Western Manuscripts and Miniatures

Lot: 1 - TUSCAN ILLUMINATOR Decorated initial ‘N’ from an Atlantic Bible, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Tuscany, c. 1175–1200]

TUSCAN ILLUMINATOR Decorated initial ‘N’ from an Atlantic Bible, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Tuscany, c. 1175–1200] A rare fragment of the Geometric style from an Atlantic Bible. c. 65 mm × 45 mm, excised initial ‘N’, verso written in a large, rounded late Caroline minuscule, meticulously subdivided into patterned

Lot: 2 - TUSCAN ILLUMINATOR Historiated initial ‘Q’ from an unknown manuscript, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Lucca, c. 1175]

TUSCAN ILLUMINATOR Historiated initial ‘Q’ from an unknown manuscript, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Lucca, c. 1175] Rare Romanesque cutting closely related to the celebrated illuminated Choir Books produced for Lucca Cathedral. c. 64 × 82 mm, cutting on parchment preserving ONE HISTORIATED INITIAL ‘Q,’ painted in a lattice of yellow

Lot: 3 - CENTRAL ITALIAN ILLUMINATOR Cutting of a decorative initial 'Q' ('Quid mirum si aeterna…'), from the opening of Chapter 19 of Gregory the Great's Moralia in Job. Ink and paint on vellum. Italy, early 12th century

CENTRAL ITALIAN ILLUMINATOR Cutting of a decorative initial 'Q' ('Quid mirum si aeterna…'), from the opening of Chapter 19 of Gregory the Great's Moralia in Job. Ink and paint on vellum. Italy, early 12th century. Sam Fogg / Christie's New York, 30/06/2006, lot 11667 / lot 86 Catalogue Vol. I, 6a A rare and striking witness to the grandeur of Romanesque manuscript production in the

Lot: 4 - MOSAN ILLUMINATOR(?) Single leaf with decorated Initial ‘T’ from a Lectern Bible, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [The Netherlands, Mosan? c. 1150]

MOSAN ILLUMINATOR(?) Single leaf with decorated Initial ‘T’ from a Lectern Bible, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [The Netherlands, Mosan? c. 1150] A richly decorated Bible leaf with an elaborate dragon-vine initial, exemplifying the grandeur and visual sophistication of twelfth-century lectern manuscripts. c. 380 × 270 mm, single leaf ruled in plummet and

Lot: 5 - TUSCAN ILLUMINATOR Fragment with an initial ‘A’ from De patriarchis, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Tuscany, c. 1150]

TUSCAN ILLUMINATOR Fragment with an initial ‘A’ from De patriarchis, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Tuscany, c. 1150] A fine example of twelfth-century Tuscan Romanesque illumination with a large zoomorphic initial ‘A’. 240 × 135 mm, a vertical cutting preserving part of a leaf from a large-format Bible, ruled in plummet and written in two columns in a proto-Gothic bookhand, with remains of adjacent text column at left, ONE LARGE DECORATED ZOOMORPHIC INITIAL ‘A’, approximately fourteen lines high, formed of interlacing white-vine ornament and stylized foliage inhabited by a dragon or serpent-like creature, the body of the letter painted in red, green, yellow, and blue, with scrolling terminals and delicate pen ornament. Some cropping affecting the surrounding text, minor staining and surface wear, otherwise preserving bright pigments and strong decorative detail. A fine example of twelfth-century Tuscan Romanesque illumination, this cutting preserves a large zoomorphic initial ‘A’ from a manuscript of Saint Ambrose’s De patriarchis. The letter is drawn in red and constructed around a dynamic dragon form, whose elongated body forms the left side of the initial and bites into the surrounding field. The interior is filled with interlacing white-vine scrolls set against alternating grounds of blue, green, and yellow, creating a vibrant interplay of color and ornament characteristic of central Italian manuscript decoration. A sister cutting from the same parent manuscript in the McCarthy Collection (BM 1612) preserves a similarly conceived initial composed of interwoven vine stems, confirming that both fragments belonged to the same decorative program. The bold palette, zoomorphic forms, and disciplined arrangement of vegetal ornament connect these initials with manuscripts produced in Tuscan scriptoria around the middle of the twelfth century. Provenance (1) London, Maggs Bros., Catalogue 1376, 2005, item 5. (2) Robert McCarthy, London, no. BM 1610. Parent manuscript and sister leaves A sister cutting containing an ornamented initial ‘S’ is also in the McCarthy Collection (MS BM 1612) LITERATURE Published: Maggs Brothers, London, Catalogue 1376, 2005, no. 5; Gaudenz Freuler with Georgi Parpulov, The McCarthy Collection, Volume I: Italian and Byzantine Miniatures, London, 2018, p. 30, no. 8b. We are grateful to Peter Kidd for permission to quote from his catalogue for this entry, and we thank Senior Consultant Sandra Hindman and Peter Bovenmyer for their assistance in preparing this sale. The Robert McCarthy Collection This lot is located in Chicago.

