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Fifteenth-Century Illuminated
Fifteenth-Century Illuminated Liturgical Manuscript Germany, mid 15th century, 89 parchment leaves with pricked vertical edges and rule lines sewn together to form a codex, Gothic textura quadrata text letters in black ink with red and blue rubrication, many decorated letters including 18 illuminated letters richly ornamented in polychrome colors and gold leaf, miniature depiction of Sudarium Christi (face of Christ on a cloth, from John 20:7), scattered marginalia in ink, 12-5/8 x 8-1/2 in.,
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15TH C BOOK SHEET (WOODBLOCK) -
15TH C BOOK SHEET (WOODBLOCK) - Double Sheet Page from 'The Nuremberg Chronicle' full folio 1493 in Latin by Hartmann Schedel a world history this sheet depicting the town of Buda (CXXXIX) double glazed with mat in gold frame SS: 14 3/4'' x 21'' OS:
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1 piece. Hand-Colored Engraved
1 piece. Hand-Colored Engraved Maps. Keulen, Johannes van. "Paskaart voor een Gedulte van de Osst Zee Beginnende van Lemsaal,..." Amsterdam, (ca. 1680-1716). 20 1/8 x 23 inches (511 x 584 mm), margins. Slightly toned, small fissure & minor chipping - with small paper loss just below cartouche. Old (orig.?) color highlighted with gold. Framed. Koeman IV, p.
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1513 MANUSCRIPTManuscript 1513:
1513 MANUSCRIPTManuscript 1513: Questions Morales Magistri Petri Tatareti in octo capita distincter quam doctissime ab codem disputute atique discusse nec seginter an notate: atque nouiter emendate sicut legenti patebit, by Pierre Tataret, Published by pierre Gaudoul in 1513, probably in Paris. This is the amended first edition of Pierre Tataret's discussion of Aristotle's Nichomachan Ethics. The cover has been replaced with a 15th Century page from a dutch book of hours and the front flyleaves and last pages of the index are missing. Superb woodcut illustrations include title page with Virgin and Child in a ship. Dimensions: 5 3/4 by 4 by 3/8 inches. Processing and shipping in the continental U.S. $25.00 plus 1.5% replacement insurance cost.
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Cover has been replaced, and there is insect damage and a small hole in the front is piece, which also slightly abraded. Pages have some minor folds and finger marks. The last part of illustration of "Prestre Ichan" is missing. Witherell's strives to provide as much information and photographs as possible but encourages in-person inspection by bidders. Condition: statements are only for general guidance and should not be relied upon as complete statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty or assumption of liability by Witherell's. All lots are sold "AS IS" under the Terms & Condition: s. Please be advised that we do not furnish packing materials nor porters for pick up.
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BACHELIN-DEFLORENNE XVI EME
BACHELIN-DEFLORENNE XVI EME SIECLE Chromolithograph: 13 x 8 3/4 in. Framed
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ABRAHAM ORTELIUS (1527-1598) PONTUX
ABRAHAM ORTELIUS (1527-1598) PONTUX EVXINUS Hand coloured engraving: 20 1/4 x 14 1/4 in (sight size) Framed'
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German School 15th century, St.
German School 15th century, St. John the Evangelist, carved, gilt and polychromed wood, 20-1/4, 23-1/4 in. with newer stand,
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1 vol. Missale Romanum, ex decreto
1 vol. Missale Romanum, ex decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini... Antwerp: Ex Officina Plantinana, 1627. 8vo, 18th-Century paneled calf; covers detached. Printed in black & red, decorated initials, square musical notes. With 5 engraved plates, incl. defective engraved frontis. likely supplied from within the volume. A few heads trimmed close. [93], 720, cxxviii, [8] pp. (With colophon dated 1630.) OCLC
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Venetian 1502 book, doges,
Venetian 1502 book, doges, history of the first 74 doges of Venice, Marcello Pietro, De Vita Prencipum et Gestis Venetorum , 1502 printing, possibly first edition, octavo, 11-1/4 x 8 x 1/2 in. Later cloth binding with surface loss to spine and other abrasions and wear overall, toning, water damage, one area of pest damage, later inscription on title page, margin annotations in pencil. The Estate of the Late Reverend O. Leland Gilmore, Maryville, Tennessee
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HENRY POPPLE (B. MID-17TH C.
HENRY POPPLE (B. MID-17TH C. DIED1743),Map of the British Empire in America, with French, Spanish, and Dutch Settlements. Printed in Amsterdam for Covens & C. Mortier. Hand colored. Right border shows close up details of harbors and West Indian ports. Sight size 20" x 22", overall in modern mat and frame 24" x30".
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Christopher Saxton
Christopher Saxton (1540-1610)/Warwici Countatus Cornaviis Olim Inhabitus/first edition 1607, text on reverse/coloured engraved map, 28.5cm x 30.5cm
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CORPUS CHRISTI- NORTHERN EUROPEAN
CORPUS CHRISTI- NORTHERN EUROPEAN 15th-16th Century or earlier. Dramatically stylized depiction of Christ crucified in gilt silver. H. with stand 5 3/4''. From the Marvin Sadik Collection.
