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SALE OF THE HAMILTON MANUSCRIPTS.
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662 * The Publishers' Circular june If 1889
Sale Of The Hamilton Manuscripts.
SALE OF THE HAMILTON MANUSCRIPTS .
or tha It t would of some require other the enthusiastic pen of a Dr bibliop . Dibdin hile ,
t he equall amoun y t of terary interest skill ta , k t o convey by amateurs an idea and of
h dealers wever in to this rise sale to the . We learned shall doctor not attempt ' s mode , o ,
a of lain descri sta ption tement , bu of t shall facts confine so that ourselves those of our to p
readers for themselves who were the not treasures fortunate , of the enoug collection h to see
may unique nevertheless character of the gain Hamilton some idea manuscri of pts the .
large On Thursday sale room , the 23 rd simp ult ly ., Messrs crowded . Sotheb and the y ' s
atmosphere gave one a general impression , of the Black Hole of Calcutta . Mr . Hodge , the
auc pitied tioneer ; however , in his , he exalted got throug position h his was task to be in
when his usual he moun manner ted . the It rostrum was striking and one after o ' a clock few
remar ceeded ks to upon say the the treasures firstand to , perhaps be sold , pro t -
K _ v da , b K X X the impor ^ Latin tant . lot ^ Gospels , would of ^ m be ^^ which sold ^^ n we last ^ shall ; this ^ m ^ speak was
la bu ter t as on our . Every x will lot , not was admit an important of our detail x one - , space
ing ones them , and , we commence shall just with mention lot 7 the —a princi French pal
ornamented MS . Bible of wi the th 113 l ^ th initial century letters , 2 vols and . folio 76 ,
miniature ( Quaritch ) s , ; ' b Roman y a French de la Rose artist ' ( , lot ^ 10 250 )
writ site ten miniatures on 137 leaves in grisaille , and having , heightened 101 exqui in , -
gold 4 Sainct , also Augustin of the 14 th La century Oite' de , Dieu £ 325 ' ( Quaritch ( lot 11 ) ) a — ;
gran 15 th centuries manuscri O , with pt , in 23 2 vols paintings J . ., of the in 14 brillian th and , t
colours—the freshness of these illuminations was as if reall they y wonderful could well —the s two tand --- -- - volumes another - _ .. ___ looked five
hundred petition JL it years ^ j was knocked ; after a down short for but £ 520 sharp . com — , ^ -
( 12 ) When he said Mr he . looked Hodge upon came this to as the one next of the lot
showed gems of his the sal inion e , and to the be price correct it realised it was op ;
described de Jehan Bocace * Les des Illustre Cas s des Malheureux Nobles Homes , le livre et
Premierfait Femmes Infortunez ' the 84 , miniatures traduit par b Laurens a B — de , , y urgun -- ^ j -
colours dian artist were , were of simp of a ly gorgeous perfect * . freshness character , , the ,
considering script was the remarkable age ( 15 th for century its preservation ) , the manu . - The bidding % started at £ 200 f and rapidl — y rose — — — —
to Groldsinidt £ 1 , 000 ; , then ^ p of Frankfort came the , and fi , ght another between j ^ gentle ^ j Mr . - ox ,
Sale Of The Hamilton Manuscripts.
