Facsimile edition of the manuscript Cotton MS Nero D.IV British Library, London. With 2 commentary volumes, the enclosed video cassette on VHS / PAL with 35 minutes playing time. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.

Theodor Graminaeus Uberior enarratio eorum, quae a Ioanne de Sacro Bosco proponuntur. Köln, Maternus Cholinus 1557. Das Erstlingswerk des Kölner Mathematikers Graminaeus in der ausgesprochen seltenen ersten Ausgabe. Eine der Seltenheiten der umfangreichen Kommentarliteratur zu Sacroboscos berühmten Traktat De Sphaera , dem verbindlichen Elementarlehrbuch zur Astronomie vom 13.-17. Jahrhundert. Nach unseren Recherchen tauchte dieses Werk von Graminaeus zuletzt vor knapp 50 Jahren auf dem Markt auf (Sothebys New York, 18. Jan. 1972), dort zusammengebunden mit dem Sphärenbuch des Sacrobosco. - Theodor (auch Diederich) Graminaeus stammte aus dem niederländischen Roermond und war zunächst Mathematiker in Köln, später Bergischer Generalanwalt und Landschreiber. Die vorliegenden Annotationes in Sphaeram sind seine erste Veröffentlichung und liegen hier in der ersten Ausgabe vor, eine bei Zinner (2392) erwähnte Ausgabe von 1566 ist nicht nachgewiesen. Einband: Zeitgenössischer Pergamentumschlag mit hs. Rückentitel in Schwarz. 8vo. 16 : 10 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit zahlreichen, überwiegend astronomischen Textholzschnitten. - KOLLATION: 8 Bll., 277 S. LITERATUR: Zinner 2418. - VD 16 G 2808. - Houzeau/Lancaster 2645. - Adams G 932. - Vgl. Poggendorff I, 939. - Nicht bei Roller/Goodman und im STC German Books. Rare first edition of the first work by Graminaeus, a comprehensive commentary of Sacrobosco's treaty 'De sphaera', one of the most influential astronomical works of the 13th-17th centruy. No copy in international auctions for the last 50 years. With numerous mainly astronomical woodcut illustrations in the text. Contemp. vellum with ms. title on spine. - Title with erased manuscript ownership entry, spine with old library signature Overall well-preserved copy. Dieses Objekt wird regelbesteuert angeboten (R).

Hermann Hesse Fünf Gedichte. Eigenhändiges Gedichtmanuskript. Montagnola 1944. - Originalmanuskript des malenden Dichters - Illustriert mit reizvollen Aquarellen - Mit einem Begleitbrief an den Schriftsteller Hans Grossrieder Die hübschen Aquarelle mit Tessiner Landschaftsansichten jeweils auf der ersten Seite des gefalteten Doppelblatts, auf der dritten Seite das eigenhändig geschriebene Gedicht. - Hesse schrieb solche Gedichtsammlungen in mehreren Exemplaren und schenkte sie Freunden oder verkaufte sie an Bewunderer seiner Werke. Die Manuskripte sind allesamt besondere Einzelstücke, die in der Auswahl der Gedichte und Illustrationen variieren. Hier enthalten die Gedichte: Zunachten - Voll Blüten - Flötenspiel - Vergänglichkeit - September. Mit einem maschinenschriftlichen Begleitbrief m. U. an den Schweizer Schriftsteller und Übersetzer Hans Grossrieder (1912-1990), datiert 7. März 1944. 'Sie haben mir mit diesem liebevollen und so schön und klar gearbeiteten Essay eine Freude gemacht, während die meisten Äußerungen der Presse über mich mir eher etwas Verlegenheit bereiten, weil sie weder ein echtes Verstehen noch einen exakten Ausdruck anstreben .. Um Ihnen .. zu zeigen, daß ich mich Ihrer lieben Gabe freue und mich dankbar zeigen möchte, habe ich für Sie in diesen Tagen eine kleine anspruchslose Handarbeit gemacht, wie ich sie je und je für Freunde und zum eigenen Vergnügen mache ..' - Auf einem Doppelblatt, am Kopf mit einer Zeichnung von Günther Böhmer (Hesse zeitunglesend in seinem Arbeitszimmer). Einband: 5 lose Doppelblätter (Gedichte) und 1 Doppelblatt (Brief) in Umschlag mit aquarelliertem Titel. Blattgröße 21 : 15 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit aquarelliertem Titel und 5 aquarellierten Federzeichnungen. Illustrated original manuscript with accompanying letter to the Swiss author Hans Grossrieder. - ZUSTAND: Vorderumschlag am Unterrand mit schwacher Knickspur und dort minimal fleckig, sonst sehr gut erhalten. - Set of 5 poems, each with pen and ink drawing in watercolors. Together in orig. wrappers with autograph title and watercolor border. Sheet size 21 : 16 cm. - Wrappers with faint crease at lower margin. Fine and well-preserved set. Dieses Objekt wird regelbesteuert angeboten (R).