Lot: 6 - MOZARABIC ILLUMINATOR Leaf from a Mozarabic Antiphonary with a historiated initial ‘D’ depicting a female saint, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Spain, first half(?) of the thirteenth century]

MOZARABIC ILLUMINATOR Leaf from a Mozarabic Antiphonary with a historiated initial ‘D’ depicting a female saint, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Spain, first half(?) of the thirteenth century] An exceptionally rare, illuminated music leaf from a Mozarabic Antiphonal with sister leaves mostly in museum collections 265 × 135 mm. Single leaf ruled in red ink

Lot: 7 - ALMAGEST MASTER Single leaf from a Bible, with a historiated initial of the winged lion of Saint Mark, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Paris, c. 1220s]

ALMAGEST MASTER Single leaf from a Bible, with a historiated initial of the winged lion of Saint Mark, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Paris, c. 1220s] An important leaf from an early Paris Bible illuminated by the Almagest Master, one of the first identifiable professional illuminators active in Paris during the formative decades of the thirteenth-century manuscript production.

Lot: 8 - JOHANNES GRUSCH ATELIER (active Paris c. 1230s–1270s) Single leaf with historiated Initial ‘F’ with The Killing of the Sons of Heli from a Bible, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Paris, c. 1250]

JOHANNES GRUSCH ATELIER (active Paris c. 1230s–1270s) Single leaf with historiated Initial ‘F’ with The Killing of the Sons of Heli from a Bible, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Paris, c. 1250] One of the finest works by the Johannes Grusch Atelier, named for a priest responsible for copying one of the Bibles. 155 × 100 mm. Single leaf ruled

Lot: 9 - CIRCLE OF WILLIAM DE BRAILES (active Oxford, c. 1230-1260) Leaf from a Bible with a historiated initial ‘A’ depicting Saint John writing the Book of Revelation, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [England, Oxford, c. 1250–1270]

CIRCLE OF WILLIAM DE BRAILES (active Oxford, c. 1230-1260) Leaf from a Bible with a historiated initial ‘A’ depicting Saint John writing the Book of Revelation, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [England, Oxford, c. 1250–1270] One of only two English artists whose names we can associate with known works in thirteenth-century England. 180 × 130 mm. Single

Lot: 10 - SOUTHERN FRENCH ILLUMINATOR Leaf with a historiated initial ‘P’ of Saint Paul from the Mailhac-Faber Bible, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Southern France, late 13th–early 14th century]

SOUTHERN FRENCH ILLUMINATOR Leaf with a historiated initial ‘P’ of Saint Paul from the Mailhac-Faber Bible, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Southern France, late 13th–early 14th century] An extensively published leaf from one of the most ambitious Southern French Bibles projects once belonging to Sir Chester Beatty 235 × 335 mm, single parchment leaf

Lot: 11 - NORTHERN FRENCH ILLUMINATOR Leaf from a Psalter with an inhabited initial ‘D’ from the beginning of Psalm 130, and a decorated initial ‘M’, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France or Paris, c. 1200-1250]

NORTHERN FRENCH ILLUMINATOR Leaf from a Psalter with an inhabited initial ‘D’ from the beginning of Psalm 130, and a decorated initial ‘M’, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France or Paris, c. 1200-1250] Produced in France but shaped by English stylistic influence, this leaf exemplifies the opulence and cross-regional artistry of the mid-thirteenth

Lot: 12 - FOLLOWER OF THE MASTER OF BAGNACAVLLO and THE MASTER OF IMOLA Cutting with historiated initial ‘P’ of Saint Paul from an Atlantic Bible, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Bologna, c. 1270]

FOLLOWER OF THE MASTER OF BAGNACAVLLO and THE MASTER OF IMOLA Cutting with historiated initial ‘P’ of Saint Paul from an Atlantic Bible, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Bologna, c. 1270] A monumental Italian Bible leaf attributed to the circle of the Master of Bagnacavallo from an important and now dispersed thirteenth-century lectern Bible. c. 473 ×

Lot: 13 - MASTER OF SANT’ALESSIO IN BIGIANO (active ca. 1275–1300) Leaf with a historiated initial ‘P’ of The Ascension from an Antiphonary, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Florence, ca. 1280–1285]

MASTER OF SANT’ALESSIO IN BIGIANO (active ca. 1275–1300) Leaf with a historiated initial ‘P’ of The Ascension from an Antiphonary, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Florence, ca. 1280–1285] A masterpiece of late Duecento Tuscan illumination from the celebrated choir books of San Francesco al Prato, Pistoia, attributed to the Master of

Lot: 14 - MASTER OF MONZA (active Northern Italy, c. 1250-1270?) Cutting of Saint Boniface from a Legendary, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Lombardy, c. 1285–1290]