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John Speed (1552-1629)/The
John Speed (1552-1629)/The Countie Pallatine of Lancaster/described and divided into hundreds, dated 1610/hand coloured engraved map, 39cm x 51.5cm
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George Braun (1541-1622) and
George Braun (1541-1622) and Franz Hogenberg (c.1538-1590)/Middelburgum Selandiae Opp Situ Opere at Mercimonis Florentiss/black and white engraved map from 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum', 40.5cm x 51cm
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1592 ORTELIUS THEATRUM FRENCH
1592 ORTELIUS THEATRUM FRENCH MAP: From the 1592 printing page 25 double map one depicting Calais and Boulogne by Nicolaus Nicolai Delphinate dated 1558 the other depicting Vermandois and its borders by Johannnes Surhonius. Both maps on one plate hand colored. From an edition size of 525 copies. Sight size 14 1/2'' x 20 1/4'' framed with glass on both sides so one can read the text 20 1/2'' x 26 1/4''.CONDITION: Note cracks in glass verso toning to page not examined out of frame.
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2 vols. Christian Subjects -
2 vols. Christian Subjects - Continental Imprints: Casaubon, Isaac. De rebus sacris & ecclesiastics exercitationes XVI. Frankfurt: C. Ruland, printed by Johann Bringer, 1615. 4to, 19th-Century 1/2 calf & cloth; front cover detached. Bound with: Pareus, David. In divinam apocalypsin s. apostoli et evangelistae Johannis commentarius. Heidelberg: J. Rosae, 1622. 2nd ed. Title in red & black. Both slightly trimmed - no loss of text, internaly generally clean, some spotting to title of Pareus. * Francesco, Cancellieri. Notizie intorno alla novena vigilia notte di festa di Natale. Rome: Stamp. Vaticana, 1788. 12mo, contemp. vellum, red morocco spine label; light wear. Title vignette. Internally generally clean.
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John White's 16th century map of
John White's 16th century map of Virginia and North Carolina, "Americae pars, Nunc Virginia dicta, primum ab Anglis inuenta sumtibus Dn. Walteri Raleigh, Equestris ordinis viri Anno Dm. MDLXXXV regm vero Sereniss: nostrae Reginae Elisabethae XXVII. Hujus vero Historia peculiari Libro discripta est, additis etiam Indigenarum Iconibus" by John White, from A Briefe and True Report of the New Founde Land of Virginia , Part 1 of Great Voyages published by Theodore De Bry, Frankfurt, 1590, copper engraving on laid paper with undecipherable watermark, State 2 map with the initial letter "C" imposed onto the letter "E" in "Chesapiooc", plate 11-7/8 x 16-1/4 in., page 13 x 18 in.; modern wood frame. Hinged at top with archival tape and at bottom with Scotch tape, 1 in. strip of top margin restored including most of upper border, reinforced center crease, moderate soiling, fading, toning, creases, minor foxing; frame with abrasions and minor losses, Village Smith Galleries label on backing. Abraham Lincoln Bookstore, Chicago, 1982; Private Collection, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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1 piece. Engraved Hand-Colored
1 piece. Engraved Hand-Colored Map. (Hondius, Jodocus.) "Terra Sancta quae in Sacris Terra Promissionis ol. Palestrina." (Amsterdam), (1606-1611.) 14 x 19 1/2 inches (356 x 495 mm), margins. Professionally cleaned?, verso browned. Framed. Koeman [1969 ed.], vol. II, p.
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Early Latin book dated 1288 (?).
Early Latin book dated 1288 (?).
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(MAP) ORTELIUS ABRAHAM Anglia Regni
(MAP) ORTELIUS ABRAHAM Anglia Regni Florentissimi Nova Descriptio. [Antwerp: Plantin 1570 or later]. Engraved map with hand-coloring. Framed and matted. Vertical crease to the center. 17 x 20 1/2 inches.