Constanze Mozart Albumblatt mit eigenhändiger Unterschrift 'Constance Mozart'. Wien, 29. Januar 1806. 1 Seite. Ca. 14 : 20 cm. - Unter Glas gerahmt. - Seltenes Schriftstück von Mozarts Witwe - Eigenhändig unterschrieben Das wohl von einer Schreiberin aus dem Familien- oder Freundeskreis verfaßte und von Constanze Mozart unterschriebene Albumblatt enthält den dreizeiligen Spruch 'Uns wechselweise Unsere Schwachheiten und / Irrthümer Vergeben, ist das erste / Gesetz der Nathur.' Vor allem in späteren Jahren ließ Constanze Mozart Briefe und handschriftliche Dokumente von anderen niederschreiben (z. B. von Georg Nikolaus Nissen, ab 1809 ihr zweiter Ehemann) und versah sie dann dann lediglich mit ihrer Unterschrift. - Datum und Jahr des Albumblattes '29ter Jener 1806' wurden von fremder Hand sichtlich korrigiert, dies eventuell von Nissen. - Für Unterstützung bei der Beschreibung dieses Loses danken wir der Internationalen Stiftung Mozarteum in Salzburg. - PROVENIENZ: Zuletzt am 30. Oktober 1956 in der 529. Auktion bei Stargardt (Marburg) als Lot 397, seitdem in einer süddeutschen Privatsammlung. Leaf from an album amicorum, with a 3-line verse, dated Vienna, 29. I. 1806. Rare manuscript document, probably written down for her by a friend or member of her family, and signed by herself with 'Constance Mozart'. - Framed. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.

Carlo Ruini Anatomia & medicina equorum nova .. Neuwes Ross Buch .. ins Teutsch gebracht durch P. Uffenbach. 2 Teile in 1 Band. Frankfurt, M. Becker für P. Fischer Erben 1603. Erste deutsche Ausgabe des höchst bedeutenden veterinärmedizinischen Werkes, seltener als das italienische Original (1598). Der bolognesische Senator Carlo Ruini (1530-1598) besuchte nie eine Universität und besaß keine medizinische oder anatomische Ausbildung. Trotzdem finden sich in seinem Werk ersten Spuren einer Kenntnis des Blutkreislaufes, noch vor dessen Entdeckung durch Harvey. Die neuere Forschung schreibt die Illustrationen und evtl. auch den Text mit großer Wahrscheinlichkeit Leonardo da Vinci zu (hierzu eingehend Nissen). Einband: Pergamentband d. Zt. unter Verwendung eines alten Manuskriptes. 32,5 : 21,5 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit 2 Holzschnitt-Druckermarken auf den Titeln und 64 blattgroßen Holzschnitten. - KOLLATION: 11 Bll., 257 S., 3 Bll.; 5 Bll. (o. d. l. w.), 307 S., 6 (st. 7) Bll. - PROVENIENZ: Exlibris Waldemar Schwalbe. LITERATUR: VD 17, 23:260731W, 23:261110X und 23:261118H. - Nissen Zool. 3517. - Krivatsy 10023. - Vgl. Mennessier de la Lance, II, 465, Dibner 186 und Norman Coll. 184 (italien. Ausg.). First German edition translated by Peter Uffenbach, all early editions are scarce. It is a pioneer Italian work on the anatomy and diseases of the horse. Contemp. vellum using an old manuscript leaf. - Lacking last leaf with large printer's device, front flying endpaper removed. Browned, title with marginal defects. Binding slightly soiled and with small defects at the fore edge. Ex libris Waldemar Schwalbe. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.

