TWO PRINTS, WHISTLER & TEMPESTATwo (2)prints: Whistler and Tempesta. 1st item: James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903), "Sketch After Cecil Lawson's Swan and Iris," etching and drypoint in black ink on watermarked...
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HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENT WRITTEN IN LATINCIRCA 1453A handwritten document on rag paper, circa 1453, in Latin, describing the assault on Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks. A very interesting 24 page manuscript,...
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GRP: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART BOOKSLargegroup of reference books, monographs, and catalogs on modern and contemporary art, including works on major movements such as Futurism and Synchromism, and artists including...
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21 BAROQUE ENGRAVINGS OF ARMOR (CUSTODIS-FONTANA)DavidCustodis (German, active early 17th century) after Giovanni Battista Fontana (Italian, 1524-1587), ca. early 17th century CE. Twenty one early Baroque engravings, broadsheets...
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15TH C. EUROPEAN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTPAGESWestern Europe, probably France, ca. 15th century CE. A beautiful ensemble of 4 exquisite, double-sided vellum manuscript pages from an illuminated Book of Hours manuscript,...
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Gaisford (Thomas) Herodoti HalicarnasseiHistoriarum Libri IX, 2 vols, quarter contemporary morocco binding with marbled boards, end papers and end pages, bookplate of Nath. Jennings, preface in Latin by Peter Wesselingius,...
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FRAMED ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LATINTEXT PAGEFramed illuminated manuscript page, twelve lines of blackletter Latin text, in red, blue, and black inks, (two) gilt capital letters, sheet: approx 4.75"h, 3.5"w,...
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SPANISH & LATIN VELLUM-COVERED BOOKS,18TH C.(lot of 8) Vellum-covered books written in Spanish and Latin, 18th/ 19th c., including: "De La Filosfia Moral," dated 1713, with ink notations; "Promptuario De La Theologia-...
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FIVE LATIN AMERICAN FESTIVAL MASKSFiveLatin American festival masks, Circa 1940s Ox mask inscribed in ink: Sebastian [partially illegible] Each polychromed carved wood, comprising four Mexican masks, two with...
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DONATI, MOTHER AND CHILD, BLACK INKON LATIN PRINTED PAGE, FRAME: 15.5 X 12.25 INDonati, Mother and Child, Black Ink on Latin Printed Page,, Dimensions: Frame: 15.5 x 12.25 in...
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FOUR LATIN MUSICAL SCORES, INK ON VELLUM,17 X 12 INCHESFour Latin Musical Scores, Ink on Vellum, 17 x 12 inches...
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HERNAN, LATIN AMERICAN 20TH CENTURY,SURREALIST IMAGE, INK AND GOUACHE, SIGNED, DATED '81, FRAMED, 31-1/2 X 25-1/4 INCHESHernan, Latin American 20th Century, Surrealist Image, Ink and Gouache, Signed, Dated '81,...
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LEATHER BOUND BOOKLeather bound Linguaelatinae liber dictionarius quadripartitus. Dr. Adam Littleton's Latin dictionary, in four parts: An English-Latin. II. A Latin-classical. III. An Latin-proper. IV. A Latin-barbarous,...
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LIBER DE VERO USU ET ABUSU MEDICINAE...LATIN MEDICAL TEXT. 1610 5 3/4 X 4 IN. (14.61 X 10.16 CM.) LATIN MEDICAL TEXT. 1610, [Early Printing] Kristenius, Petrus. Liber de Vero Usu et Abusu Medicinae. 1610. 18mo....
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FRAME OF GRAND TOUR TASSIES/PLASTERINTAGLIOS. Nineteenth century. Six plaster casts of intaglio gems named after James Tassie (Scotland, 1735?1799). Classical with one religious medallion with Latin text after...
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DICTIONARIES AND LEXICONS
A COLLECTION,INCLUDING Estienne, Charles Dictionarium Historicum Geographicum Poeticum. Geneva: Jacob Crispin, 1633, 4to (in eights), title within typographic border, contemporary calf,...
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FRAMED ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF,FRANCE, VICINITY OF LYONS, CIRCA 1470 A single leaf from a Book of Hours, in Latin, on vellum, written in small elegant 'lettre batarde' script, ruled in red ink in a single...
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A DOUBLE LEAF OF 15TH C. ILLUMINATEDMANUSCRIPT, FRAMED Fine Example of a Parchment Manuscript with Illumination, circa 1420, probably French, ink, tempera and gold on vellum, two joined leaves with ribbon glued...