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Italian School, circa
Italian School, circa 1530-1580/Mater Dolorosa/slate, 20.25cm x 16cm
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TYMPE, MATTHÄUS, Theatrum
TYMPE, MATTHÄUS, Theatrum historicum; continens vindictas divinias, et praemia christianarum virtutum,. ex gravissimis Graecis, Latinis, sacris ac profanis historicis, per Locos Communes iuxta alphabeti seriem dispositum. Acceßit eiusdem Authoris Cynosura morum Evangelica, & in hac secunda editione magna exemplorum copia. Monasterii Westphalia, Ex officina Typographica Michaelis Dalii, Anno M DC XXV, 1625 Estimate $200-400
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Italian Velum Document, Early
Italian Velum Document, Early 15th Century dated 1410, quill on vellum, in a double glazed frame sheet 26 x 23 in — 66 x 58.4 cm; frame 32 x 29 in — 81.3 x 73.7 cm
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English School, circa 1790/Temple
English School, circa 1790/Temple at Paestum/grey wash, 20.25cm x 33cm
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John Speed, 1627, The Invasions
John Speed, 1627, The Invasions of England and Ireland With Al their Civill Wars Since the Conquest", a Historical map of England, Wales and Ireland "Are to be solde by Thomas Basset in Fleet Street and Richard Chiswell in Churchyard", image 15" x 20 1/2", text on both leaves verso, a highly decorative detailed map, superbly engraved by Cornelius Danckertsz, The map shows the various invasions and internal battles from the Norman invasion in 1066 to 1588. The land battles are marked by opposing phalanxes of troops, the invasion places from Sea by attacking fleets Estimate $800-1,200
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LODINUM FERACISSIMI ANGLIAE REGNI
LODINUM FERACISSIMI ANGLIAE REGNI METROPOLIS MAPGeorge Braun and Franz Hogenberg, Published, Cologne, 1579, engraved by Hoefnagel, with four figures in foreground, a decorative cartouche, the arms of Queen Elizabeth displayed in the top left hand corner, with the arms of the City on the right, text in Latin on the reverse. Hand colored later, framed, mounted with conservation back for viewing. Site measurement 12.25 in by 18.5 in.
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Three-volume 1574 German history:
Three-volume 1574 German history: Germaniae Antiquae Illustrationem Continet in que…MDLXV-MDLXXIIII August 1574 , vellum bindings with gilt embossed coat-of-arms, book plate "Ex Libris Liechtensteinianias", 12-1/2 x 8-1/2 in. Toning, bindings stained and discolored, minor water stains and foxing. The Estate of the Late Reverend O. Leland Gilmore, Maryville, Tennessee
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Portraits of Kings, 1620: Martini
Portraits of Kings, 1620: Martini Hamconii Frisia Sev De Viris Rebusque, Joannis Starteri (Bibliopolae Sumptibus), 1620, each page with prints of various kings, many in military pose and brandishing weapons, quarter calf over marbled boards, 9 x 7 in. Pages remounted, binding with extensive spine losses, hinges weak.
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BRAUN AND HOGENBERG, VENETIAN
BRAUN AND HOGENBERG, VENETIAN SCENES FROM CIVITATES ORBIS TERRARUM Dated 1578, but issued from that date into the early 17th century, being a copperplate engraving with hand color; the sheet consists of two scenes, the first depicting St. Marks Square and the second records a fire that consumed the Doge's palace in 1577; the verso with descriptive text in Latin related to the engravings. Presented behind a mat in a plain wooden frame, circa 1930.
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SHEET WITH EARLY MAPS OF THE
SHEET WITH EARLY MAPS OF THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN FRANCE BY MATTHEO OGERIO Dated 1594, but possibly mid-17th century, being Brittany and Normandy, as follows:Cenomanorum Galliae regionis typus and Britanniae et Normandiae Typus mid-17th century, copperplate engraving with hand color, likely published in Amsterdam by Blaeu. Presented behind mat in one-sided gilt wooden frame; verso text in Spanish as shown on a facsimile of the back which is present (Frame dimensions 24 x 28-1/2 in.).
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(MAP) MUNSTER SEBASTIAN Tabula
(MAP) MUNSTER SEBASTIAN Tabula novarum insularum quas diversis respectibus Occidentales & Indianas vocant. Woodcut map with hand-coloring. [Basel 1552] State 5 (1552) of Munster's map of the Americas first issued in 1540 being the earliest map of all of America and the first to name the Pacific Ocean. Also one of the earliest depictions of Japan. Large decorated ship is Magellan's Victoria the only ship to survive his voyage. Linen-backed; Latin text visible on verso. 12 x 14 1/2 inches.
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LEAF FROM THE NUREMBERG CHRONICLE -
LEAF FROM THE NUREMBERG CHRONICLE - 1493 Woodcut with color from Hartmann Schedel's 'Liber Chronicarum' cut by Maehli Wohlgemuth (1432-1519) or Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (1430-1494) or their apprentice Albrecht Durer. Depicts two women on shore as man in ship
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MANNER OF ABRAHAM ORTELIS
MANNER OF ABRAHAM ORTELIS (1527-1598) OR GERHARD MERCATOR (1512-1594), IRLANDT coloured engraving, 35cm x 48cm, dated 1572, in later gilt frame and glazed
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ENGLISH CONTRACT OF INDENTURE CIRCA
ENGLISH CONTRACT OF INDENTURE CIRCA 1700 calligraphy on parchment a contract from Peter Courthope (born 1639 died 1724) of Danny Mansion Hurstpierpoint Sussex for leasing land from William Zinoff. Dated January 28 1700 - h:15.50 w:28.25 in.
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Early illuminated manuscript (on
Early illuminated manuscript (on velum ?).