Catalogue of the well-known collection of fine illuminated manuscripts, rare early service books, incunables and other valuable printed books, formed by the late John Meade Falkner, Esq., M.A., hon. fellow of Hertford College, Oxford, hon. librarian to the dean and chapter of Durham Cathedral, hon. reader in paleography in the University of Durham, and sold by his testamentary direction [ Sotheby & Co., auction catalogue, sale date: 12-14 December, 1932 ].

Sotheby & Co.

Verlag: Sotheby & Co., London, illustrated auction catalogue for the sale held on 12th to 14th December, 1932, 1932

Green printed wrappers, 4to, 26 cm, 78 pp, 25 plates (including 8 folding). 487 lots. The following highlights were noted: The Manuscripts include the Muchelney Breviary, an Important Record of English Monastic Life and History; an Illuminated Hours of the Use of York, of Folio Size and in Superb Condition, with other finely decorated Hours of English and Continental Origin; Two Sarum Manuals : the Buckland Missal, a Very Fine Example of English XIV Century Illumination; the Closworth Missal, a Magnificent English MS. In Exceptional Condition; the Well-Known ''Bangor " Missal; the Shepton Beauchamp Missal ; the Missal of The Abbot of Tongerloo; a Fine English XII Century Missal; a Missal of the Use of York; the Buxheim Psalter, with Important German XIV Century Miniatures; the Sacramentary of Banz, a Musical Ms. Of the XII Century; and Many Others. The Printed Books include Many Exceedingly Rare Service Books (Some Printed on Vellum), such as the Strassburg Breviary of 1478 ; the Magdeburg Breviary, 1491; the Sarum Breviaries of Regnault, 1535, R. Caly 1555, and Amazeur, 1556; an Unrecorded French Breviary of 1514; the Augsburg Missal of 1505 the York Missals of 1517, the Sarum Missals of Kerver, 1503 ; Morin, 1508 and 1511, and Ruremond, 1528; the Breslau Missal of 1487 ; the Sarum Psalters of Ryrckrman, 1522, and Kingston, 1555; and a Fine Series of Sarum Hours, Manuals and Processionals; A Few Rare Incunables and Finely-Bound Classics; Some Interesting Early Bindings, including a Remarkable XV Century Example in Lacquered Tinfoil; Later Decorative Bindings, including a Very Rare English ''Fanfare" Binding of the Early XVII Century; and the Largest Caxton Known, the Golden Legend, with Fine Uncoloured Cuts and Magnificent Margins. Wrappers a little darkened, minor wear to head of spine, otherwise Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-59060

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Titel: Catalogue of the well-known collection of ...
Verlag: Sotheby & Co., London, illustrated auction catalogue for the sale held on 12th to 14th December, 1932
Erscheinungsdatum: 1932
Einband: Softcover
Auflage: 1. Auflage