Sothebys: Books, Manuscripts and Music from Medieval to Modern, L25404, London

Illuminated Miniature, C15th | Gawain fighting Gloadain the Seneschal, by the Dunois Master (Jean Haincelin?), from a copy of Le livre du Lancelot du lac, in French, illuminated manuscript on vellum. [France (Paris), 15th century (c. 1440s)]

Illuminated Miniature, C15th | St John the Evangelist blessing the poisoned Chalice, miniature on a leaf probably from a Book of Hours [Spain (Valencia or Toledo), c.1475]

Illuminated Bifolium, C15th | Vincent Beauvais, Speculum historiale in Latin bifolium on vellum with large illuminated historiated initial, Netherlands, c.1430

Illuminated Leaves, C15th | The Meeting at the Golden Gate and Job on the Dung Heap, attributed to Jean Colombe, from a Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum. [France (Bourges?), 15th century (c. 1470)]

Illuminated Leaf, C15th | Illuminated initial 'N' on a leaf from an Antiphonary, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum. [Italy (Ferrara?), 15th century (second half)]

Illuminated Leaf, C15th | Illuminated leaf from a Breviary, Use of Sarum, first half 15th century

Illuminated Initial, C15/16th | A Bishop Saint, historiated initial 'S' from a Choirbook on vellum, illuminated by the Master of the Graduals of San Salvatore in Pavia, Italy (Lombardy), c. 1500

Illuminated Leaf, C15/16th | The last Supper, from a Gradual, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum. [Czechia (Prague), late 15th or early 16th century (after 1491; c. 1500--10)]

Illuminated Leaf, C16th | The Presentation in the Temple, from a Gradual, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum. [Czechia (Prague), early 16th century (after 1491; c. 1500--10)]

Leaf, C13th | The Nativity and The Flight into Egypt: two historiated initials on two leaves from a Noted Choir Psalter in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum. [Germany, late 13th century]

Leaf, C14/15th | A half-length Apostle, attributed to Nikolaus Kuthner, on a leaf from a Breviary, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum. [Bohemia (probably Prague), late 14th or early 15th century (c. 1400)]

Model Sheet, C15th | Model Sheet with four compositions, coloured drawings on vellum. [Southern Germany, late 15th century?]

Littera cum filo canapis, 13th C--Pope Alexander IV | Littera cum filo canapis with seal, 16 November 1260

Pieter van der Aa [after David Loggan] | The Bodleian Library, [Leiden, 1727], engraving, framed

American War of Independence | Scrapbook, probably assembled by a member of the Sharp family, including rare maps of America

Muchir Arif Pacha | Les Anciens Costumes de l'Empire Ottoman, 1863, coloured plates of Ottoman costume

Australia, Norfolk Island | Photographs of the scenery and people of Norfolk Island, c. 1900

Frederick Marshman Bailey | His collection of natural history pamphlets and related letters, 1881-1958

Francesco Bernucca | Viaggio pittorico e storico ai tre laghi Maggiore, di Lugano, e Como, 1818, fine views of North Italian lakes

William Berry | [Composite World Atlas], c.1680-1688

Thomas Bewick | History of British Birds, Newcastle, 1797-1804, 2 volumes, green morocco by Riviere

Willem and Joan Blaeu | Novus atlas... drittes Theil, Amsterdam, 1642

Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg | 4 city views from Civitates Orbis Terrarum, [Cologne, c. 1572-1617], hand-coloured, framed

Pierre Bulliard | Flora Parisiensis. Paris, 1776--1783, 6 volumes, Parisian flora described

[Cabinet du Roi] | Four volumes from the Cabinet du Roi, 1670-1679, contemporary red morocco with arms of Louis XIV