MASTER OF MONZA (active Northern Italy, c. 1250-1270?) Cutting of Saint Boniface from a Legendary, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Lombardy, c. 1285–1290] Bishop Saint (Boniface) from the lavish Monza Legendary, an early and sumptuous cycle of saints’ lives. 72 mm × 62 mm, single cutting from an illuminated Legendary, verso preserving on the reverse

Lot: 15 - RHENISH ILLUMINATOR(?) Cutting with historiated initial ‘E’ of the Adoration of the Magi, probably from a Gradual, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Germany, The Rhineland? c. 1240–1260]

RHENISH ILLUMINATOR(?) Cutting with historiated initial ‘E’ of the Adoration of the Magi, probably from a Gradual, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Germany, The Rhineland? c. 1240–1260] Elegant Gothic initial from a dispersed Rhineland Breviary. 60 mm × 60 mm, cutting preserving ONE HISTORIATED INITIAL ‘E,’ painted in pale pink and blue

Lot: 16 - RHENISH ILLUMINATOR(?), Cutting with historiated initial ‘P’ of the Nativity probably from a Gradual, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Germany, The Rhineland? c. 1240–1260]

RHENISH ILLUMINATOR(?), Cutting with historiated initial ‘P’ of the Nativity probably from a Gradual, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Germany, The Rhineland? c. 1240–1260] Elegant Gothic initial from a dispersed Rhineland Breviary. 60 mm × 60 mm, cutting preserving ONE HISTORIATED INITIAL ‘P’, painted in blue with white scalloping

Lot: 17 - CIRCLE OF THE MASTER OF IMOLA (active Emilia Romagna, c. 1265-1280) Single leaf with historiated initial ‘S’ with Christ the Redeemer from an Antiphonal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Bologna or Emilia, c. 1275]

CIRCLE OF THE MASTER OF IMOLA (active Emilia Romagna, c. 1265-1280) Single leaf with historiated initial ‘S’ with Christ the Redeemer from an Antiphonal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Bologna or Emilia, c. 1275] Grand leaf with an arresting, large miniature of Christ the Redeemer. 525 mm ×. 375 mm, single leaf, ruled in plummet for six four-line

Lot: 18 - EMILIA-ROMAGNA ILLUMINATOR Cutting with Initial ‘D’ with the Life of Saint Lucy from a Gradual, in Latin, Illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Emilia-Romagna? c. 1290–1300]

EMILIA-ROMAGNA ILLUMINATOR Cutting with Initial ‘D’ with the Life of Saint Lucy from a Gradual, in Latin, Illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Emilia-Romagna? c. 1290–1300] A striking late Duecento cutting from an illuminated Gradual influenced by Cimabue and early Giottesque naturalism. 155 mm × 111 mm, single cutting on parchment from an illuminated

Lot: 19 - METZ SCHOOL Single Leaf from a Missal with historiated initial of the Elevation of the Mass, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Metz or Verdun, c. 1300–1315]

METZ SCHOOL Single Leaf from a Missal with historiated initial of the Elevation of the Mass, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Metz or Verdun, c. 1300–1315] A beautifully illuminated Missal leaf in a refined early Gothic style cultivated in Metz during the patronage of Renaud de Bar. c. 355 × 275 mm, the upper margin of the recto with contemporary foliation

Lot: 20 - WORKSHOP OF SAN DOMENICO (DECORATOR B) (active Bologna, first quarter of the 14th century) Leaf with a historiated initial ‘D’ of Saint John the Baptist from a Gradual, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Bologna, c. 1310–1330]

WORKSHOP OF SAN DOMENICO (DECORATOR B) (active Bologna, first quarter of the 14th century) Leaf with a historiated initial ‘D’ of Saint John the Baptist from a Gradual, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Bologna, c. 1310–1330] A well-preserved leaf from the Choir books of San Domenico, Bologna, one of the most ambitious projects of early Trecento

Lot: 21 - RHENISH ILLUMINATOR(?) Cutting with historiated initial ‘D’ of the Martyrdom of Saint Ursula from an Antiphonal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Germany, The Rhineland? c. 1400]

RHENISH ILLUMINATOR(?) Cutting with historiated initial ‘D’ of the Martyrdom of Saint Ursula from an Antiphonal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Germany, The Rhineland? c. 1400] A finely illuminated initial from the Office of Saint Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins from the Rhineland, with an unusual scene of her martyrdom. c. 120 × 125 mm, cutting

Lot: 22 - Two leaves from Books of Hours, a calendar for October and a litany [France, first half of the fifteenth century]

Two leaves from Books of Hours, a calendar for October and a litany [France, first half of the fifteenth century] (i) NORTHERN FRENCH ILLUMINATOR Calendar Leaf from a Book of Hours, in French, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Champagne? c. 1420] Calendar leaf the month of October with burnished gold and tempera initials and a three-quarter foliate border with bar. single leaf