secure man ; eventuall by Mr . y Goldamid when the t latter for £ - 1 tired 700 . it was * It
has A ve left ry fine the ' An country tiphonale , ' remarked cum Not Mr is , . Mu Hod sicis ge . *
leaves ( 15 th , century imperial ) folio was size lot , 15 with , wri ; J 5 tt large en o initials n 219
and mina j > ted 77 b of an smaller Italian siz miniator e , all beau £ t 200 ifully ( Gold illu - - y
smidt ) j ' Breviarium Eomanum , cum Calendaris / manuscript of the 15 th century ( lot 28 )
5 was i inches another two pre volumes tty book splendidl , measuring y illumina 7 £ t b y
birds with birds , 39 beasts beasts , borders . & < fccc . represen num numerous , erous ting initials initials coats-of and and -anns an an ,
immense , number , , capitals , many , , executed in gold £ 146 ( Staggart ); ' Missale
Secunnoble dum / -looking 15 , th century volume and ( lot disp 30 ) , laye was d an another
abun-¦ in dance ~ w tefes of t r « gol ori v d ¦ K inall and »» ^ tf ^ r ^^ r ^^ w colours wri t « wm tten r — m -it for was » ^^ b of the ^^ h . his use torical rvr of 4 b I l ^^^^ *^^ ^^™ ^^ ™ ^ , ^^ ^^^ g ^^^^^ y ^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^™^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^
probabl Duke Francis y on the I ., of occasion Bretagne of his ( 1414 wedding -145 Q ) , j f
£ 4 tf 0 ( Goldsmidt ); ' Ofncium Beatse Marise , Virginis ( lot 32 ) circa 1520 beautifull in y
' , , written Gerard on David 134 , for leave the s 6 ^ wife by 4 ^ of Empdror ches , by
and Charles 1050 Y ., with itals 17 all miniatures finelillumina , 30 ted initials also ^ j I , cap , y *^ ; ft
28 ( Ellis Prayers ) . written in letters of gold , £ 540
Next "AT ± . came _ . a French T 71 1 translation j 1 l ' _ of /» c Dio T " v - dorus aorus Siculus kmcuius . ' of or the tne 10 lotth n century centurv . on on ± 173 7 o
leaves whom , the from volume , the library was written of Francis by / , Geoffroy _ I ~ . — , for -
surrounded Tory ; the miniatures by his cour represen tiers and ted , the his three king ^ , :
por sons trait , and of many the translator other subj ; ects this , was including secured a | j i l
many by Mr . treasures Quaritch we for come £ 1 , 000 to . lot After 55 Chansons missing \ \
written ( the 12 miniatures and illumina represent ted in the 12 French 14 , th century poets ,
smid and t are ) ; in * Officium gold and Divinae colours Marine ) , £ 310 "Virg ( Gold inia - ' j
4 on to . pure , 3 . 524 vellum , measuring by Geoffroy 9 by Tory 5 £ inches with , wri 16 — full — tten , -
described page „& , paintings as * undoubtedl , and «/ 29 charming y the fines •/ , miniatures t and most ,
precious ( Quaritch ) . manuscri The first pt lot in in existence the catal , ' og ^ ue 1 , 230 , as
sal we , said this before was , the was Four sold Gospels at the in end Latin of the , a
on precious purple MS vellum . of the in seventh uncial cen letters tury , of gold itten , \ , for WilfridArchbishop of York . This fact »
removed was not known to , Germany - — - — until - -- ¦ — — ~ - j ^ , m the ¦ where r r- ¦ ¦—¦ M - ^— ^ SS ^^ ' the ' ^ . ^ ^^ ^^ ¦ - were ^^ discovery ^ i ^ w ^ h W ¦ ^^ ¦ ^^ latel ^ PpP' y I
was his report made being by Professor issued it Wattenbach is said an Eng ; upon lish
bookseller result of its offered sale £ here 5 , 000 , however for the volume , must ; the e
proved for Mr . somewhat Quaritch purchased disappointing it for to £ the 1500 vendors . We ,
probabl should y like we to have go said on , but enoug space h to forbids interest , , and our
secure readers a ; copy if not of , we the should catalogue advise where W them eac to h
article of Paris is , described was — g in the ^^ im ^^^^ , room ^ ex ^^ " ^ ^^ ^ tenso ^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ , ^^ B ^^ but k . ^^ ' ¦^ ^^^^ , ^^ M we ^ . ( Mbrgaud ^^^^ did ^^* ^^^^ not — — — ,
probabl observe y that Mr . any Quaritch lots were had booked his coimti to issioia him , ;
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 1, 1889, page 662, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01061889/page/12/
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