Lot 8 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Bishop Saint, historiated initial B, cut from a choirbook, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Venice, c.1350]
Anonymous Venetian illuminator
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£9,000 hammer ≈ $7,685–$11,527
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 10 July 2024
- Dimensions
- 155 x 116mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3234649
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Anonymous Venetian illuminator, Bishop Saint, historiated initial B, cut from a choirbook, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Venice, c.1350]. Christie's, 10 Jul 2024, lot 8. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3234649.
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Anonymous Venetian illuminator, Bishop Saint, historiated initial B, cut from a choirbook, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Venice, c.1350]. Christie's, 10 Jul 2024, lot 8. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3234649.
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