Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, 1967-07-10
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
- From the Collection: Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc. (Publisher, Organization)
- From the Collection: S. Leigh Sotheby & John Wilkinson (Firm) (Publisher, Organization)
- From the Collection: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge (Publisher, Organization)
- From the Collection: Sotheby's (Firm) (Publisher, Organization)
Extent
From the Collection: 621 Volumes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Special Collections Repository
Western Michigan University Libraries, Special Collections
Zhang Legacy Collections Center
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