Abraham Ortelius Theatrum orbis terrarum. - Parergon, sive veteris geograp(h)iae aliquot tabulae. - Nomenclator Ptolemaicus. - Zusammen 3 Teile in 1 Band. Antwerpen, Plantin für Jan Moretus 1601. - Überaus prachtvoll altkoloriertes Exemplar des berühmten Kartenwerkes - Ortelius setzte mit seinem ersten 'modernen' Atlas den Maßstab für alle nachfolgenden Atlanten - Vollständig mit den beiden Anhängen Parergon und Nomenclator sowie allen Karten - Ungewöhnlich sauber und wohlerhalten - In einem dekorativen Ledereinband der Zeit 'The unique position held by Ortelius' Theatrum in the history of cartography is to be attributed primarily to its qualification as 'the world's first regularly produced atlas' .. Shape and contents set the standards for later atlases' (Cornelis Koeman) Eines von nur 200 Exemplaren aus der letzten Ausgabe, die Jan Moretus in der Offizin Plantin für Ortelius' Erben drucken ließ. Später im Jahr 1601 verkauften diese die Kupferplatten und Verlagsrechte für das Theatrum an den Antwerpener Verleger Jan Baptist Vrients. - Vollständiges Exemplar mit 118 Karten im Theatrum ( numeriert 1-115 und mit den gegenüber der lateinischen Ausgabe 1595 ergänzten Karten 25*, 25** und 25***), sowie den 35 historischen Karten des Parergon . Darunter die Weltkarte in Oval, Kontinentkarten von Europa, Afrika, Asien und Amerika, Karte des Pazifik und des Nordmeeres, zahlreichen Teilkarten sowie den historischen Karten des Parergon. Mit Text in Latein. - Vermutlich eines der zuletzt gedruckten Exemplare dieser Ausgabe: das Titelblatt des Parergon hier nicht mehr mit der vorgesehenen Holzschnittbordüre, sondern vollständig in Kupfer gestochen wie eigentlich für die nächste lateinische Ausgabe 1603 bei J. B. Vrients (inkl. Schreibfehler 'Geograpiae', siehe Van der Krogt 31:2D.1), auch der Text auf dem Kupfertitel verso und auf den nachfolgenden Blättern a2r bis a4r wie in der Ausgabe 1603; der Drucksatz des Mottos auf a4v jedoch noch nicht komplett in Versalien, sondern wie in der Moretus-Ausgabe 1601 mit 'vetustas' und 'duximus' in Kleinbuchstaben. Einband: Lederband der Zeit (Verlagseinband?) mit verblaßter Goldprägung mit arabesken Eck- und großem Mittelstück mit Inschrift 'Theatrum orbis terrrarum', mit Schließbändern. 46 : 31 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit 2 Kupfertiteln (1 koloriert), koloriertem gestochenen Porträt und zusammen 153 doppelblattgroßen Kupferkarten in Altkolorit. - KOLLATION: 6 Bll., 1 w. Bl., 4 Bll.; 1 w. Bl., 3 Bll., 1 w. Bl.; 1 w. Bl., 30 S., 3 Bll. - ZUSTAND: Das Porträt von Ortelius wohl aus einem anderen Exemplar der Ausgabe 1601 ergänzt (auf dünnerem Papier gedruckt und neu angefalzt, an den Seiten formatgerecht angerändert) und in den Blatträndern tlw. knittrig. Wenige Karten unten mit Einriß der Mittelfalte (die Karte " Ducatus mediolanensis" mit hinterlegtem längerem Einriß bis ins Kartenbild), sehr vereinz. mit kl. Randeinrissen, wenige Karten im breiten Rand vereinzelt minimal (finger-)fleckig, ansonsten ungewöhnlich sauberes, gepflegtes und wohlerhaltenes Exemplar. Einband mit fachmännischer Restaurierung der Kanten, des oberen und unteren Rückens und der Außengelenke. - PROVENIENZ: Kupfertitel Theatrum oben mit hs. Besitzvermerk des Baron Ferdinand Maria Franz von Neuhaus (1655-1716). Seit fast 40 Jahren in einer deutschen Privatsammlung. LITERATUR: Koeman Ort 33. - Van der Krogt 31:052. - Phillips/Le Gear 412. A beautiful and complete copy of the first 'modern' atlas by Ortelius. One of 200 copies from the last edition published by J. Moretus of the Plantin Press on behalf of the heirs of Ortelius. Complete copy with all three parts 'Theatrum', 'Parergon' and 'Nomenclator'; probably one of the last copies printed in this edition: the title page of the Parergon is engraved as in the first Latin edition 1603 by J. B. Vrients (to whom the plates and rights of the 'Theatrum' had been sold by the heirs later in the year 1601), but the setting of the text on verso and on the following 3 leaves suggests that the engr. title has not just been substituted from another copy of the 1603 edition. With col. engr. portrait, 2 (1 col.) engr. title pages and 153 doublepage engr. mapsheets, all in magnificent contemporary coloring. Contemporary (publisher’s?) calf with faded gilt decoration (central arabesque with inscription 'Theatrum orbis terrarum' and cornerpieces), with ties. - The engr. portrait of Ortelius probably substituted from another copy of the 1601 edition (printed on thinner paper, mounted on new fold and remargined to fit the size of the atlas) and partly creased in the margins. Few maps very slightly (finger-)stained in the wide margins, few maps with split to bottom of centrefold, only occasionally with small marginal tears (the map 'Ducatus mediolanensis' with rebacked tear into the illustration), otherwise an unusually clean and well-preserved copy. The binding with skilful restorations to edges, extremies of spine and outer hinges. Overall a remarkable copy of this famous atlas in beautiful contemporary colors. - Engr. title of the 'Theatrum' with manuscript ownership entry by baron Ferdinand Maria Franz von Neuhaus (1655-1716). In a German private collection for almost 40 years. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.

