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61 Psalter, in Sahidic dialect of Coptic, in Coptic Uncials, manuscript on parchment, single leaf with a stub from its sister leaf on the other half of the bifoli
Lot 61

Psalter, in Sahidic dialect of Coptic, in Coptic Uncials, manuscript on parchment, single leaf with a stub from its sister leaf on the other half of the bifolium, [Upper Egypt (probably the White Monastery, Sohag)], [first half of fifth century].

Hammer Price: £8,500

62 Pseudo-Marcellus, Passio sanctorum Petri et Pauli, an apocryphal text based on the Acts of St. Peter, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment, single leaf,
Lot 62

Pseudo-Marcellus, Passio sanctorum Petri et Pauli, an apocryphal text based on the Acts of St. Peter, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment, single leaf, [Italy (probably Bobbio)], [tenth century].

Estimate: £12,000 - 18,000

63 Leaf from a very large copy of the Acta Sanctorum, with a monumental decorated initial ‘T’, in Beneventan minuscule, in Latin, decorated manuscript
Lot 63

Leaf from a very large copy of the Acta Sanctorum, with a monumental decorated initial ‘T’, in Beneventan minuscule, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment, [Italy (probably Monte Cassino)], [eleventh century].

Estimate: £7,000 - 10,000

64 Bifolium from a decorated manuscript Antiphonary, illustrated with initials formed of a bird, a richly clothed human arm and a growling green lion clutching a
Lot 64

Bifolium from a decorated manuscript Antiphonary, illustrated with initials formed of a bird, a richly clothed human arm and a growling green lion clutching a codex, in Latin, on vellum, Rhineland, [first half 12th century, perhaps first few decades]. 

Estimate: £8,000 - 12,000

65 William I [known as William the Lion], King of Scots, c. 1142-1214) Charter grant by William I to his clerk Helyas de Munros (i.e., Elias of Mon
Lot 65

William I [known as William the Lion], King of Scots, c. 1142-1214) Charter grant by William I to his clerk Helyas de Munros (i.e., Elias of Montrose) of rights of passage and the land of Alan close by, which Richard de Banet [had] held of the King; granted to Elias and his heirs, for an annual rent of two marks of silver, manuscript charter in Latin, between 1172 and 1177.

Hammer Price: £13,000

66 Leaf from a Lectionary, in Latin, in archaising script and perhaps that of a student-scribe copying an old exemplar, decorated manuscript on parchment, [German
Lot 66

Leaf from a Lectionary, in Latin, in archaising script and perhaps that of a student-scribe copying an old exemplar, decorated manuscript on parchment, [Germany], [early thirteenth century].

Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500

67 Alfonso XI (King of Castile, Leon and Galicia, called the Avenger,
Lot 67

Alfonso XI (King of Castile, Leon and Galicia, called the Avenger, "el Justiciero", 1311-50).- Privilegio rodado of King Alfonso X I of Castile, granting the town of Escamjella [Escamilla] to Yenego Lopez de Horozco [Íñigo López de Orozco], manuscript in vernacular Castillian, on vellum, single large membrane, Segovia, Royal Chancery, 29th September 1344.

Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000

68 [Greek Orthodox Church].- [Menaion], manuscript in Greek, on paper, in Greek letters, [Eastern Mediterranean], [c.1400]
Lot 68

[Greek Orthodox Church].- [Menaion], manuscript in Greek, on paper, in Greek letters, [Eastern Mediterranean], [c.1400]

Estimate: £12,000 - 18,000

69 Cromwell (Thomas) Sale by Thomas Cromwell to John at ffelde [Atfield] and Michael at ffelde of London, ironmongers, of a messuage called Borden with its land i
Lot 69

Cromwell (Thomas) Sale by Thomas Cromwell to John at ffelde [Atfield] and Michael at ffelde of London, ironmongers, of a messuage called Borden with its land in Hederon [Headcorn], and appoints Anthony and Mark Ancher his attorneys in the matter, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, indented at head, 1538.

Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000

70 Humanist Treatise.- [Isabella Sforza (Lady, author)] [Of the True Tranquillity of the Soul], translated by an unidentified English translator, manuscript, in a
Lot 70

Humanist Treatise.- [Isabella Sforza (Lady, author)] [Of the True Tranquillity of the Soul], translated by an unidentified English translator, manuscript, in a clear and legible Secretary hand, original vellum, gilt diamond centre piece and corner pieces with a double line rule border, gilt initials "CL" on lower cover, [England], [c. 1580].

Hammer Price: £32,000

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