Lot: 23 - WORKSHOP OF THE MAÎTRE FRANÇOIS (FRANÇOIS LE BARBIER?) (active 1460–1480) Leaf from a Book of Hours, with Adoration of the Magi, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Paris, c. 1480]

WORKSHOP OF THE MAÎTRE FRANÇOIS (FRANÇOIS LE BARBIER?) (active 1460–1480) Leaf from a Book of Hours, with Adoration of the Magi, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Paris, c. 1480] Refined Parisian miniature from the flourishing workshop of Maître François, among the leading illuminators of late fifteenth-century France. 150 mm. x 113 mm,

Lot: 24 - WORKSHOP OF THE MASTER OF THE CHRONIQUE SCANDALEUSE (active c. 1493–1510) Single leaf from a Book of Hours, the Visitation, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Paris, c. 1500]

WORKSHOP OF THE MASTER OF THE CHRONIQUE SCANDALEUSE (active c. 1493–1510) Single leaf from a Book of Hours, the Visitation, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Paris, c. 1500] Richly illuminated Visitation leaf from a deluxe Parisian Book of Hours with unusual borders. 216 x 140 mm, single leaf, unfoliated, single column, ruled for thirty lines, with text remaining

Lot: 25 - ORIGEN OF ALEXANDRIA (c. 185–253) Homilia in Genesim, Homiliae in Exodum, in Latin, translation by Rufinus, decorated manuscript on parchment [Austria, Lambach Abbey? c. 1150–1175]

ORIGEN OF ALEXANDRIA (c. 185–253) Homilia in Genesim, Homiliae in Exodum, in Latin, translation by Rufinus, decorated manuscript on parchment [Austria, Lambach Abbey? c. 1150–1175] A remarkable survival of monastic Romanesque book culture, this important twelfth-century copy of Origen’s homilies on the Bible traces its provenance to Lambach Abbey and is illustrated with an

Lot: 26 - CIRCLE OF WILLIAM DE BRAILES Bible (fragment), in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [England, Oxford, c. 1250–1270

CIRCLE OF WILLIAM DE BRAILES Bible (fragment), in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [England, Oxford, c. 1250–1270 An important fragment of fifty leaves from a thirteenth-century Oxford Bible, illuminated in the circle of William de Brailes, one of the earliest named artists in medieval England. ii (modern paper + 1 vellum) + 50 + ii (modern paper) leaves, foliated

Lot: 27 - STEPHANUS BEDOCIUS (?) Liber de fructibus poenitentiae (The Fruits of Penance), in Latin, manuscript on parchment [Southern France, Provence, first half of 14th century]

STEPHANUS BEDOCIUS (?) Liber de fructibus poenitentiae (The Fruits of Penance), in Latin, manuscript on parchment [Southern France, Provence, first half of 14th century] Singular edition of a scarce, unedited Dominican penitential with sterling provenance including Abbate Celotti and Sir Thomas Phillipps. i (paper) + 93 + i (paper) leaves, contemporary ink foliation on versos in arabic

Lot: 28 - “Perugian Missal” (fragment) in Latin, illuminated manuscript with two historiated initials, on parchment [Italy, Perugia, c. 1315–1320

“Perugian Missal” (fragment) in Latin, illuminated manuscript with two historiated initials, on parchment [Italy, Perugia, c. 1315–1320 Four rediscovered leaves from Otto Ege’s “Perugian Missal,” an important Dominican manuscript now newly connected to Venturella di Pietro, one of the defining illuminators of early fourteenth-century Perugia. i

Lot: 29 - PETER THE VENERABLE Contra Petrobrusianos hereticos, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on paper and parchment [Southern Netherlands, Parc Abbey, c. 1450]

PETER THE VENERABLE Contra Petrobrusianos hereticos, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on paper and parchment [Southern Netherlands, Parc Abbey, c. 1450] One of only three known copies of an important work by Peter the Venerable and from the celebrated library of Parc Abbey. i (paper) + 69 + i (paper) leaves on paper and vellum, unfoliated [collation: i12, ii12, iii12, iv12, v12, vi8+1],

Lot: 30 - Psalter (fragment) in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Naples, c. 1460]

Psalter (fragment) in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Naples, c. 1460] Remarkable group of leaves belonging to a now dispersed but once sumptuous Psalter by the humanist scribe Pietro Ursuleo linked to the Aragonese court and the circle of Matteo Felice. ii (modern paper) + 30 + ii (modern paper) leaves, foliated in a modern penciled hand 1–30, [collation: single

Lot: 31 - AUGSBURG–SALZBURG GROUP Breviary, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Germany, Augsburg, 1488]

