Lot 5 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Job, historiated initial 'U' on a leaf from a glossed Book of Job, decorated manuscript on vellum [southern Germany, second third 12th century]
Anonymous southern German artist
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $11,097–$16,645
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 14 July 2021
- Dimensions
- 187 x 143mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3531388
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Anonymous southern German artist, Job, historiated initial 'U' on a leaf from a glossed Book of Job, decorated manuscript on vellum [southern Germany, second third 12th century]. Christie's, 14 Jul 2021, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3531388.
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Anonymous southern German artist, Job, historiated initial 'U' on a leaf from a glossed Book of Job, decorated manuscript on vellum [southern Germany, second third 12th century]. Christie's, 14 Jul 2021, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3531388.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses. Paris: Shakespeare and Company, 1928. | Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| De aegritudinibus particularibus – De curis febrium . Pavia: Antonius… | CONCOREGIO, Johannes de (c.1380-c.1440) | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Summa angelica de casibus conscientiae . Additions by Hieronymus Torn… | ANGELUS CARLETUS DE CLAVASIO (1411-95) | £1,200–£1,600 | |
| Opera. Venice: Johannes and Gregorius de Gregoriis, de Forlivio, 18 A… | Anicius Manlius Torquatus Severinus Boethius | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Book of Hours, use of Cambrai, in Latin and French, illuminated manus… | Anonymous Hainaut-Cambrai or Bruges artist | £60,000–£90,000 | |
| An Angel hybrid, historiated initial 'A' cut from an illuminated choi… | Circle of the Maître Honoré | £2,500–£3,500 |