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Western and Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures | 4 December 2018

Western and Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures | 4 December 2018

Western and Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures | 4 December 2018

Bloomsbury Auctions' Western and Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures takes place on 4 December, with pre-sale viewing at 16-17 Pall Mall, St James's, London SW1Y 5LU. The auction itself will be held at 67 Pall Mall, St James's, London SW1Y 5ES.

For all bidding and sale information, contact us: info@bloomsburyauctions.com | +44 (0)20 7839 8880

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Inline Image - Lot 32, Aristotle, Poetics, in Greek, manuscript on paper, [Italy (probably Venice), late fifteenth or early sixteenth century; est. £2,500-3,500 (+fees)
Lot 32, Aristotle, Poetics, in Greek, manuscript on paper, [Italy (probably Venice), late fifteenth or early sixteenth century; est. £2,500-3,500 (+fees)
Inline Image - Lot 53, Terence, Comoediae, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on paper and parchment, [Italy (probably Florence), dated 4 April 1446]; est. £25,000-35,000 (+fees)
Lot 53, Terence, Comoediae, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on paper and parchment, [Italy (probably Florence), dated 4 April 1446]; est. £25,000-35,000 (+fees)
Inline Image - Lot 61, 'Liber Extraordinaire', a Festal Lectionary with Invitatories and Antiphons, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Italy (Milan), dated 1546]; est. £12,000-18,000 (+fees)
Lot 61, 'Liber Extraordinaire', a Festal Lectionary with Invitatories and Antiphons, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Italy (Milan), dated 1546]; est. £12,000-18,000 (+fees)
Inline Image - Lot 80, Taqi al-Din al Ma'ruf, Al-Kawakib al-Durriyya fi wadh' al-Bankamat al-Dawriyya, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on polished paper, [probably Ottoman Turkey, mid-nineteenth century]; est. £6,000-8,000 (+fees)
Lot 80, Taqi al-Din al Ma'ruf, Al-Kawakib al-Durriyya fi wadh' al-Bankamat al-Dawriyya, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on polished paper, [probably Ottoman Turkey, mid-nineteenth century]; est. £6,000-8,000 (+fees)
Inline Image - Lot 84, a miniature octagon-shaped Qur'an, signed by Abdullah Husayn bada Rashida, dated (probably 5 Safar 1292 AH (1875 AD)]; est. £3,000-4,000 (+fees)
Lot 84, a miniature octagon-shaped Qur'an, signed by Abdullah Husayn bada Rashida, dated (probably 5 Safar 1292 AH (1875 AD)]; est. £3,000-4,000 (+fees)
Inline Image - Lot 97, Vishnu reclining on the multi-headed serpent Shesha, 
with his wife Lakshimi over the cosmic ocean; est. £750-1,000 (+fees)
Lot 97, Vishnu reclining on the multi-headed serpent Shesha, with his wife Lakshimi over the cosmic ocean; est. £750-1,000 (+fees)

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