AUGSBURG–SALZBURG GROUP Breviary, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Germany, Augsburg, 1488] A finely illuminated Breviary dated 1488, exemplifying the mature phase of the Augsburg–Salzburg Group, an influential network of scribes and illuminators who flourished during the Melk reforms. 135 mm × 190 mm, i (vellum) + 168 + i (vellum) leaves, foliated in a modern hand in

Lot: 32 - PINK CANOPIES GROUP (Bruges, active c. 1390-1400) with ENGLISH ILLUMINATOR Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Southern Netherlands, Bruges ?, c. 1390–1400 and England c. 1400]

PINK CANOPIES GROUP (Bruges, active c. 1390-1400) with ENGLISH ILLUMINATOR Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Southern Netherlands, Bruges ?, c. 1390–1400 and England c. 1400] Pre-Eyckian realism in a densely illuminated Book of Hours for the English market i (modern parchment) + 124 + ii (modern parchment) folios, modern foliation in pencil, probably

Lot: 33 - MASTERS OF THE BEAUFORT SAINTS (active Bruges, c. 1410-1415) Book Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Southern Netherlands, Bruges, c. 1410-1415]

MASTERS OF THE BEAUFORT SAINTS (active Bruges, c. 1410-1415) Book Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Southern Netherlands, Bruges, c. 1410-1415] Near miniature manuscript for the English market, blending International Gothic elegance with pre-Eyckian realism. 205 leaves, missing two opening Calendar leaves and one text leaf after f. 110, otherwise apparently complete,

Lot: 34 - PAUL MÜLICH (scribe) Prayerbook, in Latin and German, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Germany, Nuremberg, 1423]

PAUL MÜLICH (scribe) Prayerbook, in Latin and German, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Germany, Nuremberg, 1423] An exceptionally early survival from early fifteenth century Nuremberg, this diminutive, beautifully illuminated Prayerbook is signed and dated by the scribe. v + 214 + v leaves, unfoliated, heavily cropped, lacking at least thirteen leaves with eight stubs before f. 1

Lot: 35 - BARTHOLOMEO D’ANTONIO VARNUCCI WORKSHOP (active Florence 1412/13 – c. 1479) Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Florence, c. 1450]

BARTHOLOMEO D’ANTONIO VARNUCCI WORKSHOP (active Florence 1412/13 – c. 1479) Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Florence, c. 1450] Intimate Book of Hours made for a nun, probably in a Florentine convent of the Poor Clares 171 leaves, preceded and followed by a modern blank parchment flyleaf, complete [collation: i–ii?, iii–xvi?,

Lot: 36 - MASTER OF THE LEE HOURS (Ghent and Bruges, active c. 1450-1470) The “de Saulx” Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Southern Netherlands, Bruges, c. 1460]

MASTER OF THE LEE HOURS (Ghent and Bruges, active c. 1450-1470) The “de Saulx” Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Southern Netherlands, Bruges, c. 1460] Deluxe Book of Hours from the golden age of Burgundian illumination by an artist much favored at the court of Duke Philip the Good. 145 × 215 mm, ii (paper + vellum) + 242 + ii (paper + vellum) leaves,

Lot: 37 - MASTER OF THE VRAI CHRONICQUE D’ÉSCOCE [MARIE VRELANT?] (active Bruges, c. 1464-1484) Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Southern Netherlands, Bruges, c. 1467]

MASTER OF THE VRAI CHRONICQUE D’ÉSCOCE [MARIE VRELANT?] (active Bruges, c. 1464-1484) Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Southern Netherlands, Bruges, c. 1467] Rare and evocative traces of lived devotion in a refined, richly illuminated Book of Hours made for a woman possibly by a female artist. ii (vellum) + 136 + i (vellum) leaves, initial flyleaf

Lot: 38 - BARTOLOMEO D’ANTONIO VARNUCCI WORKSHOP (active?Florence 1412/13 – c. 1479)?and ITALIAN ILLUMINATOR Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Florence, c. 1450]

BARTOLOMEO D’ANTONIO VARNUCCI WORKSHOP (active?Florence 1412/13 – c. 1479)?and ITALIAN ILLUMINATOR Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Florence, c. 1450] The core of this lovely Horae is by the workshop of Bartolomeo Varnucci. ii (paper) + 278 + ii (paper) leaves, foliated in a modern hand in pencil 1–278, single leaves missing after ff.

