Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, 1979-06-19
Scope and Contents
(The Foundation Charter of Westminster Abbey, with the Great Seal of Edward the Confessor, c.1120; manuscripts pillaged from the Spanish Royal Library by Joseph Bonaparte and captured from him by the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Vitoria in 1813; a hitherto unrecorded manuscript from the Medieval Library of Winchester Cathedral containing some 15 unknown Middle English poems, c.1487; Dati's la Sfera and Buondelmonti's Liber Insularum Archipelagi, both profusely illustrated with maps and views, Italy, 15th century; Books of Hours and liturgical manuscripts including breviaries, a missal and a pontifical; single leaves and miniatures.)
Dates
- created: 1979-06-19
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
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