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Western and Hebrew Manuscripts And Miniatures, 1971-12-06

 Item — Box: Sotheby's, Folder: 204
Identifier: Item 1

Scope and Contents

(Miniatures by Niccolo di Giacomo of Bologna; a large crucifixion miniature from a manuscript executed for Pope Leo X; The Life of St. Hugh of Avalon [England, c.1500]; a very fine Horace [Florence, c.1460]; a Cicero from the collection of William Morris [Rome or Naples, c.1470-80]; a thirteenth-century Bible from Lyon; a Book of Hours written for a Knight of the Golden Fleece and a Book of Hours in the style of the Hours of Catherine of Cleves [both c.1440-50]; The Hours of Catherine Van Wassenaer [c.1500-10]; liturgical manuscripts from the Dominican convent of St. Catherine in Nuremberg.)

Dates

  • created: 1971-12-06

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
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