Manuscripts
Portraitgalerie aus der Zeit der Reformation
Portraitsammlung reformierter Theologen, Gelehrter und Wissenschaftler. Deutschland (?), um 1600-1640. Leder-Einband des 18. Jh.; 8vo [162 x 94 mm]. Mit 70 (47 farbigen) handgemalten Portraits in ornamentalem Schmuckrahmen (Gouache und Feder).
EUR 9500,-
Armorial manuscript containing the coats of arms of prominent Flemish families
French manuscript in brown ink and watercolor. In-folio [c. 33 x 20 cm]. Modern leather binding in 16th century style. 266 pages.
EUR 6.500,-
Manuscript ledger for Saint-Montan
BANNE DE BOISSY, Claude de - 16th-17th century manuscript ledger for Saint-Montan (Ardèche, France), 1610-1612. . Handwritten, contemporary vellum binding. French manuscript in brown ink on laid paper.
EUR 850,-
Important manuscript notes of Giulio Pace’s lectures on Civil Law
PACE DE BERIGA, Giulio (1550-1635) - „Iulii Pacii a Beriga in institutiones iuris civilis erotemata. Monspelii, 1614 / Procemium“. Montpellier, 1614. Original handwritten lecture notes of a student of Giulio Pace's at the University in Montpellier. Contemporary velour leather binding [19,5 x 14,2cm], 297, (17) pp. Latin manuscript in brown ink.
EUR 4500,-
Armorial of the Belgian „Van de Velde“ family
Armorial manuscript. Belgium, n.d. (late 17th century). Folio [c. 33 x 22 x 4 cm.]. 42 pp, followed by blanks.
EUR 2.900,-
Important manuscript of Vauban’s last work
VAUBAN, Sebastien le Pretre deTraité de la Deffence des Places Par Feu le Marechal de Vauban. (France), 1706. 410 pages. With 8 folded manuscript plans.
Extremely rare contemporary manuscript of Vauban's last work. Our manuscript is believed to be an early text version of Vauban's last work, and enables further scholarly research into the history of the text.
EUR 4.500,-
Astronomical and astrological manuscript
French manuscript - "Discrection (Description?) de la Sphere et des Globes" (France), 1721. 15 leaves [ca. 31 x 22 cm].
EUR 2.500,-
Baroque Bible illustrations by a woman artist
Catharina Sperling-Heckel
(Augsburg 1699 - 1741 Augsburg)
315 wash ink drawings for the Old Testament.
Highly important collection of Baroque biblical illustrations by a woman artist.
EUR 95.000,-
Armorial Manuscript – Royal European families
„Blason et Armories des maisons souveraines & familles Illustres de l'Europe Commencant par celle de l'Auguste maison d'Austriche". 28 September 1758. Armorial manuscript with the coats of arms of Royal European families. In-folio [ca. 31 x 20 cm].
EUR 4.500,-
18th century scientific watercolor drawings of butterflies and insects
Müller, Johann Jacob (1743 - nach 1802)) - 595 aquarellierte Federzeichnungen von Schmetterlingen, deren Raupen und anderen Insekten auf 92 Blatt. Hanau, c.1778-1780
Original Vorzeichnungen zu Bergsträßers Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg und J.L. Christ's Hymenoptera.
EUR 45.000,-
English Grand Tour manuscript diary from the 18th century
Grand Tour Diary. 2 volumes. Manuscript. 1785-1795. Manuscript in brown ink on laid paper, [125] + [137] leaves with together 332 written pages, unfoliated, mainly 30 lines to the page, contemporary vellum, remains of ties, folio (33 x 20.2 cm).
EUR 4.500,-
Manuscript of the Carmelite convent in Lodeve
"Lieve des Revenus du Cidevant Monastere des Carmes". Lodeve, 1789. French 18th century manuscript. (3), 82 leaves, 5 Bl. Contemporary leather binding [36 x 23 cm].
EUR 450,-
Important architectural drawing album
MOOSBRUGGER, August Leopold (1802-1858) - Skizzenbuch mit über 200 Architektur-Zeichnungen von Häusern und Villen in Italien. Italien, 1816-21. Italien, 1816-1821. Gr.-8to.
EUR 7.500,- .
Folio manuscript world atlas by a young lady
CROUZET, Hortense - Atlas Géographique composé de 11 Cartes. Dessiné par Mlle. Hortense Crouzet eleve de l'Institution de Mlle Roullet pour le concours des prix de l'année 1824. France, 1824. Manuscript Title, 11 folded manuscript maps with outline color. 365 x 245 mm.
EUR 1200,-
Manuscript collection of botanical drawings on the mushrooms in France
159 anonymous watercolor drawings from c. 1830, mostly after works by Jean Baptiste Francois Bulliard - "Herbier de la France" (1780-1793) and "Histoire des champignons de la France" (1791).
EUR 4.500,-
Manuscript collection of drawings of various mosses and lichens.
26 anonymous watercolor drawings from c. 1830, probably made for a manuscript herbarium.
EUR 1250,-
Early drawing album of Algeria
Deitte, Alphonse (1806-1856) - Album with 18 original drawings of views in Algeria. Made during the French colonisation in the 1840's. Algeria, 1840's.
Very rare and important drawing album from the early colonisation years of Algeria.
EUR 2.700,-
Extensive collection of drawings of the architectural elements of the Chartres Cathedral
„Cathedrale de Chartres“. 2 volumes with a total of 61 drawings. France, 1840s.
EUR 2.850,-
Hauptbücher und Sparkassenbücher der Sparkasse Oberviechtach aus dem 19. Jh.
Original-Hauptbücher der Sparkasse Oberviechtach aus den Jahren 1848-1852. Mit 61 aufgelösten Original-Sparkassenbüchern aus den Jahren 1843-1849.
EUR 3.000,-
James Lloyd – Algues de l’Ouest de la France
James Lloyd (1810-1896) - Algues de l'Ouest de la France. 1847-1894.
EUR 15.000,-
Beautiful hand-drawn illustrations corresponding to each letter in the alphabet
Max Freiherr von Berchem "Initialen-Bilder". (1852-1863). Twenty-seven richly decorated drawings illustrating animals, plants and concepts related to the natural world, whose initials correspond to the respective letters in the alphabet.
EUR 2.200,-
Highly important collection of fossil drawings from the specimens in Abdullah Bey’s collection of fossils
BERAL, Eloi; Abdullah Bey - Collection of 3 manuscripts with over 600 watercolor and ink drawings of Devonian fossils in the Bosporus Strait. Istanbul, 1869.
EUR 6.500,-
Highly important early manuscript with drawings of unidentified fossils from the Bosporus Strait
Abdullah Bey (Karl Eduard Hammerschmidt) (1800-1874) (attr.) Collection of over 100 watercolor drawings of fossils from the Bosporus Strait. Turkey, ca. 1870.
EUR 6.500,-
Exceptional collection of 48 colourful designs for French theater costumes by Alfred Grévin
GREVIN Alfred - 5 inscribed envelopes with together 48 fullpage watercolour designs for 5 operettas. Paris, 1875-1880. Small folio
EUR 9.500,-
Newly discovered unpublished ornithological drawings for Albert Marchand’s Les poussins des oiseaux d’Europe
MARCHAND, Albert - 26 original watercolor drawings. France, n.d. (c.1878-1880) 26 loose sheets. (sheets: 280 x 192 mm) (images: c. 110 x 80 mm)
EUR 4500,-