Gregorius I.   Pastorale, sive Regula pastoralis. Venedig, Hieronymus de Paganinis, 13. Dez. 1492. - Im Mittelalter weit verbreitetes Handbuch für Seelsorger - Eines der populärsten Werke des Kirchenvaters - Schönes Exemplar im zeitgenössischen Einband Eine von zehn Inkunabelausgaben des 1469 erstmals gedruckten Handbuchs für Seelsorger. Das Werk wurde häufig neu gewählten Bischöfen als Symbol ihrer Pflichten überreicht. Es behandelt in vier Teilen die Gründe für die Entscheidung zum Amt des Seelsorgers, ferner die für dieses Amt erforderlichen Tugenden, die Aufgaben des Seelsorgers sowie die Notwendigkeit der täglichen Selbstbesinnung und Selbstprüfung. Papst Gregor der Große gilt nach Hieronymus, Ambrosius von Mailand und Augustinus von Hippo als der jüngste der vier großen Kirchenlehrer der westlichen Kirche. Einband: Zeitgenössischer Pergamentband unter Verwendung einer Handschrift des 14. Jhs. 4to. 20,5 : 15 cm. - KOLLATION: 56 nn. Bll. (d. l. w.). Got. Type (Rotunda). 2 Spalten. 37 Zeilen mit Initialspatien. ZUSTAND: 1 Bl. mit Randeinriß, vord. Vorsatz entfernt. Guterhaltenes und sauberes Exemplar. - LITERATUR: GW 11446. - Hain/Cop. 7986. - Goff G 440. - BMC V, 457. - BSB G-327. One of the most read and meditated patristic masterpieces in the history of the Church. Complete copy in an contemp. vellum binding using a fragment from a 14th cent. manuscript. - 1 leaf with marginal tear, front endpaper removed. A genuine and well-preserved copy. Dieses Objekt wird regelbesteuert angeboten (R).

