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Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, 1967-07-10

 Item — Box: Sotheby's, Folder: 168
Identifier: Item 1

Scope and Contents

(French, Italian and Dutch miniatures including a fine example attributable to the artist of the Arcimboldi Missal, c.1450; two fragments from an Italian Gospel book of the sixth-century; a thirteenth-century Sermons of St. Bernard; a Register of Privileges Granted to the English Merchant Adventurers, c.1483; a thirteenth century Italian Bible; the Alfonsine Tables in Latin, c.1370; Bruni's Traite de la Premiere Guerre Punique, c. 1485; a Spanish Gospel Lectionary, c.1515, in a contemporary Spanish binding; Pierre Choque's Funeral of Anne of Brittany, c.1515; Hours of the Cross with miniatures inspired by Jean Fouquet; a fine Liege Horae written for the Abbot of St. Laurent; an important Rouen Horae, and other French and Flemish Books of Hours.)

Dates

  • created: 1967-07-10

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 621 Volumes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Western Michigan University Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Western Michigan University Libraries, Special Collections
Zhang Legacy Collections Center
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Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
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