Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
December 1919
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/435
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    700 Elzevier Press. Q. Curtius Rufus, Lugd. Bat., 1633, red morocco. Caesar, Lugd. Bat., 1635 ae EDITION), and others, vellum, 10 vols., Uv. ¥. (10) 701 Geoffrey of Monmouth. De gestis Regum Britanie insule. Manu- script on vellum (Enqlish ? XTEE Century), 99 UW. (6hin. by 4tin.), wnitials in red and green, headings in red, long lines, 33 lines to a paye, boards Sec. XII. * .*At the end is the “ Liber de Vaticiniis Merlinii.”’ 702 Gildas. Opus Novum. Gildus Britannus Monachus cui sapi- entis cognomentum est inditum, de calamitate excidio, et conquestu Britanniae, quam Angliam nunc uocant, author Vetustus a multis diu desvderatus, e nuper in gratian. D. Cutheberti Tonstalli, Londinen. Episcopi formulis excusus . editio prima, boards, s. l. ef a, and two others (3) 703 Koran IN ARABIC, beautifully written within borders of gold, with ornamentations in gold and colours (transcribed by Haf:z Osman), nm oriental binding with central panel of foliage wn relief with ornaments of gold tooling, in case of similar workmanship circa 1800 704 Lucretius. De rerum natura libri vi.. Florence, P. Giunta, M.D. x11., vellum, gilt back. Le Imagini de I Dei degli antichi. In Padova 1603, numerous curious woodcuts, vellum, 8vo. (2) 705 Malmesbury (William of) De Gestis Anglorum : 1, Cassiodorus, de Institutione divinarum scripturarum. 2, De claustro. 3, De Medicina Animae. 4, Ad socium volentem nubere. 5, De tribus Columbis ad Ragnierium Corde benignum. 6, Chrysos- tom de laudibus 8. Pauli. 7, Alexander Magnus de mirabilis Indiae. 8, Palladius de Aoricultura, manuscript on vellum [English, xu. Century], 155 Il. (Jin. by 440n.), finely written ina small hand ; initials and headings in red, Russia leather, SAG: sa. 706 Persius. P. Auli Persii familiaris explanatio cum Joan, Bri- — tannici eruditissima interptatione. Paris, J. Barbier for D. Roce, fine device of Denis Roce on title (last leaf repaired), calf, g. e. and others (9) 707 Pindarus. Olympia, Pythia. Nemea, Isthmia. Callimachi hymni. Dionysius de situ orbis. Licophronis Alexandra Editio. Princeps of all authors except Callimachus, Russia leather, tooled in blind gauffred edges. Venetiis in aedibi Aldi et Andreae Asulani Soceri, M.xui: and two others (3)
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