Maria von Oisterwijk   Der rechte wech zo d'Evangelischer volkomenheit. Köln, [Melchior von Neuss] 1531. - Extrem seltenes Erbauungsbüchlein der Mystikerin Maria von Oisterwijk (1470-1547) - Einzige Ausgabe - Im Auktionshandel kein Exemplar nachweisbar Maria van Oisterwijk (eigentlich Maria van Hout oder Maria van Houte) war Oberin des Beginenhauses Bethlehem in der Nähe von Oisterwijk. Der Kölner Kartäuser Gerard Kalckbrenner, der sie 1531 besuchte, war beeindruckt von ihren mystischen Schriften und ließ sie noch im gleichen Jahr unter dem Titel Der rechte Weg drucken. Ihre letzten Lebensjahre verbrachte Maria in Köln, wo sie zusammen mit dem Jesuiten Petrus Canisius die erste Kölner Jesuitengemeinschaft gründete. - Eine von zwei Druckvarianten, kenntlich an der erweiterten Errataliste am Ende. Einband: Neuer Pergamentband unter Verwendung einer alten Notenhandschrift. 8vo. 13,5 : 9,5 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit zahlreichen figürlichen Holzschnitt-Initialen. - KOLLATION: 215 (st. 216) nn. Bll. - ZUSTAND: Fehlt das letzte Bl. (enthält einen Teil der Errataliste und einen Marien-Holzschnitt; ersetzt durch Fotokopie). - Im Kopfsteg meist knapp beschnitten. Guterhaltenes und sauberes Exemplar. - PROVENIENZ: Titel mit Besitzeintrag der Kartause Buxheim. LITERATUR: VD 16, M 990 (nur 3 Expl.). - Borchling/Clausen 1096. - Nicht im BM STC und bei Adams. Only edition of this extremely rare devotional book by the mystic Maria von Oisterwijk. No copy recorded in auction price databases. With numerous fig. woodcut initials. Modern vellum using an early manuscript with square notes. 215 (of 216) leaves, lacking last leaf (replaced by photocopy). Mostly trimmed at upper margin, else well-preserved copy. Title with inscription of the Buxheim Charterhouse. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.

Guido de Columnis Der Trojanische Krieg. Faksimile des Codex 2773 der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek in Wien. Gütersloh und München, Coron Exklusiv 2007. Faksimile der weltbekannten mittelalterlichen Handschrift mit dem umfangreichsten deutschsprachigen Trojazyklus überhaupt. Das Original zählt zu den großen Schätzen der Buchmalerei. 1 von 998 numerierten Exemplaren. Mit dem Kommentar von G. Suckale-Redlefsen und R. Suckale. - Die wunderschönen Miniaturen, die höfische Szenen des Mittelalters zeigen, werden dem Regensburger Maler Martinus zugeschrieben. Der Faksimile-Einband entstand nach einem Einband des Codex 2683 aus der Werkstatt des Salzburger Buchkünstlers Ulrich Schreier aus dem Jahr 1481, heute im Besitz der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek. Einband: Orig.-Lederband über Holzdeckeln mit farbigen Ornamenten auf den Deckeln und 4 Metallschließen, in Orig.-Plexiglas-Kassette. 39 : 29 cm. Facsimile of the world-famous medieval manuscript with the most comprehensive Troy cycle of all, written after the famous epic from Guido de Columnis from the 13th century. The original is one of the greatest gems of book painting. 1 of 998 numbered copies. Orig. calf over wooden boards with color ornaments and partly gilt-tooled and 4 metal clasps, in orig. calf and plexiglass case. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.

