Leilão 233 Antiguidades e Obras de Arte, Livros Antigos e Manuscritos - Sessão única

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MANUSCRIPTS.- PENINSULAR WAR (Stuart de Rothesay, Sir Charles).- Correspondence addressed to Admiral George Cranfield Berkeley.- 19th century (1811-1812).- 21 documents.
Sir Charles Stuart (Lord Stuart de Rothesay, 1779-1845) was envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of His British Majesty, in Lisbon, member of the government of the Kingdom of Portugal during the Peninsular War and bearer of the Constitutional Charter granted by King D. Pedro IV; Sir Charles was also ambassador in Paris (twice) and in St. Petersburg. Set consisting of 21 letters addressed to Sir George Cranfield Berkeley (1753-1818), admiral of the British and Portuguese Navies and commander of the squadron at the “Lisbon Station”, which protected the Portuguese coast and the Tagus estuary during the Peninsular War, between 1810 and 1812. The letters, dated between June 1811 and July 1812, address a wide range of political and military subjects (10 letters with attachments or copies of other letters).

€ 400 - 600 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRITOS.- D. JOÃO, Regent and King of Portugal.- Royal letters - 19th century (1801-1819) - 4 documents.
Royal letters (missives) by which D. João of Braganza, as prince regent (3) and king (1), informs the Marquis of Abrantes, D. Pedro de Lancastre da Silveira de Castelo-Branco Sá e Meneses (1762-1828) of the births of his children, respectively, D. Isabel Maria (1801), D. Miguel (1802) and D. Maria da Assunção (1805); the fourth letter (signed Rey), reports the birth, in Rio de Janeiro, of his granddaughter D. Maria da Glória (1819), future queen D. Maria II. Documents (bifolios with the second blank page) dated Lisbon, 4 July 1801, 26 October 1802, 25 June 1805 and 4 April 1819. Autograph signatures: Prince (3) and King (1). The last three documents retain their plate seals.

€ 400 - 600 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRITOS.- D. MARIA II, Queen of Portugal.- Documentos autógrafos.- Século XIX.- 36 documentos.
Set composed of 36 entirely autographed documents, most of which are notes addressed to the 2nd Marquis and 1st Duke of Loulé, Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto (1804-1875); one to the 1st Duke of Terceira, António José de Sousa Manuel e Menezes Severim de Noronha (1792-1860) and three to the Duchess of Terceira D. Maria Ana Filomena de Mendoça (1808-1866). Most of the notes are of a short, private nature and undated; only four dated 1835 and one from 1847. Some retain their respective envelopes and part of the wax seals. Autograph signatures: Maria. The set sewn on the line, on stubs, probably detached from a miscellany of documents.

€ 500 - 750 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- D. FERNANDO II, King of Portugal.- Autograph documents.- 19th century.- 50 documents.
Set composed of 50 entirely autographed documents, mostly letters, but also some notes, addressed to the 1st Duke of Terceira, António José de Sousa Manuel de Menezes Severim de Noronha (1792-1860). Documents are mostly undated, although some show dates from 1844 to 1854; the last three dated 1863 and 1870 (2). Many of them refer to political matters, sometimes citing conversations with the queen. Some retain their respective envelopes and part of the wax seals. Autograph signatures: Fernando. The set is stitched together on thread, on stubs, probably detached from a miscellany of documents.

€ 1,000 - 1,500 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- DONA MARIA I, Queen of Portugal.- Letter of Mercy.- 18th century (1786).- 1 f.; 520 x 694 mm
Manuscript on parchment, in cursive humanistic script. Royal charter, by which the Infante D. João (through his mother, Queen D. Maria I), grants José Caetano de Morais e Ataíde the right to own the office of almoxarife, high-ranking official of the public treasury, and judge of Royal Rights of the Commandery of Santa Maria in the city of Castelo Branco. Document dated Lisbon, 8 July 1786. Signed by seal: The Infante. Slightly faded and dusty parchment, with several checks and entries on the back. It retains the original plate seal. Provenance: private collection.

€ 200 - 300 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- JOSÉ I, D. (King of Portugal).- Royal charter confirming a favor.- 18th century (1770).- 2 f.; 450 x 324 mm.
Manuscript in parchment bifolio. Decree (apostille) by which King D. José I grants his cousin D. João de Bragança (D. João da Bemposta, 1726-1780) the privilege of confirming “e haver por boa, firme e valioza a renuncia, cessam e trapasso que por escriptura dotal lhe fez a Duqueza Camareira Mor (D. Margarida de Lorena) [...] do Senhorio da Terra de Aguiar de Souza, com suas rendas e Direitos...”. Document issued in the City of Lisbon on 17 December 1770. Autograph signature: El Rey. Handwritten document, with two folds, very well preserved. On the back (blank) of the second page, some checks and records. Provenance: private collection.