Lot: 39 - PARISIAN WORKSHOP Book of Hours, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Paris, c. 1450]

PARISIAN WORKSHOP Book of Hours, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Paris, c. 1450] A richly ornamented Parisian Book of Hours with miniatures restored by a modern hand. i (paper) + 148 + ii (paper) leaves, foliated in a modern hand in pencil 1–148, fractionally cropped at top, lacking single leaves after ff. 102, 134, and 144 else complete [collation:

Lot: 40 - MASTER OF THE CUISSOTTE HOURS (Champagne, likely Reims, active c. 1460-80) Book of Hours (fragment), in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [France, Reims, c. 1460]

MASTER OF THE CUISSOTTE HOURS (Champagne, likely Reims, active c. 1460-80) Book of Hours (fragment), in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [France, Reims, c. 1460] By the distinctive Master of the Cuissotte Hours, an important illuminator active in Champagne whose oeuvre continues to be refined and expanded through ongoing scholarship. rebound fragment, ii (paper) + 26 + x (paper)

Lot: 41 - MASTER OF THE PICO PLINY, WORKSHOP (Venice and Ferrara, active c. 1460-1505) Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Venice, c. 1485–1490]

MASTER OF THE PICO PLINY, WORKSHOP (Venice and Ferrara, active c. 1460-1505) Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Venice, c. 1485–1490] Jewel-like Venetian Book of Hours, a newly identified manuscript from the workshop of the Master of the Pico Pliny. iii (vellum) + 193 + ii (vellum) leaves, foliated in a modern hand in pencil in lower right margin,

Lot: 42 - FOLLOWER OF COLA RAPICANO (Naples, active c. 1451-1488) Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Naples? c. 1480-1490]

FOLLOWER OF COLA RAPICANO (Naples, active c. 1451-1488) Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Naples? c. 1480-1490] Beautifully illuminated Book of Hours from the Aragonese Kingdom of Naples. 164 leaves, 7 blank, lacking single leaves after ff. 106, 114, and 156, and possibly the calendar, else complete [collation: i¹?, ii¹?, iii¹?, iv¹?,

Lot: 43 - MASTER OF ISABELLA DI CHIAROMONTE (Naples, active 1455-1469) and NETHERLANDISH ILLUMINATOR (?) Book of Hours (fragment), in Latin and Catalan, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Naples, c. 1460]

MASTER OF ISABELLA DI CHIAROMONTE (Naples, active 1455-1469) and NETHERLANDISH ILLUMINATOR (?) Book of Hours (fragment), in Latin and Catalan, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Naples, c. 1460] Neapolitan prayerbook illuminated for a patron of the Aragonese court by the Master of Isabella di Chiaromonte, the favored artist of Queen Isabella of Naples. ii (vellum) + 88 + i (vellum)

Lot: 44 - FOLLOWER OF FRANCESCO DI ANTONIO DEL CHIERICO (Florence, active 1433–1484) Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Florence, c. 1480]

FOLLOWER OF FRANCESCO DI ANTONIO DEL CHIERICO (Florence, active 1433–1484) Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Florence, c. 1480] Charming Florentine Book of Hours illuminated in the style of Francesco di Antonio del Chierico. ii (paper + vellum) + 187 + ii (paper) leaves, foliated in a modern hand in pencil in lover right margin, 1–187,

Lot: 45 - FLORENTINE WORKSHOP Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Florence, c. 1490]

FLORENTINE WORKSHOP Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy, Florence, c. 1490] Fine Florentine Book of Hours from the golden age of Renaissance illumination. i (vellum) + 279 + i (vellum) leaves foliated in pencil 1–278, the sequence omitting an unfoliated miniature cuplet following f. 12, lacking one leaf after f. 130, else complete [collation: i12,

Lot: 46 - CIRCLE OF THE MASTER OF THE VIENNA ROMAN DE LA ROSE (JEAN HORTART) (Lyon, active 1412–1463) with a follower of the MASTER OF GUILLAUME LAMBERT (Lyon, active c. 1475–1500) Book of Hours (fragment), in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment

CIRCLE OF THE MASTER OF THE VIENNA ROMAN DE LA ROSE (JEAN HORTART) (Lyon, active 1412–1463) with a follower of the MASTER OF GUILLAUME LAMBERT (Lyon, active c. 1475–1500) Book of Hours (fragment), in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Lyon, c. 1450–1460 and 1480–1490] Courtly elegance in a manuscript for a female owner in late fifteenth-century

Lot: 47 - CIRCLE OF CORNELIA VAN WULFSCHKERCKE (Bruges, active from c. 1495, died 1540) Rosariaum, in Dutch, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Southern Netherlands, Bruges? c. 1510-1520]

CIRCLE OF CORNELIA VAN WULFSCHKERCKE (Bruges, active from c. 1495, died 1540) Rosariaum, in Dutch, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Southern Netherlands, Bruges? c. 1510-1520] Made for a Benedictine nun almost certainly in the circle of the female artist Cornelia Wulfschkercke. ii (vellum) + 38 + ii (vellum) leaves, foliated in a modern red ink in lower right margin with older foliation

Lot: 48 - FOLLOWER OF LOYSET LIÉDET (active 1448–1478) and THE MASTER OF EDWARD IV (active 1470–1490) with FOLLOWER OF WILLEM VRELANT (active 1454–1481) Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Southern Netherlands, Bruges, c. 1480]