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15TH C. ITALIAN ANTIPHONAL SCORE FRAGMENT,FRAMED Ink on vellum, double leaf, in Latin, having red and blue caps, in mahogany box frame, glazed, OS: 19" x 29", SS: 17 1/2" x 25 1/2", several old holes, rippling....
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FRENCH 15TH CENTURY PAGE FROM PSALTER,FROM THE REIGN OF CHARLES VIII, THE AFFABLE, KING OF FRANCE 6" x 4 ½" image opening Ca. 1490. Probably Northeastern France or the Low Countries, this is an original page,...
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FRENCH 14TH CENTURY PSALTER PAGE, FROMTHE REIGN OF PHILIP V THE TALL, KING OF FRANCE AND NAVARRE 3 ?" x 2 ?" image Ca. 1320. Probably Northeastern France or the Low Countries, this is an original page, or leaf,...
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FRANCO-FLEMISH ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT,15TH CENTURY 4" x 3" A leaf from a Book of Hours in Latin, ca. 1460. Gothic script in brown ink on vellum, ruled in red, written in 15 lines with decorated versal initials...
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1912 HERBERT HOOVER TRANS AGRICOLA DERE METALLICA United States,Dated 1912Antiquarian book copy of Georgius Agricola De Re Metallica translated from the first Latin edition of 1556 by Herbert Clark Hoover, published...
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1 vol. (Bible in Greek.) Strasbourg:Wolfgang Cephalaeus, 1526. Vol. 2 (of 3) only. 8vo, contemp. blind-stamped calf; rubbed, worn, crudely repaired, front cover detached. First several signatures loose. Some...
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1 vol. (Bible in Latin.) Biblia Sacrosanctaand Hebraicam Veritatem,... Basle: Nicolous Bryling, 1551. 8vo, contemp. full ornamental & pictorial blind-stamped pigskin over wooden bds., brass clasps (1 intact, 1 defective),...
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Sacrosanctum concilium Tridentinum:cum citationibus ex utroque Testamento, juris Pontificii constitutionibus, aliisque S.R. Eccl. Conciliis.: Ultima hac editione quam absolutissimum cui accedunt ad calcem XXVI...
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3 vols. French 18th-Century ArmorialBindings: Marsy, Abbe Francois Marie de. Pictura, Carmen. Paris: Le Mercier, 1736. 12mo, contemp. full armorial brown calf, gilt, spine gilt, hand-screened endpapers; scuffed,...
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1 vol. (Carey, Mathew, printer & publisher.)The Holy Bible Translated from the Latin Vulgate. Philadelphia, 1790. 2 vols. in 1. 4to, orig. blind-tooled sheep, red morocco spine label; rubbed, joints tender. Moderate...
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Belgian School (Flanders or Bruges,mid 15th century), Two Illuminated Leaves from a Book of Hours, gouache, gold leaf and brown ink on vellum, one with arched top miniature in frame of burnished gold depicting...
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Pair of 19th-Century Latin AntiphonalPages, India ink and gouache on paper, sight 19-1/4" x 14-1/4". Glazed, French matted and presented in ebonized and parcel-gilt frames....
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Biblical-Historical Atlas by Christianvan Adrichem Theatrum Terrae Sanctae Biblicarum Historiarum, printed in Cologne, sixth edition, 1682, leather-covered boards, raised spine with tooled and gilt lettering and...
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Spanish silk embroidery, 1679, printedcentral panel in Latin text below an embroidered and appliquéd heraldic crest flanked by hanging tassels, elaborate floral and vine border, "Anno 1679" printed...
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16th Century Woodcut Portrait Book German,probably by or after Christoph Murer (Swiss, 1558-1614), untitled book of 100 woodblock portraits of German protestant reformers and other historical figures including Martin...
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A 15th Century Illuminated Leaf froma Book of Hours Loire Valley region ca. 1480. Hand illuminated with gold red and blue inks on vellum. Text in Latin double-sided offered in fine frame page measures approx...
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A 13th Century Illuminated Manuscriptfrom the Reign of Philip Augustus Probably Northeastern France or Paris this is an original page or leaf from a Psalter. Double-sided. Hand illuminated with gold red and blue...
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A 13th Century Illuminated Psalter LeafNorthwest France or Paris on parchment paper hand illuminated with gold red and blue inks. Latin in black/brown ink under cream matte with red line design gold wood frame...
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