€ 200 - 300 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- D. JOÃO V, King of Portugal.- Royal charter of appointment.- 18th century (1718).- 2 f.; 300 mm.
Bifolio on paper (second blank sheet). Decree of King D. João V in favor of the 1st marquis of Abrantes, D. Rodrigo Anes de Sá e Meneses, appointing him governor of arms of the city of Porto, replacing his father, D. João Rodrigues de Sá e Meneses, 6th marquis of Penaguião and 2nd marquis of Fontes. Transcribes a decree of King Pedro II, dated 1649. Document dated Lisbon, 29 August 1718. Autograph signature: Rey. On the verso, several checks and records.The lot includes a summons to the Palace, addressed to the marquis of Abrantes, dated 29 August 1718 (bifoil, 21 cm). Provenance: private collection.

€ 600 - 900 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- D. PEDRO II, King of Portugal.- Carta régia de confirmação de posse.- Século XVII (1684).- 4 f.; 420 x 315 mm.
Manuscript on two parchment bifolios. Royal letter by which King D. Pedro II confirms a letter from King D. Afonso VI (translated) so that the [2nd] marquis of Fontes, João Rodrigues de Sá e Meneses (1674-1688) «tenha e haja as cazas que estão na Rua Nova de Lixª». Document dated in the City of Lisbon, on the 26th day of July in the year 1684, endorsed by the chief steward on all pages, missing the lead seal. Autographed signature: El-Rey. Large document, carefully calligraphed, with a central fold and missing the lead seal, but entirely legible and well preserved. On the verso, in white, of the last folio, some checks and records. Provenance: private collection.

€ 400 - 600 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- D. AFONSO VI, King of Portugal.- Carta régia de mercê.- 17th century (1662).- 2 f.; 313 x 220 mm.
Manuscript on bifolio paper. Royal charter by which King D. Afonso VI added D. Gregório de Castelo Branco (natural son of the 2nd Count of Vila Nova de Portimão) to the status of fidalgo-escudeiro (nobleman-squire). Document given in Lisbon, on July 10, 1662. Autograph signatures: Rey; marquis chief-majordomo. Bifolio on stamped paper from 1661 (second blank folio), handled and with some stains, but fully legible. Provenance: private collection.

€ 200 - 300 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- D. FILIPE III, King of Portugal.- Royal letter of confirmation.- 17th century (1625).- 2 f.; 420 x 310 mm.
Manuscript on parchment bifolio (second blank folio), in calligraphed humanistic script. Royal standard letter, by which King D. Filipe III, confirms the annuity of 300$000 rs. each year, to D. Manuel de Castelbranco, 2nd Count of Vila Nova (of Portimão). Autographed signature: El Rey. Very clean document, given in the City of Lisbon, on July 30, 1625. The second folio presents only two entries. It preserves remains of the pending seal suspension (missing). Provenance: private collection.

€ 300 - 450 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- D. FILIPE II, & D. JOÃO IV, Kings of Portugal.- Carta de mercê de tença e quatro apostilas.- 17th century (1607-1649) 1 notebook (8 f.); 340 x 250 mm.
Manuscript on parchment, in humanistic and cancelleresque script. Section sewn with thread with a letter patent of perpetual tence, with four apostilles added. Includes the following documents: 1 - Letter dated August 30, 1607, by which King D. Filipe II grants D. Beatriz de Mendonça, lady-in-waiting of Queen D. Margaria of Austria, a perpetual tence of 500$000 réis (includes two transfers of previous grants); 2 - Apostille from D. Filipe II, dated November 14, 1614, changing the tence from 500$000 to 400$000 réis; 3 - Apostille from , dated July 11, 1619, changing the place of payment of the tence of 400$000 réis from the Almoxarifado, fiscal administrative division, of Aveiro to that of Vila Real; 4 - Apostille dated June 11, 1649, on the death of D. Beatriz de Mendonça, in which King D. João IV grants his heir, D. Gregório de Castelo Branco, count of Vila Nova de Portimão, a tence of 340$000 réis; 5 - Apostille dated March 16, 1650, in which King D. João IV grants D. Gregório de Castelo Branco 40$000 réis of tence. The first three documents signed by seal: Rey; the last two with autograph signatures; Rey. The section still has remains of the suspension of the pendant seal (lead, missing), green, white and pink silk braid. Provenance: private collection.