FOLLOWER OF LOYSET LIÉDET (active 1448–1478) and THE MASTER OF EDWARD IV (active 1470–1490) with FOLLOWER OF WILLEM VRELANT (active 1454–1481) Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Southern Netherlands, Bruges, c. 1480] Charming, palm-sized Book of Hours at the height of Bruges illumination and densely illuminated. ii (vellum) + 157 + ii

Lot: 49 - MASTER OF THE APOCALYPSE OF AYMAR DE POITIERS (Savoy, active c. 1480–1490) Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Dauphiné, perhaps Grenoble, c. 1480–1485]

MASTER OF THE APOCALYPSE OF AYMAR DE POITIERS (Savoy, active c. 1480–1490) Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Dauphiné, perhaps Grenoble, c. 1480–1485] Custom-made manuscript with richly illuminated narrative borders and vibrant full-page miniatures. ii (paper) + 153 + ii (modern parchment) + ii (paper) folios on parchment, missing one

Lot: 50 - CIRCLE OF THE MASTER GUYOT DU PELEY (Troyes, active c. 1470-1490) Book of Hours, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Troyes, c. 1470–1490]

CIRCLE OF THE MASTER GUYOT DU PELEY (Troyes, active c. 1470-1490) Book of Hours, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Troyes, c. 1470–1490] Classic, richly illuminated Troyes Book of Hours with an exceptional depiction of Death confronting the living i (modern paper) + 109 + i (modern paper) leaves, foliated in a modern hand in pencil 1–109,

Lot: 51 - WORKSHOP OF THE MASTER OF THE MISSAL OF TRAVAILLOT (active c. 1480–1500) Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Chaumont and Langres, c. 1482–1497]

WORKSHOP OF THE MASTER OF THE MISSAL OF TRAVAILLOT (active c. 1480–1500) Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Chaumont and Langres, c. 1482–1497] Extensively published but unseen publicly since 1962, the magnificent Missal of Jean I d’Amboise, peer of France and bishop-duke of Langres, is the last manuscript associated with this influential

Lot: 52 - MASTER OF THE PARISIAN ENTRIES (JEAN COENE IV) (Paris, active 1500–1520) Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Paris, c. 1500–1510]

MASTER OF THE PARISIAN ENTRIES (JEAN COENE IV) (Paris, active 1500–1520) Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Paris, c. 1500–1510] Nine wallet-format leaves partly of Otto Ege provenance now rebound and by the Master of the Paris Entries Rebound fragment, i (modern paper) + 9 + i (modern paper) leaves, partially foliated in two different modern

Lot: 53 - BAVARIAN ATELIER Prayerbook, in German with Latin rubrics, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Germany, Augsburg or Nuremberg, c. 1510–1520]

BAVARIAN ATELIER Prayerbook, in German with Latin rubrics, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Germany, Augsburg or Nuremberg, c. 1510–1520] Finely illuminated German Hortulus Animae uniting the traditions of Bavarian illumination with the emerging Renaissance vocabulary of Dürer’s generation. v (paper) + 166 + xi (modern paper) leaves, quires foliated on tenth leaf in

Lot: 54 - CHANCERIES OF SPAIN AND VICEROYALTY OF PERU Legal Instruments, in Spanish, manuscript on paper [Spain and Peru, 1573–1799]

CHANCERIES OF SPAIN AND VICEROYALTY OF PERU Legal Instruments, in Spanish, manuscript on paper [Spain and Peru, 1573–1799] A remarkable compilation of legal instruments from Castile and Peru reflecting the distinctly transatlantic legal culture of the Spanish Empire. vii (paper) + 195 + iii (paper) leaves, paginated in a modern hand in pencil 1–390 in the lower inner margins

Lot: 55 - JUAN DEL CASTILLO (likely) (Seville, c. 1584-1640) Carta Ejecutoria de hidalguía (for Diego Maldonado), Illuminated manuscript on parchment [Spain, Granada and Seville, c. 1604–1605]

JUAN DEL CASTILLO (likely) (Seville, c. 1584-1640) Carta Ejecutoria de hidalguía (for Diego Maldonado), Illuminated manuscript on parchment [Spain, Granada and Seville, c. 1604–1605] Its relatively early date, unusually extensive illumination, and especially the signature of the artist (they are rarely attributed to specific painters) sets this Carta Ejecutoria apart from the

Lot: 56 - Emperor Frederick III Letters of Patent (for Heinrich Scholtz), in German, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Austria, Vienna, 1650]

Emperor Frederick III Letters of Patent (for Heinrich Scholtz), in German, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Austria, Vienna, 1650] Rare and historically important letters patent, witnessing the survival of manuscript culture well into the modern era. ii (paper + 1 vellum) + 6 + ii (paper + vellum) leaves, unfoliated, [collation: bound in single quire], watermark bears a sickle within a

Lot: 57 - SPANISH ROYAL CHANCERY Legal Instruments (for Don Juan Francisco Balbín and Don Antonio Aguado Delgado), in Spanish, illuminated manuscript on parchment and paper [Spain, Madrid (issued at San Ildefonso)]

SPANISH ROYAL CHANCERY Legal Instruments (for Don Juan Francisco Balbín and Don Antonio Aguado Delgado), in Spanish, illuminated manuscript on parchment and paper [Spain, Madrid (issued at San Ildefonso)] A unique pair of royal legal instruments tracing the life cycle of a Spanish noble title across more than a century, from its creation under Philip IV to its sale under the Bourbons.

