$11,070
Acts of the Apostles, Illuminated Manuscript Fragment, Northern France, c. 1250. Large octavo-format, fourteen parchment leaves, text in double column throughout, fifty-one lines per page, in a small gothic hand in brown ink; headings in red with chapter headings in alternating red and blue ink; first leaf with historiated initial depicting Saint Paul, verso of last leaf terminates with a historiated initial with another saint (Jacob?) and a fanciful dragon, other initials with knotwork and other small beasts with snake-like bodies and dog-like heads, a total of thirty neatly executed illuminated initials, many with long marginal extensions; top margin trimmed, cutting through running titles, bound in full modern dark blue morocco and custom slipcase, ex libris Brian Douglas Stilwell, with his bookplate; Sir Chester Beatty Western, MS. 116, sold at Sotheby's 3 December 1968 as part of Lot 14; and bookseller William H. Allen; 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. Estimate $6,000-8,000 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2019-07-23