€ 400 - 600 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- D. FILIPE II & D. FILIPE III, Kings of Portugal.- Letter of favour, two apostilles and a seat.- 17th century (1625-1631).- 1 notebook (12 f.); 325 x 230 mm.
Manuscript in parchment section (12 f.) in humanistic cancelleresque script. Includes the following documents: 1 - Letters patent from Kling D. Filipe II to Dona Beatriz de Lencastre, Duchess of Braganza, of a tence of 62$125 réis (8 February 1621); 2 - Apostille (by Philip III) added upon the death of the Duchess of Braganza, D. Beatriz (or Brites) de Lencastre (3 April 1624); 3 - Apostille (by Philip III) on the death of D. Isabel, Duchess of Caminha (25 January 1631); 4 - Record of the chancellery clerk (1 April 1637, signed by Fernão Gomes da Gama and António de Barros), stating that D. Pedro de Lencastre kept 35$000 réis of the tence “due to a sentence passed against the nuns of Santa Ana de Leiria”. The letters of patent include copies of the following documents: 1.1 - Letter of patent from King D. Filipe II to D. António Teles de Meneses, bishop of Lamego (6 June 1598), which includes, in turn, the copy of another letter of patent of a tence, an apostille and a warrant; 1.2 - [First] apostille, dated February 7, 1604; 1.3 - [Second] apostille, dated April 16, 1614; 1.4 - [Third] apostille, dated 30 September 1618. Autographed signatures of Philip II: El Rey (on folio 9v); and of Philip III: Rey (on folios 11r and 12r). First folio recto a little worn and dusty; remains of the pendant seal suspension (lead, missing), green, white and pink silk braid. Otherwise, a clean and perfectly legible document. Provenance: private collection.

€ 500 - 750 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- D. FILIPE I, King of Portugal.- Royal letter of appointment.- 16th century (1581).- 1 f.; 216 x 320 mm.
Manuscript on parchment, in cursive Gothic script. Royal charter from King D. Filipe I, appointing João Mendes de Vasconcelos to the King's Council. Document dated Lisbon, August 21, 1581. Autograph signature: El-Rei. On the back, several checks and records. Document in very good condition, preserving the suspension threads, on dark red ribbon, of the pending seal (missing). Provenance: private collection.

€ 300 - 450 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- D. SEBASTIÃO, King of Portugal.- Carta de mercê (da Ordem de Santiago).- 16th century (1575).- 1 f.; 270 x 355 mm.
Manuscript on parchment, in calligraphed Manueline cursive Gothic script. Letter by which King D. Sebastião, in his capacity as Governor and Perpetual Administrator of the Order and Chivalry of the Mastership of Saint James, grants lifetime letter patent to D. Manuel de Castelo Branco, nobleman of his House and professed knight of the said Order, of the High Alcalde of the town of Aljezur, as had been held by D. João de Castelo Branco, his father, upon whose death it had become vacant. Document dated Lisbon, June 11, 1575. Autograph signature: El Rey. Autograph signature: Francisco Coelho had it written. Clerk: Gaspar Gonçalves. Very clean document, with holes from the suspension of the pending seal of the Order of Saint James (missing). Provenance: private collection.

€ 800 - 1,200 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- D. SEBASTIÃO, King of Portugal.- Sentence (public-form).- 16th century (1572).- 14 f.; 320 x 220 mm.
Manuscript on parchment (14-page section), in hybrid Gothic cursive and cancelleresque script. Public form ordered by the Civil Court Judge of Lisbon, the Graduate Lourenço Marques, at the request of Marçal Faleiro, servant of D. Diogo da Silveira, Count of Sortelha, of the King's Council and Chief of the King's Guard , of a sentence of King D. Sebastião, dated June 6, 1571. The original action was brought by the attorney of the Pontifical Table of the Archbishop of Évora against the tenants of the Pedra Alçada estate, regarding the payment of tithes, with the vicar general, in the first instance, having decided against the defendants. They contested this claim, claiming that they had leased the estate from D. Diogo da Silveira, who was, by a brief from Pope Julius III (translated into Latin on folios 4v to 6r), exempt from paying tithes on the grass. The final sentence given by Joane Mendes da Fraga, canon of the Cathedral of Guarda and auditor of the legacy cases of Cardinal Infante, who decided in favour of the defendants. Autographed signature and public sign of Vicente Lourenço, public notary of the Judicial Court for the King in Lisbon and its terms. Provenance: private collection.

