
Lot 767
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Description
Possibly German monastic revival, 16th or 17th century, single sheet on vellum, handwritten in Gothic script with liturgical and devotional texts including Veni Creator Spiritus, Adsumus, the Ave Maria, the Pater Noster, and the Credo, numerous multi-line illuminated initials in burnished gold on fields of pink, blue, and white delicate penwork filigree, within decorative border incorporating four portrait miniatures representing the spiritual hierarchy, with wax archival pendant seal below, possibly of an Abbess, framed and double glazed, with later dedication verso, 49cm x 78cm overall.
Condition: Some dust soiling and staining. Under glass, unexamined out of glazed frame.
Category: Books, Maps & Manuscripts/Autographs & Manuscripts
Estimate: 800 GBP
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🎨Art & Antiques
767. A MAGNIFICENT ILLUMINATED LITURGICAL MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM, PROBABLY NORTH EUROPEAN.
16th/17th century illuminated liturgical manuscript on vellum with gold initials and portrait miniatures. Gothic script.
Current Bid
181 €(£156)
Previous: 180 €(£155)
4 bid(s) placed
Price checked 26/09/2026, 15:31:41
Lot ends in
17d 15h 38mLot Details
- Lot #
- 767
- Currency
- GBP
- Bids
- 4
- Location
- Crewkerne, GB
- Lot Ends
- 14 Oct 2026, 11:00:00
- Auction Ends
- 14 Oct 2026, 23:59:00
- Lots in Auction
- 783
