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Book of Nehemiah 11.2-13.15, Old Testament, single sheet [original]
Very good condition ; a small amount of paper is missing from the side along which (it seems) it was originally bound ; marginalia ; Venetian printing ; 15th century
Slip enclosed reads: "PAGEANT BOOK and PRINT SHOP / 109 EAST 109th STREET / NEW…
Slip enclosed reads: "PAGEANT BOOK and PRINT SHOP / 109 EAST 109th STREET / NEW…
Hours of the Virgin Mary, single sheet [original]
Near fine condition ; single leaf of parchment/vellum with printed text ; rubrication and illumination
Protective cover reads: "HOURS OF THE VIRGIN MARY / N. FRENCH, c. 1450-60"
Protective cover reads: "HOURS OF THE VIRGIN MARY / N. FRENCH, c. 1450-60"
The Psalter, Old Testament [original]
Fair to very good; parchment (or vellum) folio of manuscript ; partial sewing evident ; rubrication ; illumination with gilt details ; legible script ; some bleeding of ink and rippling of pages most likely due to humidity/moisture damage (possibly…
Tags: 15h century, framed, Great Britain, illumination, Latin, parchment, rubrication
The Gospel of Mark 14.43-47, New Testament [original]
Good ; double-sided calfskin vellum sheet with musical notations ; rubrication ; hand-written
Tags: calfskin, Latin, music notations, rubrication, vellum
Traitte Des Bibliotheques [original]
Binding: poor ; boards are covered in marbled paper ; bumped corners ; wear along edges and on front of boards
Spine: poor ; spine covering has been removed ; sewing structure with sewing tapes exposed
Textblock: good ; some discolouration and…
Spine: poor ; spine covering has been removed ; sewing structure with sewing tapes exposed
Textblock: good ; some discolouration and…
Miniature Leather-Covered Bible [original]
Binding: good ; brown leather ; some rubbing ; bumped corners ; paste-down endpapers have handwriting
Spine: good to very good ; brown leather ; gilded title ("BIBLE") ; gold tooling (rubbed off) ; very light wear
Textblock: fair to good ; some…
Spine: good to very good ; brown leather ; gilded title ("BIBLE") ; gold tooling (rubbed off) ; very light wear
Textblock: fair to good ; some…
Tags: Bible, English, gold tooling, leather, miniature binding, woodcut prints
Mrs. Trimmer's Spelling Book OR The Little Spelling Book for Young Children [original]
Binding: good to very good ; bound in paper (marbled paper, perhaps over a more sturdy brown paper) ; the front cover seems to have become partially detached and then been reattached ; back cover is separating from spine (at head) ; front cover…
PVB Terentii Comoedie Sex : Ex Recensione Heinsiana (Six Comedies of Publius Terentius: from the Heinsius Review) [original]
Binding: good ; vellum binding ; bumped corners ; front cover separated from spine
Spine: front cover is separating from spine
Textblock: good to very good ; some discolouration ; a few bent corners
Printer/Binder: "Typis Ludovici Elzevirii"
Spine: front cover is separating from spine
Textblock: good to very good ; some discolouration ; a few bent corners
Printer/Binder: "Typis Ludovici Elzevirii"
Book of Kells [facsimile]
Protective Case: fair to good ; bumped corners ; some wear and damage on opening edge ; green cloth with gilded title area on one side with large, detailed coloured illustration affixed to the other (the number '34' and text feature near the bottom…
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