€ 500 - 750 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- D. SEBASTIÃO, King of Portugal.- Royal charter.- 16th century (1563) .- 2 f.; 292 x195 mm.
Manuscript on bifolio paper (second blank folio), in calligraphed Manueline cursive Gothic script. Decree of King D. Sebastião I (during the regency of Cardinal D. Henrique) authorizing Sebastião de Sá, a nobleman of the royal house, to establish half of his estate as a morgado and to leave it to his firstborn son, with the guarantee that, since he was still single and childless, no child or descendant that might be born could challenge or undo the morgado by claiming that he could only establish a morgado of his third part, or other arguments that would invalidate it. Document dated Lisbon, September 10, 1563. Autograph signature: “Cardinal Iffante”. Autographed signature: “Manuel da Costa o fez escrever”. Clerk: Jorge da Costa. Includes two chapters with summaries. Provenance: private collection.

€ 400 - 600 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- D. JOÃO III, King of Portugal.- Carta régia de confirmação de mercê.- 16th century (1522).- 1 f.; 268x460 mm.
Manuscript on bifolio paper (second blank folio), in calligraphed Manueline cursive Gothic script. Decree of King D. Sebastião I (during the regency of Cardinal D. Henrique) authorizing Sebastião de Sá, a nobleman of the royal house, to establish half of his estate as a morgado and to leave it to his firstborn son, with the guarantee that, since he was still single and childless, no child or descendant that might be born could challenge or undo the morgado by claiming that he could only establish a morgado of his third part, or other arguments that would invalidate it. Document dated Lisbon, September 10, 1563. Autograph signature: “Cardinal Iffante”. Autographed signature: “Manuel da Costa o fez escrever”. Clerk: Jorge da Costa. Includes two chapters with summaries. Provenance: private collection.

€ 600 - 900 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- D. MANUEL I, King of Portugal.- Carta régia de confirmação de mercê.- Século XVI (1514).- 1 f.; 290x515 mm.
Manuscript on parchment, in Manueline cursive Gothic script. Letter of confirmation and favour by which King D. Manuel I grants Dona Mécia de Noronha, Countess of Vila Nova de Portimão, the tence of 100$000 reais that Count D. Martinho de Castelo Branco, her husband, had purchased from D. Maior de Sotomaior, widow of Gomes Ferreira, “porquamto o dito comde seu marido comprara a dita temça pera ela”. Document dated Lisbon, May 2, 1514. Autograph signature: “el Rey”. Clerk: Jorge Fernandes. It has two other documents inserted: a decree and a letter patent both from King D. Manuel I, dated respectively, Coruche, 7 December 1513 and Lisbon, 10 March 1501. Document slightly handled, but entirely legible, with some folding creases; holes and remains of suspension threads, in dark red ribbon, of the hanging seal (missing). Provenance: private collection.

€ 500 - 750 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- OLIVEIRA DO CONDE.- Carta de inquirição de foral.- 15th C. (1485).- 1 f.; 340x580 mm.
Manuscript on parchment, in Joanine cursive Gothic script. Letter from King D. João II in response to a request from the municipality of Oliveira do Conde, due to the dispute that the residents had with Nuno Martins da Silveira, lord of the land, regarding what they were obliged to pay him. The king orders Fernão Lourenço, knight of his House, clerk of the Treasury, receiver and factor of the Guinea Trades and chief guard of the Torre do Tombo, to search in the deeds where “foy achado no almairo dos propios del Rey dom Afonso conde de belonha huum liuro de purgaminho em o quall estaua o forall d’olveira do conde e do que aviam de pagar”. The transcript does not contain the charter, but only an excerpt from an inquiry ordered by King D. Afonso III. Document dated Lisbon, 7 August 1485. Autograph signatures: Fernão Lourenço, chief guard of the Torre do Tombo; Rui Lopes de Veiros, clerk. On the back, stain where the plaque seal was affixed (missing). Well preserved document, with several fold creases. Provenance: private collection.

€ 500 - 750 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- D. JOÃO II, King of Portugal.- Royal charter.- 15th century (1482).- 1 f.; 164x290 mm
Manuscript on parchment, in Joanine cursive Gothic script. Decree of King D. João II granting Gonçalo Vaz de Castelo Branco, lord of Vila Nova de Portimão, of the King's Council and regent of the Civil Court of Lisbon, a license to exchange any sentences of exile to places in the kingdom for less than two years and sentences “de outras cousas mais leves” for money, to be applied to repair works at the Civil Court. Document dated Évora, 26 July 1482. Autograph signature: Rey. autograph subscription by secretary Álvaro Lopes. On the back, several checks and registrations. Very clean, planned document. Provenance: private collection.

