COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
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Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
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Image Number:
JRL17022085
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JRL17022085
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Reference Number:
R211902
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R211902
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Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Miniature from a Auction Catalogue
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Miniature from a Auction Catalogue
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Parent Work Title:
Catalogue of the valuable library largely of French literature in handsome bindings, formed by the late Edward Arnold, Esq., of The Grove, Dorking, and now sold by order of Andrew W. Arnold, Esq. : the collection includes Alamanni, Girone il cortese, 1549; Berquin, Idylles, 1775; Gessner, Contes Moraux, 1773; La Fontaine, Fables, 1755-7, and Contes, 1762; Longus, Daphnis and Chloe, 1745; Ovid, Metamorphose, 1556; Piis, Chansons nouvelles, 1785; and many others, in old French morocco; Vade, Oeuvres poissardes, 1796, large paper, boards, uncut; a fine copy of The Neuwied monument du costume, 1789; Heideloff, Gallery of fashion, 1794-6; Recueil general de coiffures, 1778; and other works illustrating costumes and fashions; emblem books and others with early engravings and woodcuts; books of hours in illuminated manuscript and printed upon vellum; a series of rare and interesting lace books; bibliography; playing cards; almanachs; rare early French tracts; a few English books, including a good Tristram Shandy, 1760-67; two fine sets of Goya's Caprichos; etc. : which will be sold by auction by Messrs. Sotheby & Co. ... on Monday, the 6th of May, 1929, and two following days.
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Catalogue of the valuable library largely of French literature in handsome bindings, formed by the late Edward Arnold, Esq., of The Grove, Dorking, and now sold by order of Andrew W. Arnold, Esq. : the collection includes Alamanni, Girone il cortese, 1549; Berquin, Idylles, 1775; Gessner, Contes Moraux, 1773; La Fontaine, Fables, 1755-7, and Contes, 1762; Longus, Daphnis and Chloe, 1745; Ovid, Metamorphose, 1556; Piis, Chansons nouvelles, 1785; and many others, in old French morocco; Vade, Oeuvres poissardes, 1796, large paper, boards, uncut; a fine copy of The Neuwied monument du costume, 1789; Heideloff, Gallery of fashion, 1794-6; Recueil general de coiffures, 1778; and other works illustrating costumes and fashions; emblem books and others with early engravings and woodcuts; books of hours in illuminated manuscript and printed upon vellum; a series of rare and interesting lace books; bibliography; playing cards; almanachs; rare early French tracts; a few English books, including a good Tristram Shandy, 1760-67; two fine sets of Goya's Caprichos; etc. : which will be sold by auction by Messrs. Sotheby & Co. ... on Monday, the 6th of May, 1929, and two following days.
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Creator:
Sotheby & Co. (London, England)
creator
Sotheby & Co. (London, England)
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Creator Role:
Author
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Author
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1929
date_created
1929
Date Created
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Publication Details:
London: Sotheby & Co.; Great Britain England London
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London: Sotheby & Co.; Great Britain England London
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Description:
Illustration from a Sotheby's auction catalogue. The illustration relates to the entry for lot no.240, description is here.
description
Illustration from a Sotheby's auction catalogue. The illustration relates to the entry for lot no.240, description is <A href="http://luna.manchester.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/pm4109">here.</a>
Description
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Keyword:
Auction catalogues; Manuscripts; Miniatures; Illustration; Illumination.
keyword
Auction catalogues; Manuscripts; Miniatures; Illustration; Illumination.
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Language Code:
eng-GB
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eng-GB
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false
Language:
English
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English
Language
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Subject:
Catalogues
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Catalogues
Subject
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Subject:
Auction houses
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Auction houses
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Category of Material:
Printed
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Printed
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Support:
Paper
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
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20th Century CE
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false
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2016-02-17
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-03
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
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Rylands
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