Gebetbuch  Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament. Flandern/Niederrhein, um 1500. - Vollständiges und guterhaltenes Gebetbuch für den Kölner Raum - Kunstvolle Handschrift mit schönen Trompe-l'oeil-Bordüren und Initialen Schön und sauber geschriebenes Andachtsbuch in der Tradition der spätflämischen Buchkunst. Es enthält zahlreiche Gebete, Hymnen, Sequenzen, Litanei sowie Stunden- und Bittgebete. Die Bordüren mit realistisch gemalten Blumen und Früchten, Vögeln, Schmetterlingen, Muscheln, Perlen, geflochtenem Astwerk, Ornamenten etc. - Der Kalender (Fol. 1-6) mit flämischen und niederrheinischen Heiligen, darunter Heribert von Köln 16.3., Gertrud 17.3., Lutger von Münster 26.3., Godehard 5.5., Bonifatius 5.6., Willibald von Eichstätt 7.7., Gondulf 16.7., Helena 18.8., Egidius 1.9., Lambert 17.9., Wenzeslaus 28.9., Remigius 1.10., Ragenfredis 8.10., Willibrord 7.11., Kunibert von Köln 12.11., Eligius 1.12. - Die Litanei (Fol. 145v-146r) nennt u. a. Lambert, Bonifatius, Remigius, Kunibert, Heribert, Aegidius, Helena, Lucia, Cecilia, Gertrud, Birgitta und Ursula. Einband: Blindgeprägter Kalblederband des 19. Jahrhunderts mit Rückenschild. 17 : 12 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: 10 Zierseiten jeweils mit figürlicher Bordüre auf farbigem Grund und mit großer Prachtinitiale, davon 2 historisiert. Ferner mit zahlreichen Fleuronné-Initialen und Lombarden in Rot und Blau. Kopfzeilen jeweils mit kalligraphischen Ausläufern. - KOLLATION: 174 Bll. (davon 2 weiß). Überwiegend Quaterniones. Littera hybrida von 1 Hand, geschrieben in 2 Schriftgrößen. Schwarze Tinte, Hervorhebungen in Rot. 31 Zeilen, regliert. Blattgröße ca. 16 : 11,5 cm. Schriftspiegel ca. 11,5 : 7,5 cm. - PROVENIENZ: Seit über 50 Jahren in norddeutschem Privatbesitz. ZUSTAND: Teils gering fleckig (die erste Seite deutlicher), Buchblock gebrochen. Deckel mit schmaler Schabspur. - Complete and well-preserved prayer book for the Lower Rhine area, especially Cologne. Latin manuscript in late Flemish style, around 1500. Illuminated with 10 mostly figured borders on color grounds, each with large decorative initial, 2 of which historiated. Further with numerous fleuronne initials with tendrils and lombards in red and blue, the head line of each page with calligraphic tendrils. 174 leaves (2 blank). Sheet size ca. 16 : 11,5 cm, writing area ca. 11,5 : 7,5 cm. 31 lines, written in littera hybrida by a neat hand in 2 sizes. 19th cent. blindtooled calf with gilt label on spine. - Partly minor staining, book block broken, front cover with slight scratch. For more than 50 years in a private German collection. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.