Lot: 58 - JEAN-DENIS CHANDORA (scribe), style of (active Paris, 1780-1844) Gradual, in Latin, stenciled manuscript on paper [France, Paris, c. 1820]

JEAN-DENIS CHANDORA (scribe), style of (active Paris, 1780-1844) Gradual, in Latin, stenciled manuscript on paper [France, Paris, c. 1820] Monumental stenciled Choir book echoing the innovative technique of Jean-Denis Chandora at Notre-Dame. 172 paper leaves, with watermark initial ‘P’, paginated i–cccliv, [collation: i10, ii10, iii10, iv10, v10, vi10, vii10, viii10,

Lot: 59 - CLAUDE RUFFIN (Paris, 1554-c. 1636) Prayerbook, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Paris, 1634]

CLAUDE RUFFIN (Paris, 1554-c. 1636) Prayerbook, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France, Paris, 1634] Newly identified work by the ecclesiastic-illuminator Claude Ruffin from the celebrated Mortimer Schiff Collection. i (paper) + 74 + v (paper) leaves, foliated in a modern hand in pencil 3–74, [collation: i?+², ii–xii?, xiii²,

Lot: 60 - SPANISH ROYAL CHANCERY Carta ejecutoria de hidalguía (for Don Luis María Buffile de Brancàs), in Spanish, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Spain, Madrid (issued at San Ildefonso), 1785]

SPANISH ROYAL CHANCERY Carta ejecutoria de hidalguía (for Don Luis María Buffile de Brancàs), in Spanish, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Spain, Madrid (issued at San Ildefonso), 1785] Deluxe presentation manuscript, standing as a rare testament to the intersection of Bourbon statecraft and dynastic inheritance. iv (paper) + 8 + v (paper) leaves, foliated 1–8 in

Lot: 61 - FRANÇOIS LAURENT GILBERT (scribe) (active, Paris, mid-eighteenth century) Benedictine Gradual (Fragment), in Latin, illuminated manuscript on paper [France, Paris, 1751]

FRANÇOIS LAURENT GILBERT (scribe) (active, Paris, mid-eighteenth century) Benedictine Gradual (Fragment), in Latin, illuminated manuscript on paper [France, Paris, 1751] Illuminated fragment of a deluxe Gradual signed by the scribe for a female Benedictine convent with music specially adapted for female voices. iii (modern paper) + 4 + iii (modern paper) leaves, paginated 1–2,

Lot: 62 - DON FRANCISCO GARRIDO AND ASSOCIATES Account Ledger, in Spanish, manuscript on paper [Peru, Lima, 1788–1793]

DON FRANCISCO GARRIDO AND ASSOCIATES Account Ledger, in Spanish, manuscript on paper [Peru, Lima, 1788–1793] A remarkable ecclesiastical ledger from late colonial Lima, this manuscript witnesses the bureaucratic culture of the colonial Peruvian church. i (paper) + 139 + i (paper) leaves, foliated in a contemporary hand 1–110, with additional blank unfoliated leaves

Lot: 63 - BOHEMIAN ILLUMINATOR Prayerbook, in German (Sorbian-German dialect), illuminated manuscript on paper [Czechia, Planá, 8 May, 1794]

BOHEMIAN ILLUMINATOR Prayerbook, in German (Sorbian-German dialect), illuminated manuscript on paper [Czechia, Planá, 8 May, 1794] Fine example of Bohemian folk illumination with an identified patron, preserving a unique vernacular tradition of devotional bookmaking. i + 226 + i paper leaves, no watermarks visible, paginated in red and black ink at the center of the upper margin

Lot: 64 - ALBERTO SANGORSKI While a Prisoner and Other Early English Poems, by James I, Geoffrey Chaucer, and Sir Walter Raleigh, in English, illuminated manuscript on paper [England, London, c. 1930]

ALBERTO SANGORSKI While a Prisoner and Other Early English Poems, by James I, Geoffrey Chaucer, and Sir Walter Raleigh, in English, illuminated manuscript on paper [England, London, c. 1930] A standout example of modern book illumination by the leading illuminator of the twentieth century, Alberto Sangorski. 23 leaves on heavy wove paper with thinner blank interleaves and silk guards