Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
10-14 June 1901
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/85
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Lot 123—continued. 10. Duces Gelrie. fol. 107. W ychardus—Adolphus. Carolus has been added in a later hand. *,* MS. OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY, ON PAPER, ff. 112, written in cursive roman, in double columns of 34 lines, with the arms of the States painted heraldically ; miniature initial of St. Peter with the keys on first page. Old calf. 124. CRONIQUES DE FRANCE ET DE FLANDRES ENCOMMENCEES EN LAN MIL IJ CENS ET QUATRE VINGS. (CCXXI) thick small 8vo Begin: En ce temps avoit ung conte en flandres nomme phellipe du quel conte autres quatorze contes estoient tenuez par hommaige. The last leaf apparently is wanting. *,* MS. OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY, ON VELLUM, ff. 202, written in neat cursive lettres bAtardes, 21 lines to a full page, red and black ; the first page painted and illuminated with a miniature of a duel between two men in armour (shrwelled), numerous wluminated initials in the teat. .Calf gilt. 125. CHRONIQUES DES Roys DE FRANCE AUTREFOYS FAITES EN LATIN PAR FRERE GUILLAUME DE NANGIS MOINE DE LEGLISE DE 8. DENIS; ET PUIS TRANSLATEES EN FRANCOYS PAR LE MEME. (CCCXVI) small 4to *,* MS. OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY, ON THICK VELLUM, ff. 354, written in a very neat cursive roman, long lines, 32 to a full page, with some ornamental pen letters in black. Modern green morocco. AN INTERESTING MS. containing many particulars relating to con- temporary English History. [Vide sub NANGIS.] 126. CHRONIQUES DES Rors. LES VRAIES CRONIQUES DES HYSTOIRES DE TOUZ LES ROIS DE FRANCE QUI ONT REGNE DES LE TEMPS AUX SARRAZINS JUSQUES AUIOURDHUI ; EN TROIS LIVRES. (CCXV) thick small 4to Prologue begins : Pour ce que je veoie & ooie tante de genz douter & presque toutes gens des faiz des rois de france. Work begins: Apres la mort de Josue a temps que li Juif estoient en grant tribulacion .. . Ends with the coronation of Philippe le Bel, in 1285. *.* MS. OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY, ON THICK VELLUM, ff. 400, finely written in neat semi-roman letters, long lines, 30 to a full page, many marginal notes by a later hand, large ornamental pen letter on first page, and many smaller ones in the teat. New russia i
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