€ 300 - 450 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- D. AFONSO V, King of Portugal.- Royal charter.- 15th century (1478).- 1 f.; 243 x 330 mm.
Manuscript on parchment, in Joanine cursive Gothic script. Decree of King D. Afonso V establishing a refuge for prisoners in Vila Nova de Portimão. In order to prevent the inhabitants of the town from abandoning it, due to the entry of “navios contrários” the Kingdom of Algarve, King D. Afonso V granted the refugees who continued to live in Portimão for the following 10 years, the privileges and freedoms enjoyed by the refugees of the Marvão estate. Document dated Évora, October 14, 1478. Autograph signature: “yo El Rey”. Clerk: João da Fonseca. Parchment with slight stains, but generally well preserved, with traces of the green and white silk braid. Provenance: private collection.

€ 600 - 900 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- D. JOÃO I, King of Portugal.- Carta régia de sentença.- 15th century (1410).- 1 f.; 320x345 mm.
Manuscript on parchment, in Joanine cursive Gothic script. Letter of judgment addressed to the Civil Judges of the City of Évora, in which king D. João I contradicts their decision on the action brought by Fernão Lopes Lobo and Teresa Eanes, his wife, against Leonor Gonçalves da Silveira, all residents of Évora, who demanded that the defendant hand over to them half of an orchard that she owned jointly with Rui Nunes, a squire, near the Divor river (municipalities of Arraiolos and Coruche), from which they divided the fruits without ever having made any divisions. Leonor Gonçalves da Silveira was acquitted and the authors were ordered to pay the costs. Document dated Santarém, July 14, 1410. Clerk: Afonso Pires. Autograph signatures of Martim Mendes, superjudge, and Álvaro Pires, attorney for the Crown's Affairs. Well preserved document, with two fold creases and holes from a pending seal (missing). Provenance: private collection.

€ 300 - 450 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS.- ÉVORA. Diocese.- Contrato de emprazamento.- 15th century (1408).- 1 f.; 390 x 190 mm.
Manuscript on parchment, in Joanine cursive Gothic script. Lease agreement signed in the treasury room of the Cathedral of Évora, by which the dean D. Álvaro Gonçalves de Abreu and the Chapter of the See of Évora lease for 10 years to Fernão Fernandes, clerk, resident in Évora, the houses of the Confraternity of Santa Maria da Missa do Sábado, located next to the Cathedral's churchyard, for a fee of 700 pounds in current currency. Document dated Évora, August 31, 1408, validated with the signature of the public notary Vasco Afonso. Note on the back of the parchment: “Estas casas viriam aos Senhores de Góis por compra já que no seu cartório se acham”. Well preserved document, with two fold creases. Provenance: private collection.

€ 300 - 450 Base - Estimate

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MANUSCRIPTS - LOUIS-JOSEPH XAVIER FRANÇOIS (Dauphin of France) - Office de l'Église - 18th C. (1792 [i. e. 1783]) - CXXXII, [5, 1 br.] p.; 205 mm - E.
Calligraphed and illuminated manuscript, executed expressly for Louis-Joseph Xavier François (1781-1789), eldest son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette of France, Dauphin of France, elder brother of Louis XVII. As a result of the French Revolution and the premature death of the Dauphin (at the age of seven), the document never reached his hands and the royal symbols were removed from the binding. On the back of the title page (with only the title: «Office de l’Église»), it presents the following justification: «Exemplaire unique, écrit et décoré en or par Goblet, Maître d’Ecriture expert. 1792. A Paris...». At the end, a «Prospectus: Livre d’Heures» with a detailed description of the document, in which we can see that the copy was amputated, certainly for political reasons, of its original frontispiece (f. 2) which contained the indication «...à l’usage de Monseigneur le Dauphin». The same complementary text contains information that the manuscript was produced in the year 1783 and not in 1792. In fact, through a more detailed analysis of the justification date, it can be seen that the original date of 1783 was changed to 1792 by replacing the last two digits. The manuscript, calligraphed in bastard script in five colours (rouge, carmin, bleu d’outremer, vert et or), features the following illuminated decorative elements: all text pages framed by a double frame in gold and one colour; 21 small initials (± 17 mm); 25 average initials (±32 mm); six historiated capitulars (± 46 mm); three bars with initials, in height; five large vignettes across the width of the page; three end-of-page florets; other smaller elements. Contemporary binding, entirely in “vieux rouge” morocco, with blue silk endpapers, rolls on the squares and gilt edges.

€ 4,000 - 6,000 Base - Estimate

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