Missale Manuale Sacerdotum. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament. Süddeutschland (vermutlich Regensburg), zweite Hälfte des 15. Jahrhunderts. - Vollständiges Handbuch für die Messe, wohl zum Gebrauch im Bistum Regensburg - Wohlerhaltenes Manuskript in einem zeitgenössischen Klostereinband - Mit bemerkenswertem Kanonbild in kräftiger Farbigkeit - Aus der Sammlung F. G. J. von Bülow Dekoratives Priestermanuale mit einigen Zusätzen, einem Register zu Beginn sowie Provenienzhinweisen. Von besonderer Bedeutung ist die schöne Miniaturmalerei auf Bl. 4 verso mit der Darstellung des Gekreuzigten und Maria und Johannes unter dem Kreuz (Kanonbild), ein ergreifendes Stück echter Volkskunst, das bereits die besten Leistungen der deutschen Holzschnittmeister vorausahnen läßt. Der Leib Jesu und das von Schmerzen gezeichnete Haupt sind vom Miniator noch rein malerisch gesehen, während die beiden monumentalen Figuren der Jungfrau Maria und des Jüngers Johannes, in blauer bzw. roter faltenreicher Gewandung, vorwiegend linear dargestellt sind (vgl. die frühen Holzschnittbilder bei Heitz/Schreiber). Ikonographisch bemerkenswert ist die Tatsache, daß die Darstellung weder einen Rahmen noch einen Hintergrund aufweist. Die Figuren erscheinen dadurch freigestellt, die Abgrenzung zum Textraum ist allein durch die Bildlichkeit gegeben. Einen Hinweis auf Regensburg gibt die auf dem letzten Blatt hinzugefügte 'Missa de scto Wolfgango'. Der Hl. Wolfgang war Bischof von Regensburg und Reformator der Regensburger Benediktinerklöster. Auch der Einband, insbesondere der Einhornstempel, verweist auf eine Klosterwerkstatt der Diözese Regensburg (vgl. Kyriß Nr. 29 und Taf. 65 und mehrere ähnliche Einhornstempel in der EBDB). Einband: Weinrot gefärbter Schaflederband der Zeit über Holzdeckeln mit reicher Blindprägung: Rautengerank mit Voluten sowie zahlreiche Einzelstempel (Einhorn, Adler, Lilien, Blüten). 21 : 14 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit 1 nahezu blattgroßem Kanonbild (Kreuzigung) in Deckfarbenmalerei. - KOLLATION: 68 Bll. Überwiegend Quaterniones, mit Reklamanten. Blattgröße 20 : 14,4 cm. Schriftspiegel ca. 15,5 : 10,8 cm. 24-27 Zeilen. Schwarze und rote Tinte, geschrieben in gleichmäßiger Textualis formata von zwei oder drei Händen, die Zusätze in Bastarda. Durchgehend rubriziert und mit roten Lombarden in verschiedenen Größen, die 8zeilige Te-igitur-Initiale in Blau. - PROVENIENZ: Etwas späterer Besitzeintrag am Ende (Bl. 68r): 'Fr(ater) Alexand(er) Rup(ert) ..'. - Vord. festes Vorsatzbl. mit Besitzeintrag der Bibliotheca Büloviana: 'Fol. 68. d. 11. April 1835. G. H. Schr. Bibl. Bülov. Beyern.' Die Bibliothek des Regierungsrats Friedrich Gottlieb Julius von Bülow (1760-1831) befand sich im Schloß Beyernaumburg in Sachsen-Anhalt bei Sangershausen. Die Handschriften wurden 1836 im dritten Band des Auktionskatalogs von Georg H. Schäffer beschrieben. - Seit über 50 Jahren in norddeutschem Privatbesitz. Zustand:  Erstes Bl. oben mit kl. Eckabschnitt. Schließbeschläge entfernt. Für eine liturgische Gebrauchshandschrift sehr gut erhalten. LITERATUR: Vgl. zum Kanonbild: Heitz/Schreiber, Christus am Kreuz, Kanonbilder der in Deutschland gedruckten Messbücher des 15. Jahrhunderts , Straßburg 1910. Complete manual for the Mass, probably for use in the diocese of Regensburg. Well-preserved manuscript on vellum in a contemporary monastery binding, with remarkable miniature of the Crucifixion at the opening of the Canon. Contemp. red tinted sheep over wooden boards richly blindstamped with single stamps: unicorn, eagle, lily, blossom (for the unicorn cf. Kyriß pl. 65, workshop Regensburg). 68 leaves. - First leaf with small corner cutt off at top, fittings of the binding removed. Somewhat later ownership inscription 'Fr(ater) Alexand(er) Rup(ert) ..' - Finely preserved manuscript from the collection F. G. J. von Bülow (1760-1831), pen note on pastedown by H. G. Schäffer, editor of the auction catalogue from 1836. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.

Manuscript by Emil Cioran, about melancholy (2 pages), 20 × 13 cm,

Manuscript of the poem "Grev?", by Nina Cassian, published in Orizont magazine, approx. 1944, from the collection of the avant-garde poet Sa?a Pan? (2 pages), 20 x 16 cm (each),

Manuscript by Emil Cioran, thoughts about the fear of death(2 pages), 21 × 17 cm,

"Împliniri" manuscript, by F?nu? Neagu, 1970s, from the collection of the avant-garde poet Sa?a Pan? (3 pages), 30 x 21 cm (each),

Manuscript of the poems "Baronul" and "O partid? de ?ah" by Alexandru Macedonski, 1875 (2 pages), 20 x 16 cm,

"Prim?var? fierbinte" manuscript, by Aurel Baranga, approx. 1945, from the collection of the avant-garde poet Sa?a Pan? (2 pages), 30 x 12 cm (each),

"Poem petrolifer" manuscript, by Geo Bogza, published in Unu magazine, no. 49, 1932, from the collection of the avant-garde poet Sa?a Pan? (5 pages), 22,5 x 14,5 cm (each),

"R?spuns la anchet?" manuscript, by Cezar Petrescu, probably published in Flac?ra magazine, approx. 1947, from the collection of the avant-garde poet Sa?a Pan? (4 pages), 21 x 15 cm (each),

"Poem de toate zilele" manuscript, by Constantin Nisipeanu, published in Orizont magazine, 1945, from the collection of the avant-garde poet Sa?a Pan? (1 page), 27 x 16 cm,

"Dramaturgia într-un act" manuscript, by Paul Everac, from the collection of the avant-garde poet Sa?a Pan? (1 page), 30 x 21 cm,